The goanikontes uranium occurence in South West Africa/Namibia

The Goanikontes uranium occurrence is one of the mineralized alaskite bodies which have been prospected in recent years in South West Africa/Namibia, in search of other 'Roessing-type' deposits. The uranium is associated with alaskite granite of Lower Palaeozoic age emplaced in metasediments along the western flank of a granite-gneiss dome structure, located in the axial zone of the Damara Mobile Belt. The geology and the mineralization show certain strong similarities with other alaskite deposits of the area, but some specific and local differences, such as the deep level of erosion, could account for the present sub-economic potential of this deposit