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El Sherana West Mine

Producer in Northern Territory*, Australia with commodities Uranium, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009860
MRDS ID D003102
Record type Site
Current site name El Sherana West Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 132.51712, -13.50833 (WGS84)
Relative position NW OF EL SHERANA MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pitchblende Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Galena Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinization, Bleaching Of The Wallrock

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 132.51712, -13.50833
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Generally Within 150 Feet Of Contact With The Unconformably Overlying Carpentarian Sandstones; A Little Ore Was Also Found In The Carpentarian Beds Close To The Unconformity. Pronounced Stratigraphic Or Lithologic Control.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name South Alligator River Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner United Uranium N.L.

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Period To End 1965
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Uranium Uranium 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SEE PALETTE MINE FOR GOLD PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WALPOLE, B. P., CROHN, P. W., DUNN, P. R., AND RANDALL, M. A., 1968 , GEOLOGY OF THE KATHERINE-DARWIN REGION, NORTHERN TERRITORY: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 82 , V. 1 , 304 P.; V. 2 , 5 MAPS.

  • Deposit

    LIDDY, J. C., 1972 , URANIUM POTENTIAL OF AUSTRALIA: AUST. MINING 64 NO. 5 , P. 24 - 33

  • Production

    ITEM 1 & 2 , WALPOLE AND OTHERS, 1968 ; ITEM 3 , LIDDY, 1972

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Byers, Virginia P. U.S. Geological Survey

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