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Uranium-copper deposits, Rum Jungle, Australia  


Authors / CoAuthors

Sullivan, C.J. | Matheson, R.S.

Abstract

Uranium mineralisation was discovered in association with copper minerals at Rum Jungle in September 1949, and investigations carried out since that time, and which are still proceeding, have led to the discovery of additional occurrences, and have shown that the field is likely to prove an important one. The prospects are mainly uranium-copper deposits, but autunite deposits, which are poor in copper, also occur. In addition, radioactivity has been found in a bed of conglomerate over a length of 2.5 miles. No uranium minerals have yet been positively identified from the outcrop of this conglomerate, which shows no sign of sulphide mineralization. This paper presents a preliminary account of the geology and type of mineralization in the Rum Jungle area.

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eCat Id

9320

Contact for the resource

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)  

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)  
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia

Keywords

  • GA PublicationRecord
( Theme )
  • structural geology
( Theme )
  • geology
( Theme )
  • mineral deposits
( Theme )
  • minerals
  • AU-NT
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
  • Geology
  • Published_External

Publication Date

1952-01-01T00:00:00

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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem    

Classification - unclassified

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence    

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Use - license

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Purpose

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unknown

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Series Information

Record 1952/092

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Parent Information

Extents

[-13.3, -12.8, 130.8, 131.2]

Reference System

Spatial Resolution

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