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
   
Deposit name(s): Caribou Zone (occurrence name); Caribou Lake Zone (occurrence name)
Longitude / Latitude: -103.82269 / 58.26402
Political location(s): Canada; Province or state: Saskatchewan; Nearest community: La Ronge (350 km North)
NTS map data: 064L05 (Cunning Bay)
Deposit clan (type): Unconformity-associated
Deposit (sub) types: Unconformity-associated - Proterozoic - clay-bound; proximal to other McClean Lake deposits and in similar geological setting; hosted by the favourable metasedimentary strata of the area; Reference: Farmer, E. P.; Kerr, W. C., 2002: Encouraging Uranium Drilling Results at McClean; www.denisonmines.com, News Release, Internet
Deposit status: advanced prospect; Size category: small; Status comments: resources are outlined by drilling since 2002
Geologic province: Churchill - Hearne Craton
Geologic subprovince: Wollaston Domain (Fold Belt)
Geologic district: Eastern Athabasca Basin
Deposit object located: drill hole
Commodities: U
Metallogenic signatures: U-Ni-Co-As
Qualified comments: (Applies to: discovery and development) Discovered in 2002.
References:
Farmer, E. P.; Kerr, W. C., 2002
Encouraging Uranium Drilling Results at McClean
www.denisonmines.com, News Release, Internet

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.

Wheatley, K.; Williamson, A.; Tourigny, G.; Wilson, S.; Breton, G., 2006
Geology of the McClean Lake/Sue Deposits
C, Section Athabasca Basin Uranium Deposits, In Abstracts Volume for the 2006 CIM Uranium Field Conference, September 11-12, Saskatoon; Uranium: Athabasca Deposits & Analogues, Edited by Quirt, D., Abstracts Volume, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Saskatoon Section, CIM Geological Society, 164 p., p. 1 - 16

Resource data:
Disclaimer - Reserves/Resource Data

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Natural Resources (NRCan) does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose of Reserve and Resource information (Data) contained in this database, including whether the Data is compliant with any securities regulations or standards, and NRCan does not assume any liability with respect to any damage or loss incurred as a result of the use made of the Data.

Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported.

Estimate date: 2006; 39,939 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no
Grade-commodity information:U: 2.6 percent
weight-commodity information:U: 1,038 metric ton
Reference: Wheatley, K.; Williamson, A.; Tourigny, G.; Wilson, S.; Breton, G., 2006: Geology of the McClean Lake/Sue Deposits; C, Section Athabasca Basin Uranium Deposits, In Abstracts Volume for the 2006 CIM Uranium Field Conference, September 11-12, Saskatoon; Uranium: Athabasca Deposits & Analogues, Edited by Quirt, D., Abstracts Volume, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Saskatoon Section, CIM Geological Society, 164 p., p. 1 - 16
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

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