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Jabiluka uranium deposit, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
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Jabiluka uranium depositDeposit
KakaduState Park
West Arnhem RegionRegion
Northern TerritoryTerritory
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 30' 0'' South , 132° 55' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-12.50000,132.92500
GeoHash:
G#: qvy8bu3n0
GRN:
S09E91
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
41611
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41611:6
GUID (UUID V4):
56a804ed-0193-48c5-846d-383dab3092cc


Located 22 km north of the Ranger mine, adjacent to the Magela Creek. Discovered in 1970 by Queensland Mines. Purchased in 1991 by Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA). Uranium reserves of 205,000 tons at an average of 8 pounds uranium oxide per ton. Mining plans are however very controversial.

Jabiluka is one of the world's larger known uranium deposits, with reserves containing 71,000 tonnes of U3O8. The Jabiluka lease abuts the Ranger mining lease so subject to relevant approvals, the ore from Jabiluka could be processed to U3O8 at the Ranger mill.
In late 2003, the backfilling of the 1.2 kilometre decline at Jabiluka was completed, with mineralised and non-mineralised rock returned to the underground workings (http://www.energyres.com.au/our_business/jabiluka).
In early 2005, an agreement on the long-term management of the Jabiluka lease area in the Northern Territory was signed by the Mirarr Gundjeihmi Aboriginal people, Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) and the Northern Land Council (NLC). The agreement obliges ERA (and its successors) to secure Mirarr consent prior to any future mining development of uranium deposits at Jabiluka (http://www.energyres.com.au/our_business/jabiluka).

There is also an unidentified Bi telluride present.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


21 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Florencite-(La)
Formula: LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Leucoxene'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ SalΓ©eite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
β“˜ Sklodowskite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Uraninite
var. Pitchblende		4.DL.05UO2
β“˜4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Florencite-(La)8.BL.13LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
β“˜SalΓ©eite8.EB.05Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10H2O
β“˜Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) Β· nH2O
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Sklodowskite9.AK.10Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Leucoxene'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SalΓ©eiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Hβ“˜ SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SalΓ©eiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Oβ“˜ SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ SalΓ©eiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Mgβ“˜ SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pβ“˜ Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Pβ“˜ SalΓ©eiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
LaLanthanum
Laβ“˜ Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ SalΓ©eiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Uβ“˜ SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Mesoproterozoic : 1437 Β± 40 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Mesoproterozoic
   Calymmian
β“˜ Uraninite1437 Β± 40 Ma

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabiluka
Wikidata ID:Q1676844

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References

Roundtree, J.C., Mosher, D.V. (1975): Jabiluka Uranium Deposits, Economic Geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea 1. Metals Monograph 5 Australasian Inst. Mining and Met. (1975): pp. 321-326.
Ludwig et al. (1987): Economic Geology. (1987): 82:857-874
Hancock et al. (1990): Aust. IMM Monograph 14.
Savory (1994): Aust. IMM Conferences Notes.
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