Uranium Deposit Report
Deposit : |
Figueira |
Country : |
Brazil |
General Information |
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Geological District |
Rio Bonito Formation | ||
Geological Region |
Parana Basin | ||
Political/Geographical Province |
Parana | ||
Last Data Update |
2009-01-01 | ||
Owner(s) |
100%, INB | ||
Operator |
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Technical Information |
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Tonnage Range (t U)
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5,000 - 10,000 | ||
Grade Range (% U)
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0.10 - 0.20 | ||
Deposit Status
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Dormant | ||
Current Processing Plant
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Cumulative Production (t U)
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0 | ||
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 |
Sandstone - Tabular | ||
Geological Setting |
Lithology: U mineralization located between a limestone and coal horizon, associated with sandstones and siltstones in the Rio Bonito fm. Swamp and fluvio-deltaic environments. Tectonics: Parana Basin Hostrock Age: Sandstone | ||
Age of Mineralization |
Middle Permian | ||
Mineralization |
Ore Mineralogy: Jordisite associated with U. Uranium occurs as as uraninite in sandstones or associated with organic matter in carbonaceous clays and coals Ore Controls: Main orebody is lenticular in shape, and follows a N-S trend paleochannel. | ||
MetallogenicAspects |
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Age of Mineralization |
Middle Permian | ||
DepositShape |
Lenticular | ||
DepositDimensions |
Deposit Width: 600 m Deposit Length: 3000 m Deposit Thickness: 1.5 to 3.5 | ||
GeologicalRemarks |
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Metallogenic Aspects |
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