Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlOre Generally Within 150 Feet Of Contact With The Unconformably Overlying Carpentarian Sandstones; A Little Ore Was Also Found In The Carpentarian Beds Close To The Unconformity. Pronounced Stratigraphic Or Lithologic Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsPitchblende
GangueChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockShale
AlterationKaolinization, Bleaching Of The Wallrock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10009860
MRDS IDD003102
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-13.50833, 132.51712
References
WALPOLE, B. P., CROHN, P. W., DUNN, P. R., AND RANDALL, M. A., 1968 , GEOLOGY OF THE KATHERINE-DARWIN REGION, NORTHERN TERRITORY: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 82 , V. 1 , 304 P.; V. 2 , 5 MAPS.LIDDY, J. C., 1972 , URANIUM POTENTIAL OF AUSTRALIA: AUST. MINING 64 NO. 5 , P. 24 - 33ITEM 1 & 2 , WALPOLE AND OTHERS, 1968 ; ITEM 3 , LIDDY, 1972