Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model280: Unconformity U-Au
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsCoffinite, Pitchblende, Uraninite
GangueChlorite, Fluorite, Galena, Graphite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Athabasca Formation, Wolbston Group
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10084909
MRDS IDW700155
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates57.20005, -105.65084
References
BYERS, V.P., 1978, PRINCIPAL URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-1008, 312 P.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.TROCKI, LINDA K., AND OTHERS, 1984, AGES OF MAJOR URANIUM MINERALIZATION AND LEAD LOSS IN THE KEY LAKE URANIUM DEPOSIT, NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 79, NO. 6, P. 1378-1386.CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.