Mine detail: Churuata Uranium Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long:

3.55863, -65.48808

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Thorium, REE, Zirconium, Tin, Uranium
Ore:	Aegirine, Bastnaesite, Biotite, Monazite, Riebeckite, Zircon

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Roraima Group
Host type:	Sandstone
Associated type:	Quartz Syenite,Nepheline Syenite,Granite
Structure:	Very Large Fault Trending Nw-Se, Extending S Into Brazil And Lying On The Eastern Edge Of The Roraima Structure, Circular Structure 2.5 Km In Diameter

References

MRDS	TC20129
DEP	10060462
Reference	{Deposit:: SOARES, M.A., 1985, ESTUDIO PETROGRAFICO DE LA ESTRUCTURA ALCALINA LA CHURUATA, TERRITORIA FEDERAL AMAZONAS: VI CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, P. 2117-2157.}{Deposit:: SOARES, M.A., 1981, IN WOOLEY, A.R., 1987, ALKALINE ROCKS AND CARBONATITES OF THE WORLD, PART I: NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS, AUSTIN, 216 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Bolm, Karen S., Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Brooks, William E.)