Honeymoon uranium : a summary of the proposed in-situ leach mining operation.
Created: 11 Nov 2024 Revised: 11 Nov 2024

This report discusses technical aspects of the Honeymoon uranium deposit and the proposed in-situ leach mining method intended for extracting about 3000 tonnes of contained U3O8. Economic forecasts and mine development plans are presented as a...

This report discusses technical aspects of the Honeymoon uranium deposit and the proposed in-situ leach mining method intended for extracting about 3000 tonnes of contained U3O8. Economic forecasts and mine development plans are presented as a way of influencing Commonwealth and State Government decisions on whether to allow solution mining and production of yellowcake from the Honeymoon orebody to proceed. If such approval were to be given, uranium production could commence within 12-18 months and continue at a rate of approximately 1,000,000 lbs U3O8 per year for at least 5 years, adding $38 million, or almost 25% to the value of mineral production from South Australia and yielding nearly 27% more in royalties than do existing mines. No technical or environmental obstacles are currently perceived, after doing substantial research, which could hinder bringing this project to immediate fruition.

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Record No mesac19545
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor CSR Ltd;Mount Isa Mines Ltd;AAR Ltd;IOL Petroleum Ltd;Teton Exploration Drilling Co. Ltd
Sponsor
Tenement EL 377
Tenement Holder Carpentaria Exploration Co. Pty Ltd;Mines Administration Pty Ltd;Teton Exploration Drilling Co. Ltd
Operator Minad-Teton Australia Joint Venture
Geological Province
Mine Name Honeymoon uranium deposit;Gould's Dam uranium deposit;East Kalkaroo uranium deposit
Stratigraphy
Commodity uranium
Notes
Geographic Locality: South Eagle;Yarramba Palaeochannel
Doc No: Env 03203 p: 363-374

Geographic Locality: South Eagle;Yarramba Palaeochannel Doc No: Env 03203 p: 363-374

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Use constraints License
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac19545
Citation Buchanan, D.T.;Swindon, V.G.;Prior, K.P. Honeymoon uranium : a summary of the proposed in-situ leach mining operation. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac19545

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Maintenance and Update Frequency
Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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