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The uranium potential of the Bushveld igneous complex

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A review of published literature supported by field observations on the uranium potential of the Bushveld Complex indicates that this geological region may host deposits with reserves in the range of a few thousand tons U3O8. The possibility that the Bushveld Complex or its cover rocks hosts, or has ever hosted in the past, giant uranium deposits such as those of Olympic Dam, Key Lake, Jabiluka or Rossing is considered to be unlikely. The potential for volcanogenic, caldera-type deposits in the Rooiberg Felsites remains at present untested. Recommendations for research currently sponsored by the AEC at the University of Pretoria are presented

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Subtitle (English)
A critical reappraisal

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ISBN
0 86960 848 7
Imprint Pagination
47 p.
Report number
PER--158

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Country of Publication
South Africa
Country of Input or Organization
South Africa
INIS RN
19066909
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
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Descriptors DEI
AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPLORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERALIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA; URANIUM; URANIUM DEPOSITS; URANIUM ORES; URANIUM RESERVES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; DATA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; INFORMATION; METALS; NORTH AMERICA; NUMERICAL DATA; ORES; RESERVES; RESOURCES; ROCKS

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Secondary number(s)
GEA--748.