Athabasca Basin
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Athabasca Basin is a geologic region in northern Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, globally renowned for hosting some of the world’s richest high-grade uranium deposits.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic basin
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uranium mining region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Province of Alberta
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Province of Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | north of Lake Athabasca ⓘ |
| contains |
Cigar Lake uranium deposit
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Collins Bay uranium deposits ⓘ Key Lake uranium deposit NERFINISHED ⓘ McArthur River uranium deposit NERFINISHED ⓘ McClean Lake uranium deposits ⓘ Midwest uranium deposit ⓘ Rabbit Lake uranium deposit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| depositType | unconformity-related uranium deposit ⓘ |
| discoveryPeriod | significant uranium discoveries since mid-20th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
key region for Canadian uranium industry
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major source of global uranium supply ⓘ |
| environmentalConsideration | subject to strict uranium mining regulations ⓘ |
| explorationActivity | intensive uranium exploration ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance | type area for unconformity-related uranium deposits ⓘ |
| globalReputation | premier high-grade uranium district ⓘ |
| hostCountryUraniumRank | Canada is one of the world’s top uranium producers ⓘ |
| hostRockType | sandstone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-grade uranium deposits
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world-class uranium mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Alberta
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northern Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralCommodity | uranium ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
in-situ recovery in some areas
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underground uranium mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Athabasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies |
Archean basement rocks
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Proterozoic basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMiningCompanies |
Cameco Corporation
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Orano Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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Government of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | energy mineral resource region ⓘ |
| structuralSetting | unconformity between sandstone and basement rocks ⓘ |
| uraniumGradeCharacteristic |
among highest in the world
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very high grade ⓘ |
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