Conveners
Evaluation of uranium resources
- Susan Hall (U.S. Geological Survey)
- Subhash Jaireth (Geoscience Australia)
Dr
Vanessa Guthrie
(Toro Energy Limited)
25/06/2014, 09:00
Evaluation of uranium resources
Oral
The Wiluna Uranium Project is the first uranium mine in Western Australia to receive Government environmental approval since government policy was changed in 2008 to allow uranium mining in Western Australia. Located 960 Km northeast of Perth in remote central Western Australia, the Wiluna Project comprises 76.5 million pounds (Mlb) U3O8 in six shallow, calcrete-hosted carnotite uranium...
Mr
PRATAP SINGH PARIHAR
(DIRECTOR, AMD)
25/06/2014, 09:30
Evaluation of uranium resources
Oral
Uranium and REE mineralisation hosted by the Proterozoic migmatites and younger intrusives is identified over 350 sq km in Son Valley area, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, which forms the northwestern extension of Chotanagpur Granite Gneiss Complex (CGGC). The rocks exposed include banded gneisses and metasedimentary enclaves, overlain by the Mahakoshal supracrustals and sediments of the...
Ms
Karilyn Farmer
(AREVA)
25/06/2014, 10:00
Evaluation of uranium resources
Oral
The mining industry is a vital contributor to national and global economies and yet it is very different from other industries. It is based on depleting finite mineral resources, the knowledge of which is imperfect prior to the commencement of mining or extraction. It is an industry with a colourful history of success and failure, entrepreneurs and opportunists, visionaries and short...
Mr
Harikrishnan Tulsidas
(IAEA)
25/06/2014, 10:30
Evaluation of uranium resources
Oral
Nuclear energy currently provides approximately 15% of the world’s electricity, utilized in about 30 countries. As many countries are planning to expand capacity or introduce nuclear power into the energy mix, the demand for uranium fuel is expected to increase. Reactors suitable for utilizing thorium as fuel are also being developed for deployment in the long-term.
Since nuclear power is...
Dr
Mark Mihalasky
(U.S. Geological Survey)
25/06/2014, 11:30
Evaluation of uranium resources
Oral
The South Texas Mineral Belt in the United States is a broad curvilinear region of marginal-marine roll-front sandstone uranium occurrences. Located ~130 km inland, the belt parallels the Gulf of Mexico coastline and extends from southeast Texas to Mexico. It trends northeast-southwest and is about 400 km long and 10-50 km wide as delineated by alignments and clusters of occurrences, but ~100...
Dr
Maxim Seredkin
(CSA Global Pty.Ltd)
25/06/2014, 12:00
Evaluation of uranium resources
Oral
The Budenovskoye deposit is the biggest sandstone-hosted, roll front type uranium deposit in Kazakhstan and in the world. Uranium mineralization occurs in the unconsolidated lacustrine-alluvial sediments of Late Cretaceous Mynkuduk and Inkuduk horizons. The Budenovskoye deposit was split into four areas for development with the present Karatau ISL Mine operating No. 2 area and Akbastau ISL...
Mr
Malcolm Titley
(CSA Global UK), Mr
Russell Bradford
(Jem-Met)
25/06/2014, 12:30
Evaluation of uranium resources
Oral
Up until the recent Fukushima incident in March 2011 project activity in the uranium sector was driven by high uranium prices and merger and acquisition corporate activity. Soon after the incident, project development in the uranium sector collapsed and capital slowly dried up as Uranium prices dropped. New projects were put on hold, significantly reducing growth in the small to medium capital...
