| Deposit ID | 10084909 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700155 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Key Lake - Gaertner Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.65084, 57.20005 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | TWO ORE BODIES, DEILMAN AND GAERTNER, ARE ABOUT 500 M AND 1500 M SOUTHWEST OF KEY LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Pitchblende | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 280 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 37a |
| Deposit model name | Unconformity U-Au |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| Rock unit name | Athabasca Formation, Wolbston Group | ||
| Rock description | Athabasca Formation, Wolbston Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -105.65084, 57.20005 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1975 |
| District name | Key Lake Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cameco |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cameco 66.67%, Uranerz 33.33% - Exploration And Mining Ltd. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700155 |
BYERS, V.P., 1978, PRINCIPAL URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-1008, 312 P.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.
CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.
ORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ILLITE REGIONAL HALO |
| Deposit | LARGEST PRODUCER OF YELLOWCAKE IN THE WORLD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1988 | Matt Paidakovich | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.