Mine detail: Santa Elena De Uairen Anomalous Radioactivity U, Th

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Location

Lat / long: 5.25131, -61.12437

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Uranium, Thorium

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Uaimapue Formation;Roraima Group
Host type:Sandstone
Tectonic:Guayana Shield

References

MRDSTC50315
DEP10067124
Reference{Deposit:: BROOKS, W.E., AND NUNEZ, F., 1991, ROAD RECONNAISSANCE OF ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY IN THE RORAIMA GROUP NEAR SANTA ELENA, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: USGS BULLETIN CONTRIB.}{Deposit:: REID, A.R., AND BISQUE, R.E., 1975, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE DIAMOND-BEARING RORAIMA GROUP, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN VENEZUELA, V. 70, NO. 1, P. 61-82}{Deposit:: WYANT, D.G., SHARP, W.N., AND PONTE, R., C., 1953, RADIOACTIVE SOURCE MATERIALS IN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TRACE ELEMENTS INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 222, 116 P.}
ReporterBrooks, William E.