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THX – Exploring for Uranium in the NT
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Murphy Inlier
Pine Creek
Orogen
Ngalia Basin Uranium Occurrence
Operating & Developing Uranium Mines
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Sandstone
49%
Vein
9%
Metasomatite
8%
Volcanic
8%
Quartz-pebble
Conglomerate
7%
Unconformity
6%
Surficial
3%
Intrusive
2%
Olympic Dam
1%
Others
7%
Source: IAEA/ UDEPO 2011 Edition in prep.
Sandstone hosted - grade vs. tonnes
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100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
0.010% 0.100% 1.000%
Resource(tonnesU3O8)
Grade
Conventional
ISL
Source: IAEA/ UDEPO 2011 Edition in prep.
Operating Costs – Conventional vs ISL!
Mine (ISL) Country Cost / lb
Honeymoon Australia $30.0
Four Mile (?) Australia $25.0
Beverley (?) Australia $25.0
South Inkai Kazakhstan $21.0
North Kharasan Kazakhstan $8.7
South Kharasan Kazakhstan $20.0
Akdala Kazakhstan $7.3
Karatau Kazakhstan $13.5
Lost Ck USA $40.0
Nichols Ranch / Hank USA $24.0
Bison Basin USA $18.0
Reno Ck USA $26.3
Lance USA $21.4
Average ISL: $21.6
Mine (Conventional) Country Cost / lb
Dawson Hinkler Australia $52.0
Lake Way / Centipede Australia $40.0
Jabiluka Australia $41.6
Pele Mtn Elliot Canada $55.5
Cigar Lake Canada $23.1
Midwest / McLean Lake Canada $23.0
Michelin Labrador $28.2
Kayelekera Malawi $33.0
Dornod Mongolia $23.2
Etango Namibia $48.0
Husab Namibia $27.8
Trekkopje Namibia $40.0
Valencia Namibia $53.0
Langer Heinrich Namibia $26.0
Imouraren Niger $41.0
Jahonda/Kuriskova Slovakia $36.2
Dominion South Africa $46.0
Colorado Plateau USA $52.2
Arizona 1 USA $30.5
Lost Soldier USA $35.0
Mutanga Zambia $33.7
Average Conventional: $37.6
Source: Macquarie Research, September 2008 &
public company financial reporting (Uranium
One, Paladin, ERA, Cameco, Denison, Rio Tinto)
5
ISL – Proportion of Global U Production
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16%
36%
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Source: world-nuclear.org
Sandstone-hosted deposits by Country
7
United States of
America
26%
Kazakhstan
20%
Niger
14%
29 Others w/ <
40,000 t ea.
12%
Uzbekistan
8%
Russian
Federation
5%
Gabon
5%
Czech Republic
4%
Australia
3%
S. Africa
2%
China
1%
World Distribution of Uranium Deposits
(UDEPO), with Uranium Deposit Classification,
2009 Edition IAEA TECDOC Series No. 1629
Southern Kazakhstan
8
Jaireth et al 2008 after Yazhikov 1996
Powder River Basin (US)
9 Whitehead, R.L. 1996. GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming USGS Report HA 730-I.
Frome Embayment
10
Skirrow, R.G., 2009 (editor). Uranium ore-forming systems of the Lake
Frome region, South Australia: Regional spatial controls and exploration
criteria. Geoscience Australia Record 2009/40, 151 p.
Ngalia Basin – Previous gravity
11
Ngalia – initial conceptual targets
12
Seismic Line / Model
Structure, sedimentation & porosity
13
Thorne, A. M. & Seymour, D. B. & GSWA. 1991 Geology of the Ashburton Basin, Western Australia
Ngalia Basin – 1km Gravity Survey (2009)
14
Mineralisation! (May 2010)
15
TNG006MD
Looking WNW
Step-out Drilling (end 2010)
16
Cross-section
TNG034AC: 1.0m at 1,798 ppm U3O8
TNG006MD: 0.32m at 1547 ppm U3O8
TNG045MD: 0.55m at 1150 ppm eU3O8
TNG021MD: 0.55m at 922 ppm eU3O8
TNG035MD: 4.35m at 209 ppm eU3O8
TNG032MR: 0.2m at 656 ppm eU3O8
Afghan Swan Anomaly
Afghan Swan Cross Section (end 2010)
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Hole collapsed
SEM – Lower T Channel sands (299 ppm U3O8)
18
SEM - Lower T Mudstone (2580 ppm U3O8)
19
Correlation with Nearby Cenozoic Basins
20
Source: Senior et
al, BMR Record
1994/66
Context – Tertiary Climatic Record
21
Source: Uriarte 2011 (http://web.me.com/uriarte/Earths_Climate/Earths_Climate_History.html) & Zachos, 2001
Afghan Swan - ISL Amenable? Maybe…
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Hosted in Aquifer
– Drillers report water intersections in running sands
– Samples lifted by Air Core drilling
– Higher grades report to sand/mud contact (e.g. Beverley)
Hydrogeological confinement
– Consistent intersections of the lower T mudstone
– Drillers report pressurized aquifers
Typical Mineralogy
– Anatase, uraninite, pyrite & LREE enriched hydrated phosphates
Evidence of variable disequilibrium
– Up-to 5x in TNG006MD
Low salinities
– TDS ~2000mg/L in air-lifted water samples
Low carbonate
– Average = 0.15% Ca from diamond core of channel & mud facies
Drill campaign completed early Nov 2011
23
Afghan Swan Prospect
TEMPEST Survey mid Nov 2011
24
Afghan Swan Prospect
TEMPEST Survey (Jan 2011) – Channel z9
25
Afghan Swan Prospect
Avg(CDI 100-125m) / X Time Constant
26
Afghan Swan Prospect
TDR(Avg(CDI 100-125m) / X Time Constant)
27
Afghan Swan Prospect
TDR = Shade, EM z9 = Amplitude (Colour)
28
Afghan Swan Prospect
TEMPEST 320m data - Afghan Swan – EM z9
29
Drill hole with uranium intercept
Barren drill hole
Afghan Swan – TEMPEST CDI “Line A”
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Afghan Swan – TEMPEST CDI “Line B”
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Forward Exploration Program
Focus on Tertiary Hosted Uranium
– Reconnaissance Rotary Mud Program & gamma/resistivity
– 800m & 1600m spacing within interpreted paleo-valleys
– Drill along EM lines
– Map oxidation fronts
– Understand Tertiary facies distribution
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THX Presentation AGES MPM v3

  • 1.
  • 2. THX – Exploring for Uranium in the NT 2 Murphy Inlier Pine Creek Orogen Ngalia Basin Uranium Occurrence
  • 3. Operating & Developing Uranium Mines 3 Sandstone 49% Vein 9% Metasomatite 8% Volcanic 8% Quartz-pebble Conglomerate 7% Unconformity 6% Surficial 3% Intrusive 2% Olympic Dam 1% Others 7% Source: IAEA/ UDEPO 2011 Edition in prep.
  • 4. Sandstone hosted - grade vs. tonnes 4 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000 0.010% 0.100% 1.000% Resource(tonnesU3O8) Grade Conventional ISL Source: IAEA/ UDEPO 2011 Edition in prep.
  • 5. Operating Costs – Conventional vs ISL! Mine (ISL) Country Cost / lb Honeymoon Australia $30.0 Four Mile (?) Australia $25.0 Beverley (?) Australia $25.0 South Inkai Kazakhstan $21.0 North Kharasan Kazakhstan $8.7 South Kharasan Kazakhstan $20.0 Akdala Kazakhstan $7.3 Karatau Kazakhstan $13.5 Lost Ck USA $40.0 Nichols Ranch / Hank USA $24.0 Bison Basin USA $18.0 Reno Ck USA $26.3 Lance USA $21.4 Average ISL: $21.6 Mine (Conventional) Country Cost / lb Dawson Hinkler Australia $52.0 Lake Way / Centipede Australia $40.0 Jabiluka Australia $41.6 Pele Mtn Elliot Canada $55.5 Cigar Lake Canada $23.1 Midwest / McLean Lake Canada $23.0 Michelin Labrador $28.2 Kayelekera Malawi $33.0 Dornod Mongolia $23.2 Etango Namibia $48.0 Husab Namibia $27.8 Trekkopje Namibia $40.0 Valencia Namibia $53.0 Langer Heinrich Namibia $26.0 Imouraren Niger $41.0 Jahonda/Kuriskova Slovakia $36.2 Dominion South Africa $46.0 Colorado Plateau USA $52.2 Arizona 1 USA $30.5 Lost Soldier USA $35.0 Mutanga Zambia $33.7 Average Conventional: $37.6 Source: Macquarie Research, September 2008 & public company financial reporting (Uranium One, Paladin, ERA, Cameco, Denison, Rio Tinto) 5
  • 6. ISL – Proportion of Global U Production 6 16% 36% 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Source: world-nuclear.org
  • 7. Sandstone-hosted deposits by Country 7 United States of America 26% Kazakhstan 20% Niger 14% 29 Others w/ < 40,000 t ea. 12% Uzbekistan 8% Russian Federation 5% Gabon 5% Czech Republic 4% Australia 3% S. Africa 2% China 1% World Distribution of Uranium Deposits (UDEPO), with Uranium Deposit Classification, 2009 Edition IAEA TECDOC Series No. 1629
  • 8. Southern Kazakhstan 8 Jaireth et al 2008 after Yazhikov 1996
  • 9. Powder River Basin (US) 9 Whitehead, R.L. 1996. GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming USGS Report HA 730-I.
  • 10. Frome Embayment 10 Skirrow, R.G., 2009 (editor). Uranium ore-forming systems of the Lake Frome region, South Australia: Regional spatial controls and exploration criteria. Geoscience Australia Record 2009/40, 151 p.
  • 11. Ngalia Basin – Previous gravity 11
  • 12. Ngalia – initial conceptual targets 12 Seismic Line / Model
  • 13. Structure, sedimentation & porosity 13 Thorne, A. M. & Seymour, D. B. & GSWA. 1991 Geology of the Ashburton Basin, Western Australia
  • 14. Ngalia Basin – 1km Gravity Survey (2009) 14
  • 16. Step-out Drilling (end 2010) 16 Cross-section TNG034AC: 1.0m at 1,798 ppm U3O8 TNG006MD: 0.32m at 1547 ppm U3O8 TNG045MD: 0.55m at 1150 ppm eU3O8 TNG021MD: 0.55m at 922 ppm eU3O8 TNG035MD: 4.35m at 209 ppm eU3O8 TNG032MR: 0.2m at 656 ppm eU3O8 Afghan Swan Anomaly
  • 17. Afghan Swan Cross Section (end 2010) 17 Hole collapsed
  • 18. SEM – Lower T Channel sands (299 ppm U3O8) 18
  • 19. SEM - Lower T Mudstone (2580 ppm U3O8) 19
  • 20. Correlation with Nearby Cenozoic Basins 20 Source: Senior et al, BMR Record 1994/66
  • 21. Context – Tertiary Climatic Record 21 Source: Uriarte 2011 (http://web.me.com/uriarte/Earths_Climate/Earths_Climate_History.html) & Zachos, 2001
  • 22. Afghan Swan - ISL Amenable? Maybe… 22 Hosted in Aquifer – Drillers report water intersections in running sands – Samples lifted by Air Core drilling – Higher grades report to sand/mud contact (e.g. Beverley) Hydrogeological confinement – Consistent intersections of the lower T mudstone – Drillers report pressurized aquifers Typical Mineralogy – Anatase, uraninite, pyrite & LREE enriched hydrated phosphates Evidence of variable disequilibrium – Up-to 5x in TNG006MD Low salinities – TDS ~2000mg/L in air-lifted water samples Low carbonate – Average = 0.15% Ca from diamond core of channel & mud facies
  • 23. Drill campaign completed early Nov 2011 23 Afghan Swan Prospect
  • 24. TEMPEST Survey mid Nov 2011 24 Afghan Swan Prospect
  • 25. TEMPEST Survey (Jan 2011) – Channel z9 25 Afghan Swan Prospect
  • 26. Avg(CDI 100-125m) / X Time Constant 26 Afghan Swan Prospect
  • 27. TDR(Avg(CDI 100-125m) / X Time Constant) 27 Afghan Swan Prospect
  • 28. TDR = Shade, EM z9 = Amplitude (Colour) 28 Afghan Swan Prospect
  • 29. TEMPEST 320m data - Afghan Swan – EM z9 29 Drill hole with uranium intercept Barren drill hole
  • 30. Afghan Swan – TEMPEST CDI “Line A” 30
  • 31. Afghan Swan – TEMPEST CDI “Line B” 31
  • 32. Forward Exploration Program Focus on Tertiary Hosted Uranium – Reconnaissance Rotary Mud Program & gamma/resistivity – 800m & 1600m spacing within interpreted paleo-valleys – Drill along EM lines – Map oxidation fronts – Understand Tertiary facies distribution 32 Yuendumu Vaughan Springs Bigrlyi
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