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Abc Prospect

Occurrence in Northern Territory*, Australia with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009834
MRDS ID D003070
Record type Site
Current site name Abc Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 132.35184, -14.26105 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 KM NE OF KATHERINE

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 132.35184, -14.26105
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Uranium Minerals Occur In A Felsic Sill That Intrudes Altered Mafic Volcanic Rocks Close To A Major Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Katherine - Darwin Region

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1955
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 0.4 wt-pct Uranium Major 1955

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEINRICH, E. W., 1958 , MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY OF RADIOACTIVE RAW MATERIALS: NEW YORK, MC GRAW - HILL BOOK COMPANY, 654 P.

  • 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

    MONTGOMERY, J. L., 1972 , URANIUM SEARCH IN AUSTRALIA, 1968 : A CASE HISTORY, P. 289 - 293 , IN URANIUM PROSPECTING HANDBOOK: PROCEEDINGS OF A NATO-SPONSORED ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE ON METHODS OF PROSPECTING FOR URANIUM MINERALS, LONDON, 1971 : LONDON, INST. MINING AND METALL.

  • Deposit

    1955 DIREXPL SEE RESERVES, ITEM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION NEEDED TO FURTHER CLASSIFY THE DEPOSIT IS LACKING.

Reporter information

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

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