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Uranium source Uranium deposition Toolebuc formation

Known uranium deposits

Sedimentary channels Mesozoic basins

SANDSTONE HOSTED URANIUMCHANNELS POTENTIAL

© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2010.This material is released under the Creative Commons Attribution2.5 Australia LicenceThis work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealings for the purposeof study, research, criticism, or review, as permitted under theCopyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any processwithout written permission. Copyright is the responsibility of theChief Executive Officer, Geoscience Australia. Requests andenquiries should be directed to the Chief Executive Officer,Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378 Canberra ACT 2601Geoscience Australia has tried to make the information in thisproduct as accurate as possible. However, it does not guaranteethat the information is totally accurate or complete. THEREFOREYOU SHOULD NOT RELY SOLELY ON THIS INFORMATIONWHEN MAKING A COMMERCIAL DECISIONPublished by Geoscience Australia, Department of Resources,Energy and Tourism, Canberra, Australia. Issued under theauthority of the Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism

Compiled by S.E. van der Wielen, Geoscience AustraliaData analysis by S.E. van der Wielen and D.P. ConnollyCartography by D.P. ConnollyProduced by GIS Services Group, Onshore Energy and MineralsDivision, Geoscience Australia using ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 softwareThis map forms part of Geoscience Australia’s Onshore EnergySecurity Program

MAY 2010

Transverse Mercator Projection; Cental Meridian 144o E; Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA94)

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NORTH QUEENSLAND ENERGY SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT

NORTH QUEENSLAND ENERGY SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT

It is recommended that this map be referred to as:van der Wielen S.E., Connolly D.P., 2010.Sandstone Hosted Uranium Channels Potential. In: Huston D.L.(editor), 2010. North Queensland, Energy Assessment.Geoscience Australia, Canberra, GA Record, in prep.

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Interpreted distribution of the Toolebuc Formation from drilling and surface geology (1:1,000,000 scale surfacegeology of Australia).

Cainozoic alluvium and/or fluvial units extracted from the 1:1,000,000 scale surface geology of Australia. Mesozoic and younger basin polygons extracted from the Australian onshore sedimentary basins dataset.Internal buffers determined as distance from basin margin.

Zones of uranium enrichment using a cut off value of 10 ppm uranium. The values were estimated fromfiltered gamma-ray spectrometric data. Values were selected for Mesozoic and younger basins only.

Potential uranium-rich source rocks using a cut off value of 10 ppm uranium. The values were estimated fromfiltered gamma-ray spectrometric data. Values were selected for crystalline basement only.

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