comparison with other australia u deposits
August 2006
Australia's Uranium Deposits and Prospective Mines
Summary of Resources Available in Major Deposits and Prospective Mines Deposit Grade U3O8 Contained U3O8 category
Jabiluka, NT 0.52% 67 000 t reserves
plus: 0.39% 21 000 measured & indicated resources
0.48% 75 000 inferred resources
Beverley 4 mile ??? > 50,000T??
Koongarra, NT 0.8% 14 540 t reserves
Mt Fitch, NT 0.046% 4 050 t resources
Angela, NT 0.1% 10 250 t resources
Bigrlyi, NT 0.14% 5 200 t resources
Nolans Bore, NT 0.02% 3977 t resources
Kintyre, WA 0.15-0.4% 36 000 t reserves & resources
Yeelirrie, WA 0.15% 52 500 t indicated resources
Mulga Rock, WA 0.14% 13 300 t resources
Manyingee, WA 0.09% 12 000 t resources
Oobagooma, WA 10 700 t inferred resources
Lake Maitland, WA 0.03% 7900 t resources
Lake Way, WA 0.054% 4600 t resources
Centipede, WA 0.063% 4400 t resources
Thatchers Soak, WA 0.03% 4100 t resources
Honeymoon, SA 0.42m%, 0.24% 2900 t indicated resources
Billeroo West (Gould Dam), SA 0.045%, 0.33 m% 2 500 t indicated resources
Prominent Hill, SA 0.012% 9900 t inferred resources
Mt Gee, SA 0.073% 33,000 t inferred resources
Crocker Well, SA 0.048% 8 576 t resources
Curnamona, SA ? ?
Valhalla, Qld 0.077% 16 900 t indicated resources
9 000 t inferred resources
Skal, Qld 0.119% 5000 t resources
Andersons Lode, Qld 0.143% 6500 t inferred resources
Westmoreland, Qld up to 0.2% 22 500 t inferred resources
Ben Lomond, Qld 0.25% 4 760 t resources
Maureen, Qld 0.123% 2940 t resources
This table was updated with April 2006 data from Geoscience Australia. Figures may differ from older ones in the text, and not all deposits are written up below.
Note that information on Ranger, Olympic Dam and Beverley are in a separate paper.
See also paper on Uranium Exploration in Australia.
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