RB 00040 Preliminary report on the Victoria Hut davidite prospect.
Created: 15 Nov 2024 Revised: 15 Nov 2024

The uranium-bearing iron titanate mineral davidite was found by SA Mines Department prospectors on 12th March, 1954, in an area located about 2.5 miles north-east of Mount Victoria Hut. The occurrence is in small discrete zones within foliated...

The uranium-bearing iron titanate mineral davidite was found by SA Mines Department prospectors on 12th March, 1954, in an area located about 2.5 miles north-east of Mount Victoria Hut. The occurrence is in small discrete zones within foliated biotite gneiss/migmatite, which trend roughly east-west and dip at near to vertical, and show signs of local shearing. Individual lodes vary in width from 4 to 20 feet, and extend discontinuously for at least 300 feet. The uranium ore occurs in the form of davidite associated with small amounts of torbenite and uranophane. The davidite is intergrown with rutile and haematite and is finely disseminated for the most part. Radiometric assays of samples taken from three sites indicate ore grade (0.26% - 0.58% U3O8). Even though the outcrop of mineralisation found is not continuous, were just such surface exposures to be mined, there could be up to 300 tons of mineralised rock recoverable per foot of depth. These findings are thus favourable for conducting further investigations of the deposit, initially by drilling two inclined diamond holes each to 125 feet total depth, with provision for another two such holes nearby if subsurface grade results prove encouraging.

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Record No 2020d022827
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor South Australia. Department of Mines
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Tenement
Tenement Holder
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Geological Province Curnamona Province
Mine Name Victoria Hut davidite prospect;Windamerta uranium prospect
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Notes
Notes: SADM Crocker Well Uranium Project report no. CW 18.
Geographic Locality: Mount Victoria Hut;Crocker Well
Doc No: RB 00040

Notes: SADM Crocker Well Uranium Project report no. CW 18. Geographic Locality: Mount Victoria Hut;Crocker Well Doc No: RB 00040

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2020d022827
Citation Pitman, R.K. RB 00040 Preliminary report on the Victoria Hut davidite prospect. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2020d022827

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Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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