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Eagle Point Deposit

Occurrence in Saskatchewan, Canada 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056489
MRDS ID TC00508
Record type Site
Current site name Eagle Point Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.84842, 52.46749 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Saskatchewan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coffinite Ore
Pitchblende Ore
Uraninite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Galena Gangue
Illite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Illite, Chlorite, Kaolinite, Minor Silicification; Intense Clay Alteration Within 1-2 M Of Deposit

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 280
USGS model code 37a
Deposit model name Unconformity U-Au

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Helikian Athabasca Formation (Wollaston Group)
    Rock description Helikian Athabasca Formation (Wollaston Group)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -102.84842, 52.46749
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne Trending Reverse Faults Of Pre- And Post-Athabasca Formation Age

Ore body information

  • Depth to bottom 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1980
Discoverer Gulf Minerals

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cameco
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cameco (66.67%); Uranerz Exploration Mining Ltd. (33.33%)

Comments on the workings information

  • ANTICIPATED TO 400 M BELOW SURFACE, 200 MT PER DAY INCLUDING WASTE

Comments on development

  • APPROX. 123,000 M, 550 HOLES, UP TO 360 M DEPTH ; ECON.COM: START UP ANTICIPATED MARCH-APRIL, 1990. WILL USE RABBIT LAKE MILL FACILITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO BOTTOM IS MAXIMUM AS OF 1990
Deposit DEPOSIT IS SPATIALLY RELATED TO EAGLE POINT AND COLLINS BAY THRUST FAULTS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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