Comparison of geophysical, mineralogical, and stratigraphic attributes in drillholes mac-218 and rl-88, McArthur River uranium camp, Athabasca basin, Saskatchewan

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

Volumn , Issue 588, 2007, Pages 507-520

  Mwenifumbo, C J ^a   Percival, J B ^a   Bernius, G R ^a   Elliott, B ^a   Jefferson, C W ^a   Wasyliuk, K ^b   Drever, G ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b JNR Resources   (Canada)

^c CAMECO CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; BOREHOLE; BOREHOLE LOGGING; CRANDALLITE; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT; POROSITY; POTASSIUM; QUARTZ; RADIOACTIVITY; SILICIFICATION; STRATIGRAPHY; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA;

EID: 72549103345     PISSN: 00687626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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