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Uranium Mine Ownership - Australia

(last updated 22 Oct 2008)

General Information
Northern Territory · Queensland · South Australia · Western Australia

> for old mines, see Decommissioning Data - Australia

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Compilation of Uranium Production History and Uranium Deposit Data Across Australia , by Dr Gavin M. Mudd (PDF) (SEA-US)

Maps of Uranium Mines in Australia: (27k - UIC)

Australia's uranium industry (UIC)
Australia's Prospective Uranium Mines (UIC)
Uranium Exploration in Australia (UIC)

Australia’s Uranium Resources, Geology and Development of Deposits, by A.D. McKay and Y. Miezitis, AGSO - Geoscience Australia, Mineral Resource Report 1, Canberra 2001:

Part 1 (5.2MB PDF) · Part 2 (4MB PDF)
Printable version (complete document) (33MB PDF)

Australia's Identified Mineral Resources , Geoscience Australia

Northern Territory

Ranger

Dec. 31, 2007	Reserves			Resources
Dec. 31, 2007	stockpiled	proved	probable	stockpiled	measured	indicated	inferred
Size:	20,132 t U	9,207 t U	12,783 t U	6,513 t U	3,302 t U	17,159 t U	15,908 t U
Ore grade:	0.10% U	0.19% U	0.19% U	0.051% U	0.13% U	0.13% U	0.11% U

(Resources are in addition to reserves)

image (50k)
Aerial view: Google Maps

[ISSUES] · [OLD ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (ERA) · (UIC) · (SSD) ]

100% - ERA - Energy Resources of Australia

Jabiluka / North Ranger 2 Project

Dec. 31, 2007	Reserves		Resources
Dec. 31, 2007	proved	probable	measured	indicated	inferred
Size:		50,032 t U	1,408 t U	17,005 t U	46,377 t U
Ore grade:		0.42% U	0.42% U	0.36% U	0.46% U

(Resources are in addition to reserves)

Aerial view: Google Maps

[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (ERA) · (UIC) · (SSD) ]

100% - ERA - Energy Resources of Australia

Koongarra Project

End 2005	Reserves		Resources
End 2005	proven	probable	measured	indicated	inferred
Size:			6,585 t U	1,000 t U
Ore grade:			1% U	0.53% U

[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (UIC) · (SSD) ]

100% - COGEMA (through CFMM)

Angela Deposit

Size: 9752 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.11% U
[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (UIC)

]
> Download Technical Paper, 1990 (312k PDF)

(Paladin)

Angela Project Joint Venture

50% - Paladin Energy Ltd
50% - Cameco Corp.

Pamela Deposit

Size:
Ore grade:
[ISSUES]

Angela Project Joint Venture

50% - Paladin Energy Ltd
50% - Cameco Corp.

Napperby Deposit

Size: 1,204 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.026% U

100% - Deep Yellow Ltd (to be acquired by Toro Energy Ltd)

New Well Deposit

Size: 5088 tonnes U
Ore grade:

Deep Yellow Ltd

Nolans Bore

Size: 3350 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.018 % U
[ISSUES]

100% - Arafura Resources NL

Mt Fitch prospect

Size: 1846 t U (indicated), 1615 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.040% / 0.037% U

Compass Resources NL

Bigrlyi deposit

March 12, 2008	Reserves		Resources
March 12, 2008	proven	probable	measured	indicated	inferred
Size:				3,437 t U	5,543 t U
Ore grade:				0.15% U	0.11% U

> Download Technical Report, December 2006 (12.5M PDF)

(SEDAR)

Bigrlyi Joint Venture

Cleo project

Dam deposit

Size: 142 t U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.024% U

Twin deposit

Size: 221 t U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.027% U

Atom Energy Ltd

Queensland

Uranium Commodities Information (145k PDF-format, Queensland Department of Mines and Energy)

Andersons deposit

Size: 1781 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.089% U

100% - Summit Resources Ltd

Ben Lomond Deposit

Size: 4000 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.21% U
> Download Technical Report Feb. 15, 2006 (1.3M PDF)

(SEDAR)
[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (UIC)

]

100% - Uranium Minerals Ventures Inc.

Cloncurry copper-gold project

E1 North, South, East and Monakoff deposits

Size: 2,950 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.011% U

Exco Resources NL

Maureen deposit

July 2008	Reserves		Resources
July 2008	proven	probable	measured	indicated	inferred
Size:				2,288 t U	147 t U
Ore grade:				0.076% U	0.093% U

> Download Technical Report 25 June 2008: Mega Uranium · SEDAR (4.7M PDF)

[ISSUES]

Mega Uranium Ltd.

Newcastle Range deposit

Anaconda Gold Corp.

Skal deposit

Size: 3,206 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.043% U

50% - Summit Resources Ltd
50% - Valhalla Uranium Ltd

Bikini deposit

Size: 4,423 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.044% U

100% - Summit Resources Ltd

Valhalla deposit

Aug. 2006	Reserves		Resources
Aug. 2006	proven	probable	measured	indicated	inferred
Size:				14,331 t U	7,632 t U
Ore grade:				0.068% U	0.064% U

> Download Technical Report, December 2006 (12.5M PDF)

(SEDAR)

[ISSUES] · [DETAILS: (Summit Res. - PDF) · (UIC) ]

50% - Summit Resources Ltd
50% - Valhalla Uranium Ltd (through Mt Isa Uranium Pty Ltd)

Westmoreland/Lagoon Creek/Redtree Project

2006	Reserves		Resources
2006	proven	probable	measured	indicated	inferred
Size:				6,000 t U	12,654 t U
Ore grade:				0.075% U	0.079% U

> Download Technical Report May 11, 2007 (revised June 1, 2007) (5.3M PDF)

· Technical Report Oct. 16, 2006 (3.2M PDF)

· Technical Report Jan. 11, 2006 (3.9M PDF)

(SEDAR)
[DETAILS: (UIC)

]
[ISSUES]

100% - Laramide Resources Ltd.

South Australia

Tenement Information (SA Dept. of Mines and Energy)

Olympic Dam, Roxby Downs

June 30, 2008	Reserves		Resources
June 30, 2008	proved	probable	measured	indicated	inferred
Size:	110,571 t U	130,872 t U	371,907 t U	1,071,804 t U	529,364 t U
Ore grade:	0.050% U	0.052% U	0.028% U	0.024% U	0.021% U