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(last updated 27 Jul 2010)

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Abercromby · Andersons · Angela · Anketell · Ben Lomond · Bennet Well · Beverley · Beverley Four Mile · Bigrlyi · Bikini · Billeroo · Blackbush · Cappers · Carley Bore · Centipede · Cleo · Crocker Well · Dawson-Hinkler · Double 8 · East Kalkaroo · Four Mile · Goulds Dam · Hillview · Honeymoon · Jabiluka · Kintyre · Koongarra · Lagoon Creek · Lake Maitland · Lake Way · Manyingee · Mason Lake · Maureen · Millipede · Mt Fitch · Mt Gee · Mt Isa · Mt Victoria · Mt Woods · Mulga Rock · Mullaquana · Napperby · Narndee · Newcastle Range · New Well · Nolans Bore · North Ranger 2 · Nowthanna · Nyang · Oban · Olympic Dam · Oobagooma/Yampi · Pamela · Ponton · Ranger · Redtree · Roxby Downs · Skal · Thatcher Soak (Eleckra) · Thatcher Soak (Uranex) · Turee Creek · Valhalla · Valhalla North · Watta · Westmoreland · Wiluna · Windimurra · Wondinong · Yanrey · Yarramba · Yeelirrie · Yuinmery

> Explanation of Signs and Symbols

 
GENERAL INFORMATION

Compilation of Uranium Production History and Uranium Deposit Data Across Australia external link, by Dr Gavin M. Mudd (PDF) (SEA-US)

Maps of Uranium Mines in Australia: (27k - UIC) external link new window

Australia's uranium industry external link (UIC)
Australia's Prospective Uranium Mines external link(UIC)
Uranium Exploration in Australia external link (UIC)

Australia’s Uranium Resources, Geology and Development of Deposits, by A.D. McKay and Y. Miezitis, AGSO - Geoscience Australia, Mineral Resource Report 1, Canberra 2001:

Australia's Identified Mineral Resources external link, Geoscience Australia

 
Northern Territory

Ranger operating

Dec. 31, 2009ReservesResources
proved
stockpiled		proved
in situ		probablemeasured
stockpiled		measured
in situ		indicatedinferred
Size:18,892 t U6,537 t U6,280 t U14,626 t U16,934 t U51,726 t U8,427 t U
Ore grade:0.085% U0.20% U0.20% U0.034% U0.076% U0.093% U0.10% U
(Resources are in addition to reserves)

image (50k) new window
Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window

[ISSUES] · [OLD ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (ERA) external link · (UIC) external link · (SSD) external link]

 

Jabiluka / North Ranger 2 Project construction halted

Dec. 31, 2009ReservesResources
provedprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size: 57,410 t U967 t U13,000 t U48,760 t U
Ore grade: 0.42% U0.41% U0.31% U0.45% U
(Resources are in addition to reserves)

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window

[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (ERA) external link · (UIC) external link · (SSD) external link]

 

Koongarra Project exploration completed

End 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:  6,585 t U1,000 t U 
Ore grade:  1.06% U0.53% U 

[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (UIC) external link · (SSD) external link]

 

Angela Deposit exploration halted

Size: 9752 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.11% U
[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (UIC) external link]
> Download Technical Paper, 1990 (312k PDF) external link (Paladin)

Angela Project Joint Venture

Pamela Deposit exploration halted

Size:
Ore grade:
[ISSUES]

Angela Project Joint Venture

Napperby Deposit exploration completed

Size: 2,842 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.031% U
[ISSUES]

New Well Deposit exploration halted

Size: 5088 tonnes U
Ore grade:

Nolans Bore exploration halted

Size: 3350 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.018 % U
[ISSUES]

Mt Fitch prospect exploration halted

Size: 1846 t U (indicated), 1615 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.040% / 0.037% U

Bigrlyi deposit exploration halted

July 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   6,154 t U5,154 t U
Ore grade:   0.068% U0.068% U
> Download Technical Report, December 2006 (12.5M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

[ISSUES]

Bigrlyi Joint Venture

Cappers deposit exploration ongoing

Size: 2,692 t U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.12% U

Cleo project exploration ongoing

Dam deposit

Size: 142 t U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.024% U

Twin deposit

Size: 221 t U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.027% U
 

 
Queensland

Uranium Commodities Information external link (145k PDF-format, Queensland Department of Mines and Energy)

Andersons deposit

Size: 1781 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.089% U

Watta deposit

Size: 1459 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.035% U

Ben Lomond Deposit exploration completed

Size: 4000 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.21% U
> Download Technical Report Feb. 15, 2006 (1.3M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
 [ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (UIC) external link]

Cloncurry copper-gold project

E1 North, South, East and Monakoff deposits

Size: 2,950 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.011% U

Northwest Properties

Cloncurry North

Size:
Ore grade:

Mount Isa

Size:
Ore grade:

Elaine-Dorothy

Size: 20 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.024% U

Mary Kathleen Joint Venture

Maureen deposit exploration completed

July 2008ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   2,288 t U147 t U
Ore grade:   0.076% U0.093% U
> Download Technical Report 25 June 2008: Mega Uranium · SEDAR (4.7M PDF) external link

[ISSUES]

Mt Isa exploration ongoing

Isa West

Jan. 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   269 t U538 t U
Ore grade:   0.028% U0.053% U

Isa North

Jan. 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   269 t U231 t U
Ore grade:   0.028% U0.022% U

Newcastle Range deposit

Skal deposit exploration completed

May 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   4,715 t U1,509 t U
Ore grade:   0.041% U0.039% U

Bikini deposit exploration completed

Size: 4,423 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.044% U

Valhalla deposit exploration completed

Jan. 16, 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:  6,219 t U14,781 t U4,973 t U
Ore grade:  0.075% U0.076% U0.068% U
> Download Technical Report Jan. 2009 · Technical Report, December 2006 (12.5M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (Summit Res. - PDF) external link · (UIC) external link]

Valhalla North project exploration ongoing

Honey Pot deposit

Dec. 10, 2008ReservesResources
provedprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    1,523 t U
Ore grade:    0.059% U

Duke Batman deposit

Dec. 10, 2008ReservesResources
provedprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   331 t U862 t U
Ore grade:   0.066% U0.053% U

> Download Technical Report Jan. 23, 2009 (6.3M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

Westmoreland/Lagoon Creek/Redtree Project exploration ongoing

Apr. 23, 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   13,846 t U6,115 t U
Ore grade:   0.070% U0.075% U

> Download Technical Report May 11, 2009 (9.8M PDF) external link · Technical Report May 11, 2007 (revised June 1, 2007) (5.3M PDF) external link · Technical Report Oct. 16, 2006 (3.2M PDF) external link · Technical Report Jan. 11, 2006 (3.9M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
 [ISSUES]

 
South Australia

Tenement Information external link (SA Dept. of Mines and Energy)
Map of South Australian Uranium Occurences, 12 Feb. 2009 external link (1.5M PDF - PIRSA)

 

Olympic Dam, Roxby Downs operating

 Reserves June 30, 2009Resources June 30, 2008
provedprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:95,654 t U200,628 t U371,907 t U1,071,804 t U529,364 t U
Ore grade:0.051% U0.050% U0.028% U0.024% U0.021% U

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window
[ISSUES] · [MORE ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (UIC) external link]

Beverley mine (ISL) operating

Size: 17,800 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.15% U
Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window

[ISSUES] · [MORE ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (Heathgate) external link · (UIC) external link]

Beverley Four Mile ISL project under development

Four Mile East deposit

Jan 27, 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    11,154 t U
Ore grade:    0.26% U

Four Mile West deposit

Jan 27, 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   12,308 t U3,462 t U
Ore grade:   0.29% U0.26% U

[ISSUES]
Arkaroola Joint Venture

Honeymoon Project (ISL) development halted

Size: 2460 tonnes U (indicated)
Ore grade: 0.20% U
> Download Summary of Feasibility Study, July 2006 external link (4.3M PDF - SEDAR) · Mineral Resource Statement 2001 external link (1.6M PDF - SEDAR)
Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window

> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: UIC external link · UI 1997 Symposium external link]

East Kalkaroo / Honeymoon Extension Project (ISL) exploration completed

Size: 772 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.063% U
[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: UIC external link · UI 1997 Symposium external link]

Goulds Dam / Billeroo Project (ISL) exploration completed

Size: 1696 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.1% U
> Download Technical Report April 7, 2005 (2M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
 [DETAILS: UIC external link · UI 1997 Symposium external link]

Mt Gee deposit exploration ongoing

Sep. 2, 2008ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   2,374 t U24,168 t U
Ore grade:   0.060% U0.051% U

[ISSUES]

Mt Woods Prospect

[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: Minotaur external link]
Mt Woods Joint Venture

Yarramba Prospect

Size:
Ore grade:
[DETAILS: UI 1997 Symposium external link]

Crocker Well Uranium Field exploration ongoing

29 Apr 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   3,180 t U1,303 t U
Ore grade:   0.024% U0.023% U

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window

[ISSUES]

PepinNini Minerals Curnamona Pty Ltd.

Mt Victoria deposit exploration ongoing

Size: 339 t U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.14% U
[ISSUES]

PepinNini Minerals Curnamona Pty Ltd.

Oban ISL project exploration ongoing

4 June 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    1,781 t U
Ore grade:    0.022% U

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window

[ISSUES]

Mullaquana project exploration ongoing

Blackbush prospect

May 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    2,290 t U
Ore grade:    0.017% U

[ISSUES]

 

 
Western Australia

Anketell deposit

Size: 2,308 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.014% U

Dawson-Hinkler project

 ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    4,000 t U
Ore grade:    0.019% U

[ISSUES]
> Calculate Mine Feasibility

Hillview project exploration ongoing

Size: 4,077 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.015% U

Kintyre Project exploration completed

Size: 30,000 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.17 - 0.34% U
[ISSUES]

Lake Maitland deposit exploration completed

Sep. 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   9,165 t U831 t U
Ore grade:   0.032% U0.023% U

> Download Technical Report Nov. 25, 2009 (7.1M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Sep. 10, 2009 (3.8M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]

Wiluna project exploration ongoing

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window

Centipede deposit

June 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:  150 t U4,031 t U360 t U
Ore grade:  0.050% U0.052% U0.021% U

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window

Lake Way deposit

May 2008ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    4,923 t U
Ore grade:    0.034% U

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window

> Calculate Mine Feasibility

[ISSUES]

Manyingee Deposit (ISL) exploration completed

Size: 6,665 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.1% U
[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (Paladin) external link · (UIC) external link]

Mason Lake deposit

Size: 1,139 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.014% U

Millipede/Abercromby deposit

[DETAILS: (Acclaim) external link]

Mulga Rock deposit exploration ongoing

June 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    23,000 t U
Ore grade:    0.041% U

> Download Mulga Rocks Project Ambassador Deposit Resource Estimate, June 2010 external link (4.5MB PDF - Energy and Minerals Australia Pty Ltd)
> Download Mulga Rocks Project Resource Estimate For Deposits, January 2009 external link (2MB PDF - Energy and Minerals Australia Pty Ltd)

[ISSUES]

Narndee project

Windimurra deposit

Size: 2,885 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.015% U

Nowthanna deposit exploration completed

Size: 2,317 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.046% U
[DETAILS: (Acclaim) external link]

Nyang uranium project exploration ongoing

Carley Bore deposit

July 27, 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    2,869 t U
Ore grade:    0.024% U

Oobagooma/Yampi Deposit exploration completed

Size: 8,438 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.1% U
 [DETAILS: (Paladin) external link · (UIC) external link]

Ponton project exploration ongoing

Double 8 prospect

May 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    4,192 t U
Ore grade:    0.026% U

Thatcher Soak deposit (Eleckra) exploration ongoing

Size: 2,385 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.015% U

Thatcher Soak deposit (Uranex) exploration ongoing

Size: 4,231 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.025% U

Turee Creek deposit exploration halted

Size: 312 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.030% U

Wondinong deposit

Size: 1,000 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.016% U

Yanrey project

Bennet Well deposit

Size: 1,846 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.025% U

Yeelirrie Project exploration completed

Size: 44,100 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.13% U

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window

[ISSUES]

Yuinmery deposit exploration halted

Size: 496 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.031% U

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