| Title | Magnetic insights into basement geology in the area of McArthur River uranium deposit, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Thomas, M D; McHardy, S |
| Source | EXTECH IV: Geology and Uranium EXploration TECHnology of the Proterozoic Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Alberta; by Jefferson, C W (ed.); Delaney, G (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin no.
588, 2007 p. 425-440; 1 CD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.4095/223786 (Open Access) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Alt Series | Saskatchewan Geological Society Special Publication 18 |
| Alt Series | Geological Association of Canada, Mineral Deposits Division, Special Publication 4 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; CD-ROM; on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Jefferson, C W; Delaney, G;
(2007). EXTECH IV: Geology and Uranium EXploration TECHnology of the Proterozoic Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin no. 588 |
| Related | This publication is contained in Jefferson, C W; Delaney, G;
(2007). EXTECH IV: Geology and Uranium EXploration TECHnology of the Proterozoic Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin no. 588 |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| NTS | 74H/15; 64L |
| Area | McArthur River; Wollaston Lake |
| Lat/Long WENS | -105.0000 -104.5000 58.0000 57.7500 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -104.0000 -102.0000 59.0000 58.0000 |
| Subjects | economic geology; geophysics; mineral exploration; exploration; uranium; uranium deposits; mineralization; unconformity-type deposit; unconformities; metamorphic rocks; gneisses; basins; sedimentary
basins; structural features; faults; shear zones; basement geology; bedrock geology; Archean; geophysical surveys; magnetic interpretations; magnetic surveys; magnetic anomalies; magnetic susceptibility; geophysical interpretations; metamorphism;
Athabasca Basin; Athabasca Group; Rae Province; Hearne Province; P2 fault zone; Precambrian; Proterozoic |
| Illustrations | sketch maps; seismic profiles; tables; images |
| Program | Exploration Science and Technology (EXTECH IV) Initiative, 2000-2003, Athabasca Uranium Multi-disciplinary Study |
| Program | Northern Resources Development Program |
| Program | Secure Canadian Energy Supply |
| Released | 2007 07 20 |
| Abstract | Calibration of magnetic features with gneissic basement units northeast of the Athabasca Basin, combined with extrapolation of geological-magnetic trends and drillhole information, is used to predict
basement composition and structure beneath the basin in the McArthur River area, principally for a related gravity study. Magnetic lows are associated with pelitic-psammopelitic gneiss and lesser quartzite, intermediate levels with psammitic gneiss,
and highs with granitoid units. Northeast-trending faults and contacts are interpreted mainly along steep magnetic gradients. Northwest-trending faults are inferred from narrow magnetic lows, and offsets or terminations of northeast-trending
features. McArthur River uranium deposits lack characteristic magnetic signatures, although the P2 Main deposit lies along the southern margin of a moderate magnetic high. Uranium potential north to northeast of McArthur River is inferred to be
greatest within magnetic lows of the Mudjatik Domain. These lows probably outline pelitic-psammopelitic paragneiss that locally contains graphitic conductors, which are prospective for unconformity-related uranium deposits. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 223786 |
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