Geological and structural features of the sue c uranium deposit, McClean lake area, Saskatchewan

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

Volumn , Issue 588, 2007, Pages 229-247

  Tourigny, G ^a   Quirt, D H ^b   Wilson, N S F ^c   Wilson, S ^b   Breton, G ^b   Portella, P ^b  

^a AREVA Resources Canada Inc ^*  (Canada)

^b AREVA Resources Canada Inc   (Canada)

^c Talisman Energy Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; GEOCHEMISTRY; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; RHEOLOGY; UNCONFORMITY; URANINITE; URANIUM;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 72549084564     PISSN: 00687626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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