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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 7463

Discrimination of Elemental Assemblages in the Alteration Halo of the Phoenix Deposit, Saskatchewan, Through Applied GIS

J. Dann, K. Hattori, E.G. Potter and C. Sorba

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2014

doi:10.4095/293122

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Recommended citation

Dann, J., Hattori, K., Potter, E.G., and Sorba, C., 2014.  Discrimination of Elemental Assemblages in the Alteration Halo of the Phoenix Deposit, Saskatchewan, Through Applied GIS; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7463. doi:10.4095/293122

Contents

Currently, all of Canada’s uranium production is from unconformity-related deposits situated in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan.  With recent exploration successes at increasing depths in the basin, new efficient means of targeting these deeply buried deposits are required. Under the Targeted Geoscience Initiative Four (TGI-4) program, this study examines the movement of elements from deep-seated ore deposits to the near surface environment. This subject is of intense interest not only for exploration but also for environmental studies and mine site remediation. 

In this report, we outline the spatial relationship of elevated metal concentrations obtained from whole rock geochemistry in sandstones overlying the Phoenix Deposit, located on the Wheeler River Property.  As a means of tracking elemental distribution in the sandstone overlying the Phoenix Deposit, interpolations of geochemical data at 50m intervals have been performed for elements associated with mineralization, recognized pathfinder elements and major elements.

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Author contact information

Eric Potter (epotter@NRCan.gc.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
679-601 Booth St.
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E8

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