Interim Results of the EXTECH-IV Seismic-reflection Program in the Athabasca Basin, Northern Saskatchewan
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Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:933103400 |
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Book excerpt: High-resolution & regional multi-channel seismic reflection profiling were conducted in 2000 under the auspices of the EXTECH-IV Athabasca Multidisciplinary Uranium Studies Project. Overall goals of the Project were to test the effectiveness of this technique as an exploration tool and contribute to the geoscience framework for uranium exploration within the deeper recesses of the Athabasca Basin. This paper provides some interim results from seismic profiling carried out at the McArthur River mine site, northern Saskatchewan, where very high-grade uraninite pods are located at a depth of about 550 metres. It includes results from the regional seismic profiles, high-resolution seismic profiles, high-resolution pseudo-three-dimensional survey, and seismic simulation results for a model of the ore body.