Decommissioning Data - Australia  

(last updated 27 Oct 2004)

Contents:

• Mines
• Waste Rock
• Mill Tailings
• In Situ Leach Facilities

> See also: Compilation of Uranium Production History and Uranium Deposit Data Across Australia , by Dr Gavin M. Mudd (PDF) (SEA-US)

Mines

Uranium mines - Australia

Location	Type	No. of Shafts	Total Production [t U]	Status
Northern Territory
Rum Jungle	OP		2,993	remediation complete [DETAILS: UIC ]
White's			850
Dysons			444
Rockhole	OP, UG	4	117	[DETAILS: UIC ]
Nabarlek	OP		9,207	remediation complete [DETAILS: UIC · SSD ] · [ISSUES]
Ranger	OP		41,967	operating [DETAILS: ERA · UIC · SSD
El Sherana			192
El Sherana West			157
Palette			105
Queensland
Mary Kathleen	OP		7,531	remediation complete [DETAILS: UIC ] [ISSUES]
South Australia
Radium Hill	UG		721	[DETAILS: UIC ] [ISSUES]
Olympic Dam	UG		12,963	operating [DETAILS: UIC ]
TOTAL			77,692*

Waste Rock

Uranium waste rock deposits - Australia

Location	No. of Heaps	Area ha	Contents 106 t	Status
Northern Territory
Rum Jungle	3	51	10	rehabilitated
Nabarlek			2.3	rehabilitated
?	?	?	?	?
Queensland
Mary Kathleen		64	24	rehabilitated
?	?	?	?	?
South Australia
Olympic Dam	0	0	0	waste rock used for mine backfill
Radium Hill			0.075	[ISSUES]
?	?	?	?	?
TOTAL

Mill Tailings

Uranium Mill Tailings Deposits - Australia

Location	Area ha	Contents 106 t	Status
Northern Territory
Rum Jungle	31	0.863
Moline		0.128
Rockhole		0.013	[ISSUES]
Nabarlek		0.6	[DETAILS: SSD ]
Ranger	107	13.9	operating
Queensland
Mary Kathleen	29	9.2	[ISSUES]
South Australia
Radium Hill	3	0.225	[ISSUES]
Port Pirie	20.2	0.19	[ISSUES]
Olympic Dam	380	21	operating
TOTAL

In Situ Leach Facilities

Uranium In Situ Leach Facilities - Australia

Location	Surface Area ha	Contam. Groundwater Volume 106 m3	Total Production [t U]	Status
South Australia
Beverley			27	operating
Honeymoon				field leach trials
TOTAL

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