| Deposit ID | 10084908 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700154 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Denison Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.52372, 46.47638 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | WEST SHORE OF QUIRKE LAKE, MINE WORKINGS UNDER WEST CENTRAL QUIRKE LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blind River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brannerite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Rock unit name | Nipissing Diabase Sill |
| Rock description | Nipissing Diabase Sill |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Bruce Group (Upper Member) |
| Rock description | Bruce Group (Upper Member) |
| (1) | -82.52372, 46.47638 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Elliot Lake District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Denison Mines Ltd. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700154 |
ROBERTSON, JAMES A., 1968, URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN ONTARIO: ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR NO. 9, 106 P.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.
ROBERTSON, J.A., 1968, GEOLOGY OF TOWNSHIP 149 AND TOWNSHIP 150, DISTRICT OF ALGOMA: ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES GEOLOGICAL REPORT 57, 162 P.
ANNIS, R.C., CRANSTONE, D.A., AND VALLEE, M., 1976, A SURVEY OF KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED: CANADA DEPT. ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 92 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1988 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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