EXTECH IV ATHABASCA URANIUM DEPOSIT DATABASE
Geological Survey of Canada, Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, and Alberta Geological Survey


Database name: Uranium Deposits, Athabasca Basin
Custodial agency: Geological Survey of Canada
Compilers: Sunil S. Gandhi
Release date: 2007-03-02
   
Mine name: Gaertner Open Pit / Key Lake Mine
Mine operator(s): Key Lake Mining Corporation (formed in 1979)
Cameco and Cogema (83 & 17 % respy., since 1995)
Mine owner(s): Cameco Corp. (Sask. Min. Devel. Corp. before 1988) (67%)
Uranerz Explorn. & Mining Ltd. (Cogema since 1995) (33%)
Reference:
Saskatchewan Geological Survey, 2003
Geology, and Mineral and Petroleum Resources of Saskatchewan
Miscellaneous Report, Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, Publication code 2003-7, 173 p., 4 maps.

Production data: Report period: from 1983 until 1986; 1.345 million metric tons ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: S
Grade-commodity information:U: 1.71 percent
weight-commodity information:U: 23,000 metric ton
Reference: Thomas, D. J.; Mathews, R. B.; Sopuck, V., 2000: Athabasca Basin (Canada) - Unconformity-type Uranium Deposits: Exploration Model, Current Mine Development and Exploration Directions; In Geology and Ore Deposits 2000: the Great Basin and Beyond; May 15 - 18, 2000 Symposium Proceedings (CD-ROM), Edited by Cluer, J. K.; Price, J. G.; Struhsacker, E. M.; Hardyman, R. F.; Morris, C. L., Symposium Proceedings, Geological Society of Nevada, Geological Society of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 647 p., p. 103 - 126
Percent weights allocated to mine: 100.0%

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