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Skal

Occurrence in Queensland, Australia with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009886
MRDS ID D003149
Record type Site
Current site name Skal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 139.45305, -20.44259 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 32 KILOMETERS NORTH OF MOUNT ISA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brannerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 139.45305, -20.44259
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paroo Creek

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Queensland Mines, Ltd.
    First year 1959

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1 , REFRACTORY ORE, DEVELOPMENT IS UNLIKELY UNLESS THE PRICE FOR URANIUM OXIDE RISES SUBSTANTIALLY

Comments on development

  • SKAL WAS FIRST SIGNIFICANT URANIUM DEPOSIT FOUND IN QUEENSLAND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, J. H., 1971 , URANIUM EXPLORATION IN QUEENSLAND, 1967 - 71 : QUEENSLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPT. 69 , 22 P.

  • Deposit

    DE FERRANTI, R. Z., 1971 , URANIUM, IN AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1970 REVIEW ( INCLUDING INFORMATION TO JUNE 1971 ): AUSTRALIA BUR. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS REPT., P. 297 - 302

  • Deposit

    HOWARD, P. F., 1972 , EXPLORATION FOR PHOSPHORITE IN AUSTRALIA -- A CASE HISTORY: ECON. GEOLOGY. V. 67 , P. 1180 - 1192

  • Deposit

    WARREN, R. G., 1972 , A COMMENTARY ON THE METALLOGENIC MAP OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 145 , 85 P.

  • Deposit

    5) WOODMANSEE, W. C., 1970 , URANIUM, IN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1970 , U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 23 P.

  • Deposit

    6) MINING MAGAZINE, 1974 , V. 131 , NO. 1 , P. 21

Reporter information

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

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