Whole area is hightly prospective for U - an old mine used to operate in the vicinity:
Rum Jungle Mine:
Discovered 1949
Operating Project 1950 to 1971
Ore Processed 863,000 tonnes
Average Grade U3O8 0.28 to 0.41%
U3O8 Produced 3,530 tonnes
Uranium Deposits White's (U-Cu-Pb), Dyson's (U), Rum Jungle Creek South (U), Mt Burton (U-Cu), Mt Fitch (U-Cu), Area 55 (U-Cu-Pb)
