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


DEPNO COUNTRY LOCATION ALLNAMES COMMODITIES
40020 Canada (Saskatchewan) 57.50.39 N -- 104.52.28 W Paul Bay Grid; Paul Bay Ore Shoot (drill hole CB89004) U; Au; Ag; Cu; Pb; Zn; Ni; Co

Database name: Uranium Deposits, Athabasca Basin
Custodial agency: Geological Survey of Canada
Compilers: Sunil S. Gandhi
Release date: 2007-03-02
   
Deposit name(s): Paul Bay Grid (claim name); Paul Bay Ore Shoot (drill hole CB89004) (occurrence name)
Political location(s): Canada; Province or state: Saskatchewan
NTS map data: 074H15 (Close Lake)
Deposit clan (type): Unconformity-associated
Deposit (sub) types: Unconformity-associated - Proterozoic - clay-bound; the polymetallic mineralization is in graphitic metapelite along a fault dipping gently to the south; the ore shoot is 35 to 75 m below the sub-Athabasca unconformity, which is at depth of about 400 m; Reference: Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, 2001: Saskatchewan Mineral Deposits Index; Government of Saskatchewan, Geological Atlas of Saskatchewan, Internet
Deposit status: advanced prospect; Size category: small; Status comments: the ore shoot is about 200 m long and 80 m wide and plunges south-southeast
Geologic province: Churchill - Hearne Craton
Geologic subprovince: Wollaston Domain (Fold Belt)
Geologic district: Eastern Athabasca Basin
Deposit object located: drillhole
Commodities: U; Au; Ag; Cu; Pb; Zn; Ni; Co
Host rocks: (1) metamorphic; metasedimentary schist
Qualified comments: (Applies to: discovery and development) The prospect area was explored during 1977-1986 by Asamera Oil Corporation. The work involved various airborne and ground geophysical surveys. In 1986 PNC Exploration Canada Ltd. staked the area, and conducted soil geochemical survey, and ground TDEM survey. Exploratory drilling in 1989 encountered mineralization. Further TDEM survey and drilling in 1991 and 1992 outlined the ore shoot, and led to a resources estimation reported by the company that year. In the following year further exploratin and drilling led to the discovery of Ken Pen zone on Ken Peninsula. Further surface exploration drilling continued on the mineralized zones and and surrounding area until 1996.

(Applies to: mineralization) The Paul Bay ore shoot has a core zone of uraninite-pitchblende, which surrounded by a sulphide-arsenide zone, followed by a sulphide zone and outer weak sulphide-arsenide zone. The first generation uraninite-pitchblende occur as massive and colloform aggregates, and the second generation as reniform aggregates.
Links to other databases: SMDI; Key value: 2654
References:
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.

Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, 2001
Saskatchewan Mineral Deposits Index
Government of Saskatchewan, Geological Atlas of Saskatchewan, Internet

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: 1992; 212,941 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: indicated resource
Grade-commodity information:U: 2.99 percent
weight-commodity information:U: 6,367 metric ton
Reference: Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, 2001: Saskatchewan Mineral Deposits Index; Government of Saskatchewan, Geological Atlas of Saskatchewan, Internet
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

Generated 2007-03-02 2:36:40 PM with GQuery -- 3.7 ADO (3.19/3.20/3.21 -- 2006-02-24)
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