McKay and two co-authors compiled this map from publicly available sources on some 89 Australian uranium deposits, including world-class and large deposits, and the compilation of data is ongoing.
Deposit size is the total tonnage of U3O8 that is or was in a deposit as estimated by Geoscience Australia. It was derived by summing the aggregate production from a deposit and the current or remaining resources in that deposit Regional resources are the aggregate of resources in deposits occurring in the region. Regions defined here are based on Geoscience Australia’s Georegions arcinfo coverage.
Subdivisions of the Lachlan Fold Belt and Yilgarn Craton are based on data from published sources. Yeelirrie, Lake Way and other calcrete deposits have been assigned to Tertiary palaeochannel sediments that overlie the Yilgarn Craton. Mulga Rock deposit has been assigned to Tertiary palaeochnannel sediments. Resources for Warrior deposit are assigned to Tertiary palaeochannel sediments that overlie the Gawler Block as mapped by Rogers (1999). Palaeo channels with undefined resources as mapped by Rogers (1999).
Resources for Napperby calcrete deposit has been assigned to Tertiary palaeochannel sediments overlying the Arunta Block. Prominent Hill deposit is located in Palaeoproterozoic sediments and volcanics of the Gawler Block. Resources have been allocated to the Gawler Block. Beverley and Honeymoon sandstone deposits have been assigned to the Frome Embayment sediments. The extent of the Frome Embayment is based on Brunt (1978).
It is recommended that this map be referred to as: McKay, A.D., Miezitis, Y., Jaireth, S., 2008, Australian Uranium Resources, May 2008 Edition, 1:10 000
000 scale map, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Australia Geocat No 65938 ISBN: 978 1 921236 94 5
Copies of this map may be downloaded from the Geoscience Australia website at: http://www.ga.gov.au
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