The McArthur River Project: High
Grade Uranium Mining:Brian W. Jamieson & Stan E. Frost
| Table 1: McArthur River Project - reserves and resources | ||||||
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Quantity of ore (tonnes) |
Average ore grade (%U3O8) |
Uranium contained | ||||
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(tU) | |||||
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Reserves (undiluted) |
Pod 1 | 79 000 | 20.1 | 33.05 | 13 480 | |
| Pod 2 | 318 000 | 21.9 | 153.69 | 59 109 | ||
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| Total | 397 000 | 21.6 | 188.74 | 72 589 | ||
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| Resources | Surface drilled | 859 000 | 12.0 | 227.75 | 87 593 | |
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Total
( reserves and resources ) |
1 256 000 | 15.0 | 416.49 | 160 182 | ||
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The McArthur River Project: High
Grade Uranium Mining: