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Uraninite from
Rix Mine, Rix-Athabasca Uranium mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rix Mine, Rix-Athabasca Uranium mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1469603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1469603:5
GUID (UUID V4):d2d5cbd9-7b65-479e-b078-2774ef72e5a9
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
2.8km (1.8 miles) Lake Cinch mine, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
3.0km (1.9 miles) Leonard mine, Rix-Athabasca Uranium mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
4.6km (2.9 miles) Smitty mine, Rix-Athabasca Uranium mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
4.7km (2.9 miles) St. Michael mine, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
6.1km (3.8 miles) Cayzor mine (Azor), Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
8.7km (5.4 miles) Beta Gamma Mine, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
9.3km (5.8 miles) Pitch Ore mine, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
9.4km (5.8 miles) Martin Lake mine, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
11.1km (6.9 miles) Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
11.1km (6.9 miles) Lorado Mine, St. Louis fault, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1 galena and 96 uranium minerals. The radiogenic leads are mostly from the Athabasca province of the...Shield. Chemical analyses are given for 9 of the uranium-bearing minerals. Ages have been calculated from...samples. These have been used to establish that the Athabasca province was being actively mountain built from...ILLUSTRATIONS Page Figure Page Introduction 1 1. Decay of uranium and thorium to lead 2 Acknowledgments 2 2. Isotopic...Ages of pitchblendes from Martin Lake, Results 4 Goldfields, Saskatchewan 14 Age determinations 5 5. Ages
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Multifarious Uranium Mineralization in the Beaverlodge Area, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada S. Dieng, K...Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada Abstract The Beaverlodge area in Saskatchewan, Canada, hosts numerous fault-controlled...fault-controlled uranium deposits that are geochemically and structurally complex because of multiple deformation...data indicate there are six distinct styles of uraninite mineralization, with five temporally distinct...magmatic-hydrothermal fluids near 300°C. However, uranium associated with this metasomatic style of mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
FIGS. JANUARY 1966 URANIUM-LEAD METHOD OF AGE DETERMINATION PABT I: LAKE ATHABASCA PBOBLEM Bv WALTER...clausthalite, and galena from various mines in the Lake Athabasca uranium province has been subjected to isotopic...might explain these anomalies are considered. Uranium leaching and radon leakage are inadequate to explain...district. It is quite certain that (1) the initial uranium deposition occurred about 1.9 b.y. ago; (2) there...resulting from an intensive study of an important uranium province suggest some general principles which
Journal (issue)
Mining Association Uranium: Turning the lights on 2 The 100,000 km Haystack Uranium exploration continues...continues in the Athabasca Basin. Powering up Predicted uranium demand is driving today’s investment. SPRING/Summer...publication of the Saskatchewan Mining Associationspring/summer 2013 Drum area at McClean Lake mill. Photo...Courtesy: AREVA ORE is produced solely by the Saskatchewan Mining Association. HEAD OFFICE Suite 1500 2002...2002 Victoria Avenue Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0R7 Telephone: (306) 757-9505 Fax: (306) 569-1085 Contents
Report (issue)
PAPER 69-45 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN...MINERALS R. J. Traill ' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 69-45 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...MINERALS R. J. Traill DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES ©Crown Copyrights reserved Available...n's Printer, Ottawa from the Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth St., Ottawa and Canadian Government bookshops...to change without notic e Queen ' s Printer for Canada Ottawa 1970 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS
Book
the World Mining Round the World Stories of Mines, Minerals and Men by June Metcalfe illustrated...helping to decide which few of the many fascinating mines it would be advisable or pos- sible to include...Johannesburg. Some of these men had a part in shaping the mines whose stories are now legendary enough to be told...of this nature. Others are as busily shaping new mines and making the stories of tomorrow. I salute them...York July 1956 Contents I Famous Uranium Mines 9 Beaverlodge, Eldorado, Shinkolobwe, Joachimsthal
Book
a measure of the intensity and success of the uranium exploration•and development prograin that has been...and doubtless the U.S.S.R., likewise established uranium mining industries. These efforts in the Reid and...publications on the mineralogy and geology of uranium and, to a lesser extent, thorium, climaxed in 1955...marizing the scientific and technical results of the uranium search; this the ,;vriter has attempted in this...availability of previous reference works in this area, e.g., George, 1949; Palache et al. , 1944, 1951;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
assachusetts.s Assrnecr It has long been known that uraninite varies widely in both composition and properties...variation in composition. Analyzed samples of uraninite were r-rayed., annealed by heating to 550' C....degree of oxidation of uraninites. Although the uranium in many pegmatitic uraninites is more oxidized...phase in the laboratory, if the atoms proxying for uranium are calculated into the structural formula, and...assumed to be radiogenic and calculated as original uranium, almost all pegmatitic uraninites fall into the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
4.5 MeV it could be over 200 mbarn. 4 . 14C in uranium ores 14C has been observed in U-bearing minerals...observed (a) Uranium Uraninite Uraninite Pitchblende Carnotite Uranophane Uraninite and uranophane...uranophane Uraninite Granodiorite blank Granite blank 3.9% u,o, 53.5% u,o, (b) Thorium Uranothorite Thorite A.E...Czechoslovakia Rix Mine, Athabasca, Alta., Canada Congo Congo Argentina San Rafael, Argentina Sunneshine Mine, Idaho...+0.4 -0 8.6 89 ores: MaIagasy Cardiff, Ont., Canada Atomic Energy Commission. an average “B (cr,p)
Book
* GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CANADIAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION m...Cook GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA CANADIAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION *>...*> ****** ©Geological Association of Canada Printed in Canada This publication is available by mail...the following staff of the Geological Survey of Canada: Editors: R. I. Thompson; Cordilleran Division...geological discovery and development in western Canada is highlighted in this volume of field guides.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
indicated the existence of a hypothetical “parent” uraninite in this region; it was surmised to have originally...appears to be an important approach to the study of uranium minerals in ancient conglomerates. Clear-cut evidence...Witwatersrand System in the type area around the Dominion Reef mine. Here there is a thin and irregular...rhyolite. At the Dominion Reefs mine and the Klerksdorp Consolidated Goldfields mine there is a well-developed...well-developed conglomerate which is rich in uranium but relatively poor in gold. It is separated from the base of
Catalog/List
APRIL 1976 1. ACTINOLITE. Tory Hill, Ontario, Canada. Select, large, sharp lustrous deep olive green...faces. 3-tx2x2". £11.50. 3. ALLANITE. Mary Kathleen Mine, queensland, Australia. Sharp, lustrous black, well...mostly around -t" in size, intergrown on a lxl" area on matrix. 2-tx2xl".£5.5o. ARSENoPYRITE. Trepca...lxfxf". £4.50. 11. 12. 13. -2AZURITE. Ting-Tpng Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue small sharp...colourful specimen. 3x2xlf". 1:8.00. BARYTES. Ladywash Mine, Eyam, Derbyshire. Lustrous, creamy, tabular bladed
Catalog/List
all times. JULY 1977 1. 2. AJOITE. New Cornel~a Mine, Ajo, Pima Co.; Arizona, U.S.A. Turquoise coloured...matrix. lMinE, Sticklepath, Devon. Specimen A - Sharp olive green...3tx2xlt". £:.3.00. 9. AXINITE. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devon. Lustrous, clove brown, sharp...Ting-Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Small bright blue crystals thickly encrusting a large area of Quartz/Slate...parallel growth. 4tx3t-xl". £14.00. BARYTES. Mowbray Mine, Frizington, Cumberland. Very fine, lustrous, translucent
Book
, ... , .. 11 Discovery and Exploitation of Uranium and Thorium ......... ...........................CHARACTERISTICS OF R -E - - ... .. . Geochemistry of Uranium and Thorium ............ 18 Classification of Radioactive............................................... . Canada ........ ....... ...... .. ................. ....be geoche1nical processes that have led to rich uranium deposits converted to a great deal of energy, by...geographic areas of the vvorld. Understanding uranium (fissi le) nuclei interacting with a neutron, catapulted
Catalog/List
2x2". £7.50. 2. APATITE. Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada. Lustrous, light brownish, elongated hexagonal...J 3. APATITE variety FRA~CoLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Select, sharp, lustrous...association. l-txltxl". £2.75. ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Nr. Callington, Cornwall. Very rich, light green...mineral. 4x2xli". £4,50. 5. 6. AURICHALCITE. 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A. Select, turquoise coloured...attractive specillBn. 3x2xlt". £4.75. 7. AUTUNITE. Mine La Faye, Grury, Saone-at-Loire, France. Rich, crust
Catalog/List
1976. 1. ACTINOLITE. Gull River, Narland, Ontario. Canada. Specimen A - Lustrous, jade-green well formed...2txH-xi". £1.25. _ 2. ANDRADITE. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devon. Specimen A - Lustrous, sharp...crystals to over -t" in Size, intergrown on a l~-xl-t" area on massive Andradite. 2txl-txl". £2.25; Specimen...ltJMine, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada. A well formed translucent lustrous...l-txlxl". £4.50. 7. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Specimen A - A ltxl" cavity
Report (volume)
British Columbia Dept. Mines Ann. Rept.; BulL-British Columbia Department of Mines Annual Report; Bulletin...Quebec. Quebec, Quebec. Calif. Dept. Nat. Res., Div. Mines Bull.; Mineral Inf. Service-California Department...Division of Mines Bulletin; Mineral Information Service. San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Jour. Mines and Geology-California...Geology-California Journal of Mines and Geology. San Francisco, Calif. Calif. Oil Fields-California Oil...Publications in Geological Sciences. Berkeley, Calif. Canada Geol. Survey Bull. ; Econ. Geology Ser. ; Geophysics
Catalog/List
diametClT :'.'lte:rgr["~n and ss~ttered on gabbro mat rix with a little crystalli sed Natr'l15. te and trc''lS[1arEmt...£4.75p 2 10. BARYTES . Wilsons level, Hilton Mine , Scordale , westmorel and . Sharp transparent to...to { " in si ze scattered and i ntergrown on mat rix with creamy Dolomite crystals and odd sma ll brassy...crystals . 4x2" , £3 . 7Sp 12 . BARYTES . Crowgarth Mine , Frizington , Cumberland . Transparent pale ye...~x1tx1-} " , £6 . SOp 13 . BASTNAES ITE. Mountain Pass Mine , San Bernardino Co . , Ca lifornia , USA . Very
Journal (issue)
9-11; or, if you are visiting the Carson City, Lake Tahoe, and Virginia City vacation areas, please...Wilson 67 by James W. Minette and Gerhard Muehle Uranium Mineralization — U ra n in ite ..................Record costs $6.00 per year in the United States, Canada and Mexico. All other countries, $ 7 .0 0 per year...Eur­ ope, in addition to a significant number from Canada and Mexico. American dealers are now even taking...call for appointment Tourmaline Tourmaline Queen Mine Pala, California NEW ACQUISITIONS: AZURITE - Mibladen
Report (volume)
13. British Columbia ores, zoning: Geology in Canada: Hume, G. S., Gunning, H. G., 5. California, southern...L., 4. Gilbert H., 10. Colorado, South Silverton area: Expanding horizons: Lay, R. L.,L Geophysicist in...Idaho, mineral deposits: Hulin, Mineralogy of uranium: Frondel, C. D. C., 26. Impact of geology on civil...R. F., 5. Electric logs: Hamilton, R. G. , 2. Uranium, mineralogy: Frondel, Philosophy: Pratt, W. E....United Alaska, evaluation of soil and States and Canada: Levorsen, permafrost conditions: Frost, A. I.
Catalog/List
Uranium Minerals - "Hot" Collector's Items by Vandall T. King, Staff Mineralogist One of the most colorful...groups available to collectors is the secondary uranium-bearing minerals. Not many orange minerals can...Plateau , produce mainly massive specimens of these uranium species. Crystals, when present in these specimens...more aggressive species collectors from acquiring uranium minerals. In general , this fear Is unfounded since...five meters· and cabinet drawers loaded with uraninite register well below haza~dous continuous exposure
Catalog/List
t" in size, intergrown and encrusting a 2xl-t." area on a Quartzose veinstuff. An interesting old label...inside. lisl-l-xl-t". £7.00. BARYTES. Settlingstones Mine, Hexham, Northumberland. Specimen A - Choice, lustrous...axis. £13.00. 16. BISMUTHINITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Elongated, needly, crystals...Chlorite. 3tx2xl~". £8.00. BISMUTHINITE. Brosso Mine " Piecmont, Italy. Rich, bright, silvery grey bladed...£B.OO• 17. .1B. . BOULANGERITE. Old Treburgett Mine, st. Teath, Cornwall. A lx~" cavity on one end of
Catalog/List
BARSTOW Dra kewall s House , Drakewalls , Gunni s lake , Cornwall , England . Tel . No . : Tavi s tock...4~x3x1-~ ", £14 . 00 3 . ANDORITE. Castro Virreyna Mine , ti ma Prov ., Peru . Small bright s ilvery s harp...1-tx1t", £4 . 00 12 . BARYTES . Mt . We lli ngt on Mine , Twelveheads , Cornwal l. Specimen A: Bri ght-...21;x 2x1.z " , £2 . 75p 18 . BoURNoNITE . Julcani Mine , Junin Prov . , Peru . Specimen A: Bright Silvery-...3-}x >}x 2 " , £1B . 50p 21 . CALCITE . Al lenheads Mine , Allenheads , Northumberland . Sha rp creamy nail
Book (edition)
B 783,679 The URANIUM and FLUORESCENT MINERALS B 1sa.e1e A Handbook of Uranium Minerals and wA Field...Field Guide for Uranium Prospecting ^^^ THIRD EDITION .on tS5"3 by H. C. DAKE .'v ie OlillNIIJM and. I...I.IJORESCENT MINElilllS A Handbook of Uranium Minerals and otJntiA ti �90 Field Gu,ide for U,ranium...:,..._ ....... ,__.· - Yj_-rt ,,.of"� • The Uranium and fluorescent Minerals A Handbook for the Collector...and Minerals ... A Guide for the Prospector for Uranium Minerals THIRD EDITION H. C. D.AKE Editor — THE
Catalog/List
explicitly than noted on this li~t U'..u;illy llw mine mime,,mountain range, county, state or country will...The following are bags of material from various mines that have (in our opinion) good niicromount potential... frtremely_usefull in identification .•• ev~rJI mine,:al collector haue a copv for their use. It's reasonablJI...black in 1atrix, 7,00 3.60 l .80 tALGODONITE:Porlage Lake,NI; Richsilvery 1etallic xln throughout 1atrix,...vith azurite xis, 3.40 2.00 90 ALHANDINE:Dia1ond Lake,.CT; Sharp -411dodecahedraxis in shist 1atrix, 2
 
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