Uranium Deposit Report
Deposit : |
Stepnovskoye |
Country : |
Russian Federation |
General Information |
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Geological District |
Ergeninsky | ||
Geological Region |
Ergeninsky | ||
Political/Geographical Province |
Kalmykya Republick | ||
Last Data Update |
2005-01-01 | ||
Owner(s) |
TVEL | ||
Operator |
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Technical Information |
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Tonnage Range (t U)
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10,000 - 25,000 | ||
Grade Range (% U)
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0.05 - 0.10 | ||
Deposit Status
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Dormant | ||
Current Processing Plant
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no | ||
Cumulative Production (t U)
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Production Period
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Produced Grade (% U)
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0 | ||
General Remarks |
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Geological Information |
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Deposit Type |
Phosphorite | ||
Geological Setting |
Lithology: clays enriched in fossil fish bones detritus, Hostrock Age: Upper Oligocene | ||
Age of Mineralization |
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Mineralization |
Ore Controls: uranium and other metals are bound to the phosphatic fish bones | ||
MetallogenicAspects |
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Age of Mineralization |
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DepositShape |
stratiform, tabular or lensoid ore bodies in vario | ||
DepositDimensions |
Deposit Width: 2500 m Deposit Length: 11000 m Deposit Depth Top: 170 m Deposit Depth Bottom: 700 m | ||
GeologicalRemarks |
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Metallogenic Aspects |
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