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COM(75)12 final
Brussels ,21January 1975
AnnualReportofMemberStates
inaccordance withArticle 70
oftheEAECTreaty
CCM75)12final

xwi1/230/74-E
Forwarding ofMember States *reports totheCouncil "bythe .
Commission ,inaccordance with Article 70oftheEAEC Treaty
;;Draft opinion
1#Inaccordance with theprovisions ofArticle 70ofthetreaty
establishing theEAEC ,theMember States have forwarded totheCommission
theannual reports for1972 onprospecting ,production andinvestment
inmining which hasteen made orisplanned intheir territories in
ι
respect ofuranium .
From these report 's'itisseen that j
Theoutlay onprospecting foruranium deposits inMember States *
territories wasapproximately 4*5million u«a .in1972 }
Foraproduction costoflessthan10u.a„/lb.U^C ^,thereasonably
certain reserves inCommunity territory ,amount toapproximately
v
40009tonnes ofkpanium andadditional resources areestimated at
analmost equivalent amount }thedeposits aresituated mainly in
France andDenmark (Greenland )j .
Community output ,almost solely from France ,wasapproximately
1500 tonnes in1972 . ■, • ' -
2.According tothe ,most recent estimates ofthenuclear capacity ,to
beinstalled intheCommunity ,natural uranium requirements will ,A
increase very rapidly inthecoming years ,rising from $000 tonnes
perannum atpresent to15000 in1960 andapproximately 40000in
1985 *Itshould benoted ,bywayofexample ,that thereserves
described above areroughly equivalent inquantity tothecumulative
natural uranium requirements oftheCommunity between nowand1980 .

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IfCommunity requirements areto"bemet,accountbeingtakenofthe
time–lag"betweenthefindingofdeposits andtheirexploitation
(7to10years),almost40000tonnesofuraniummustbelocatedas
additional certainreserves by1975 approximately 200000tonnes
by1980.Sinceitisunlikelythatsuchreserves canbefoundin
Community territory ,supplies mustbeobtained fromexternal sources.
Theinvestments corresponding to.thediscovery andexploitation of
theresources required fortheCommunity'ssupplyofnaturaluranium.
*estimated onthebasisofthecomparable costsfor1973»wouldbe:
prospecting–exploration"' =45millionu.a./yearin1975an(l
90millionu.a./yearin1980
2exploitation –production m90millionu.a./yearin1975
180millionu.a./yearin1980
Theseassessments aregivenbywayofexample .;theyrelatetoinvestments
whichmustbemadelongbeforetheywillyieldprofit.
3.Following examination ofthereportsforwarded bytheMemberStates,
theCommission :
considersitnecessarytoencourageprospecting and/ortheacquisition of
vholdingsintheterritoryofnon-member countries *byCommunity mining
companies ;
considersitnecessary forthesecurity andregularity oftheCommunity's
supplyofnaturaluraniumtobeensuredatalleventsinthelongterm;
pointsoutthevaluewhichindigenous resources couldhaveasa
strategic reserveandasastabilising factorintheeventof
temporary markettension ; (
*
1973valueoftua.
^Basedon1u.a./lbU^Ogi
2__ -fBasedon90millionu.a.forevery2000tonnesperannum

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considers thatitisnecessary tothisendtocontinue prospecting
fornewdeposits andtocarryonwiththeexploration ofdeposits
alreadyidentified ,inordertodetermine theirextent,without
concentrating solelyonresources withalowproduction cost•
4»TheCommission drawstheattention oftheCounciltothe "benefit
whichtheCommission couldderivefromtheavailability ofinformation
ontheactivities ofMemberStates'miningcompanies innon-member
countries,asthiswouldenableittomakeanaccurateassessment ,
inthegeneralenergycontext,ofthaCommunity *ssituation as
regardsthesupplyofnaturaluranium.

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AnnualreportoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyfor1972,drawnup
pursuanttoArticle70(3)°f"th®Treatyestablishing Euratom
1.Prospecting
1.1Territories forwhichpermanent ortemporary prospecting
licences wereheldinBavariain1972areoutlined inredonthe
appended map(Annex1).
Concessions prospected during1972arecolouredlightred.
Concessions towhichthisannualreportisconfinedareemphasized
in'darkred. "' "".: .
Territories prospected before1972arehatchedinblack(without
differentiatingbetweenhydrochemical prospectionandspeciallocal
methodsofexploration ), .
Workplannedfor1973intheregionofBade»-Wurttembergtinderthe
priority programme ofUraniumProspecting :intheBlackForestis
notincluded onthemap.Itwillbedealtwithinthe1973progress
report• • .
1.1,1Thefollowing zoneswereprospected intheconcessions during
1972:
(1)Ludwigstadt zone
Siluriangraptolite schists
(2)Weiden-Pressath-Hessenreuth zone
Rotliegende (lÆiddleandLowerPermian)
Keuper(UpperTrias),UpperCretaceous
(3)Fuchsmàll .andRosallzoné
Metamorphic rock,granité

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(4)Poppenreuth andMahringzone
Metamorphic rock,granité."Pfahlzone n
(5)ïtïrthi.Wald–HoherBogen,Altrandsberg -Chamzone
Ketabasite ,granité."Pfahlzone".
Prospecting wasconfinedtoandconcentrated ontheaboveareas
because,duringpreviousprospecting yearssince1957»thesezones:
(a)wereconsidered promising orprovedtobefairlypositive
(e.g.,thezonesofMShring,Poppenreuth ,Uckersdorf ,
Altrandsberg );
(b)orwereconsidered ,onfurtherreflection ,asmeritingwider
oradditional investigation orre-prospect ion(e.g.,the
zonesofWeiden,Rosall,Furthi.Wald).
Prospecting methodsinthevariousconcessions areshownonthe
appended map.Detailed geochemical prospecting inthepromising
zoneswascarriedoutonthebasisofthefollowing topographical
maps:Donaustauf mapNo6939»ZellamHarmersbach mapWo7614
InthezoneshownontheDonaustauf map,12000soilsamplesand
40rockcoresamplesweretakenandsubjected togeochemical
analysis.
InthezoneshownontheZellamHarmersbach map,150samplesof
streamalluvium and1000soilsamplesweretakenandsubjected to
geochemical analysis.WorkinBavarialedtothediscovery of
numerous siteswithmaximumfluoride concentrations .Theexistence
ofworkable deposits hasnothoweverbeenproven.
1.1.2Thefollowing discoveries weremadeduring1972:
(1)Ludwigstadt zone
ResultsobtainedintheregionofLudwigstadt confirmed thoseof
previousyears.Theconcentration ofuraniumintheSilurian
graptoliteschistsvariesfrom10to90ppmU^Og,theaverage
valuebeingabout40ppm.

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Inuranium enrichment areas which occupied only very small volumes
inside highly tectonic zones ,theconcentration reached 400to
600ppmU^Og .
Because ofthelowconcentration ,thereduced dimensions ofthe
enrichment zones andthecomplex tectonics ,prospecting was
abandoned .The discoveries proved tobeofnoeconomic interest .
(2)Weiden -Pressath -Hessenreuth zone
Further prospecting hasbeen carried out inthe sediments ofthe
Rctliegende (Middle andLower Permian ),theTrias (mainly ofthe
Keupei^-Upper Trias )andtheUpper Cretaceous adjacent tothe
Saxothuringian andMoldanubian bedrock ;these sediments ,whose
constituents are'partially derived from crystalline rocks ,have
perhaps been enriched with detrital compounds orwith high ■uranium
content soluble compounds .
Asinthe case ofprevious research ,noevidence wasfound of
economically workable uranium deposits .
(3)Fuchsmuhl andRosall zone
Revision ofoldgeological maps andthetaking offurther y-roetric
andenanometric readings atthe surface and inboreholes failed
toprovide anynewinformation reliably indicating thepresence of
economically workable uranium deposits inthese regions which ,
since 1957 »have been considered aspromising andhave been
prospected byvarious methods .
(4)Poppenreuth andNahring zone
Oblique drilling wascarried outtoadepth of500metres inthe
uranium bearing quartz seam ofMaldi ,near KShring ,where prospecting
anddrilling hadalready taken place inprevious years ;this

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obliquedrilling wasintendedtoexploretheextension ofthe
uraniumdeposittoadistance of65Ometrestothesouthofthe
disusedroadway.
Atadepthof"between260and38Ometres,therockencountered
wasextremely quartziticwithoccasional veinsoforerichin
sulphides (pyrite,chalcopyrite ,andleadsulphide),butnosign
ofanyuraniummineralization wasobserved.
NearPoppenreuth (Htfhensteinweg )drilling wascarriedoutina
veiysmallarea(about50ty"30metres)inwhichanomalies had
beenobservedin1957an(*which,inthelightofpreviousresearch,
hadbeenbookedaspotentially interesting ;"J6boreholes were
drilledtoadepthof100m.Interspersed inhighlymetamorphosed
micaschists containing sillimanite andbiotitefromthepre-Cambrian
eraaregranitoid ,heavilykaolinized "mobilisats "incorporating
mineralizations ofapparently primaryuraniumintheformof
pitchblende andcoffinite .Secondary oresarealsopresent
(autunite,chalcolite ,sabugalite ,uranophane ,phosphuranylite )
andsulphides (pyriteandchalcopyrite ).
Afinalassessment oftheprovendeposits ,whichareatthemoment
verysmall,isnotyetpossible.
1
(5)Uckersdorf-Ameisgrub-KemnathbeiFuhrazone
Areaswherereadings havebeentakennearUckersdorf ,Amaisgrub
andKemnathbeiFuhmshouldbeclassified inthe"Grosstruktur
Pfahl-Flusspätrevier".
Intensive prospecting beguninpreviousyearswasresumedinthese
areas.Apartfromtheexplanation ofafewareasofradioactive
anomalies ,twonewuraniummineralizations havebeenidentified :

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a)NearUckersdorf amForsterhof averticalveinedmineralization ,
varyinginthickness fromafewcentimetres to20centimetres ,
andseveralmetreslongatadepthofabout9metres,has
"beendetected "bytestdrilling ;nohorizontal orvertical
extensions have "beendetected ;theuraniumconcentration of
samplesliesinthepercentrange;themainmineralis
uranophane ,accompanied byautunite ,chalcolite ,becquerelite
andpitchblende ;
b)NearKemnath-Fuhr-Luigcndorf amineralization containing
autuniteandpitchblende (accompanied bypyriteandfluorine),
whoseformandextenthavenotyetbeendetermined ,hasbeen
foundatadepthof30metres.
(6)ForthimWald-Hoher Bogen-Altrandsberg -Chamzone
Inthisarea,surfaceprospecting hasbeencarriedoutinthe
Pfahlzone nearAltrandsberg andaroundChamandhasyielded some
furtherpromising readings,,
1.2WorkcarriedoutinBavariain1972 -hasrevealed nonew
geological contexts ,noranyradically newspeciesofuranium
bearingrock.However,mention maybemadeofveinlets .ofuranium
mineralization (hithertounencountered inBavaria)inthegranitoid
Shobilisat "nearPoppenreuth andpitchblendes discovered bothat
Poppenreuth andnearUckersdorf (Posterhof )andKemnath-Luigendorf ,
whichindicates thepresence ofprimaryuranium 1oreenrichment zones.
IntheBlackForest,areasofanomalies alreadydiscovered in
January1970havebeenpartially re-prospected .Theanomalies are
locatedinthemetamorphic graniteofTriberg,intheveinsof
porphyritic graniteandinfractures ofmylonitic zonessome10
centimetres thick.

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Geochemical prospectingcarriedout"bythemineralogical institute
ofFreiburgUniversity hasshownthat,intheanomalies ofthe
arearoundHornberg andNiederwasser ,apatiteappearstobethe
carrieroftheuraniumingranite.
Theapatiteincorporates themineralizations intheformofvery
finelycrystalline cement,pigmented byhematite surrounding
fragments ofminerals androcksofthebrecciaareasandR&'tung,
X-raysshowtheuraniumbearingapatiteasabinderfillingthe
brecciaandfissures.Theoriginofthephosphorus andthe
conditions offormation oftheapatitehavenotyetbeenclarified ,
1,3State-subsidized prospecting inBavaria wasbroughttocompletion
inpractically allareasin1972,Itisporposedtocontinue
prospecting in1973in"themineralizations anddepositsofMhring
(WSldl),Poppenreuth (Hohensteinweg )andnearKeianathonly.
1,3,1Areasinwhichprospecting wascarriedoutin1972aremarked
ontheappended map.IntheBlackForest,theworkwaslimitedto
19anomalies already known,
1»3,2Intensive prospecting bydrilling wasconcentrated onafew
important locations inBavaria,Indicative depth -(downto140metres
maximum,oneboreholeattaining aboutJ00metres)andwidthofmesh
weredetermined bylocaltopographical conditions (widthofmesh
downtoaminimumof2metres).
Duringgeochemical prospecting ,groundsamplesaretakenonthe
basisofgeological reference pointsandcontourlineswhichare
orieirted inthedirection oftheassumedvein.Thedistance between
samplingpointsalongcontourlineswasgenerally fivemetres.

XVT1/231/74-E
Streamalluvium samplestakenfromtheZellamHarmersbach zone
wereusedforthedevelopment ofanalytical methods.Sampling
methodsweredetermined less "bygeological factorsthan "bythe-
needtoobtainusefulanalytical material,;
IntheBlackForestexperimental measurements weretakenwiththe
aidofscintillation countersforprospecting purposes *Atotalof
fourportablescintillation counters andtwoprobesdesignedfor
takingmeasurements inboreholes wereused,.-
Inpreparation fortheradiometric .measurements ,theanomalous areas
weresystematically coveredwithnetworksofboreholes ^excavations
anddrillings,
Boreholes ....». </„;• •;
Using .theCOBRArock-drills 179holesovertotaloffouranomalies
Distance fromholetohole 0,5m
Depth :v;.... -...approx,.0,5m'*
Totalcumulâteddepth 89m
Totalareaperforated approx,45m
UsingaSTIHLexcavators 480holesovertotalofthreeariomalies
Widthofprofile ' 20m
Distance fromholetohole 1m
Depth 1m
Totalcumulated depth .130m•
9Totalareaperforâted 17600m
Excavations .
22excavations over13anomaliess volumeexcavated 55m.

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Drillings • • '■
Witharotarydrills22drillings overoneanomaly
Widthofprofile * "•• 1approx.30m
Distance f!romholetohole approx,20-40m
DejSth ■'from8-63m
Totalcumulated depth ; 903m
Averagedepth - '■*-' 41m
Totalareaperforated ■""" :•• approx.'8000m
Land-based prospecting involvedatotalof7"!5measurements -over
approximately 9kmandcontinuous radiometric readings overabout
15knw
Inaddition,a»deepborehole (Sohramberg "thermicboreholeofa
depthof655m)w3,8loggedwith-the.aidofaradiometric probe#
1»3»3Costofuraniumprospecting inBavariain1972
FederalState DM1712774.00 4®000u,a.
LandofBavaria
(oost,ofpersonnel ) ,DM..,26000.00 ;-7100'tua.
Privateindustry DM997410.00 ,2f2500u.a.
DM2736184.00 747600u.a.
CostofworkinBaden-WfJrttemberg
FederalState ,DM102600.00 28000u.a.
LandofBaden-Wurttemberg DM25650,00 l...7000u,a.
Privateindustry •>DM59000,00 ;16100u.a.
187250.00 51100u.a.

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1.3,4Hopesoffindingeconomically workabledepositsinthenorth­
eastregionofBavariahavenotincreased sincelastyear#Atall
events,theyarestillveryslight*
Prospecting intheBlackForestwillbecontinued,usingmethods
alreadymentioned ,onthebasisofresultsjudgedencouraging so
far.Themaximumanalytical contents ofanomalies discovered last
yearamounttoapproximately 0.147$U^Og(averageconcentration
ofallanalysesamountsto0.0542$U^Og).
Ifpresentprospecting weretorevealevidenceofmoreimportant ore
masses,itwouldheusefultoopenprospecting roadwaysinthe
richestorehearingzones,- • *
2»Miningandotherwork ■,:
2.1Hominingwascarriedoutin1^72exceptafewtrenches..
2.2Trenchesareintendedforprospecting .Thecorresponding lower
costsarenotspecified.
2.3Itisnotpossibletomakeexactcalculations ofprofitability
onthebasisofprospecting resultsobtained upto1972#
Itis,however,certainthatnoorereservesworkableata.cost
oflessthan8u,a,/lbofU.0Qareknownatthepresenttime.For
,,7:3O
costsrangirjgfrom8to12andfrom12to25u.a./Lb,itmaybe
estimated thatproven -reserves andprobablereserves amourrfc
respectively toafewhundredandafewthousand tons.
3»Extraction
3«1Hoextraction wascarriedout.
3*2Irrelevant .

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3.3Duringtheperiodcoveredbythereport,production atthe
9
experimental oredressingplantofEllweiler nearBirlenfeld (mainly
fromFrenchore)wasasfollows *21970#000kgofammoniumdiuranate ,
corresponding to17532,947kgofU^Og.
3.4UraniumoredressingatEllweiler involvedthefollowing costs#
bytheFederalState DM1000000.00273200u#a.
byprivateindustry DM923120.00252200u.a.
DM1923120,00525400u,a.
4«Estimatedexoenditure
4.1(Revisedexpenditure forprospecting and
4.2researchduring1973)
(a)InsidetheFederalRepublic
by'the'FederalState -."-DM2900000.00792300u.a.
byprivateindustry . DM950000.00 .259600u.a«
bytheLänder ■DM100000.00 27300u.a.
DM3950000,00 1079200u.a.
(b)OutsidetheFederalRepublic^
bytheFederalState * DM18000000.004918000u,a.
byprivateindustry DM6000000.001639300u»a.
.24000000.006.557300u.a.
4.3Nopublicinvestment isplannedfortheextraction andprocessing
ofuraniumbearingores.

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holes {
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Χ7ΙΙ/231/Γ4-Ε
OfficeoftheFernanerrt Representative ofBelgium
totheEuropean Co»-aunities
Brussels,11Y&j1973
Sir.
Ianwritinginanswertoyourletterof13Iferch1973
(Ref.73/00532),sentfromtheDirectorate-General forEnergy
andEuratoaiSafeguards ,concerning thereportwhichthe
KenberStatesarerequiredtosufcciteachyeartotheCommission
onthedevelopment ofprospecting andproduction ofuraniferous
ores-
Sincethereisnoprospecting atpresentunderwayinthis
field,therelevant Belgianauthorities areunabletosubmit
thesunnaryreportproposed "bytheEuropean Comission »
(conpliaeniary close)
J.VanDerHeulen
FemanentRenresentative
ThePresident oftheConnission
oftheEuropean Cocaurities
Pbrtueattention ofKrF.Spaak
Director-General forEnergyandEuratoaSafeguards
ruedelaLoi,200
1Qd0Brussels.

XVI1/231/74-E
Denmark *sreplytotherequestforMemberStates *annualreports
pursuanttoArticle70oftheEuratomTreaty
1•Geographical situation
Seeappended map#
ZoneA:existence ofuraniumatKvanefjeldet(rock)inthe
Illimaussaq intrusion ."
ZoneBizoneprospectëd iri1971/72'inEastCentralGreenland »
2.Generaldescription ofgeological conditions ,andtype ;of
mineralization
ZoneA:theuraniumoresintheIllimaussaq intrusion are
;foundinallthesyeniterockscontaining nepheli'ne
oragpaite# ■.• v;••
Themairrtypesare:
(1)Lujaurite with"steenstrupin ",andmonazite ;
(2)Metamorphic rockwith"steenstrupin ",thoriteandmonazite
aroundmassesofcoarse-grained lujaurite ;
(3)Hydrothermal grainsinnaujaite,mainlywith"steenstrupin ";
(4)Naujaiterecrystallized inlujaurite mainlywith"steenstrupin "
InKvanefjeldet,wherethemostsignificant readings wereobtained
andstudiedindetail,themaintypesofmineralizations areas
follows:. : •
(1)Mineralization incoarser-grained lujaurite –highuranium
concentration ! :...
(2)'Mineraiizatiónincoarse–grainedlujaurite –lowuranium
concentration ;'
(3)Mineralization indeformedvolcanicrocks;

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(4).Mineralization incoare-grained lujaurite containing aegirine .
•Zone B:Themineral zationdetected arelisted under heading 3.
3.Present status ineach region
Zone A:nouranium prospecting since 1969 *.
Zone Bxprospecting inT97lA2 «>
(a)Aerial spectrometry andland-based radiometry ;-
(b)Twozones ofmineralization oflittle importance have
been discovered *
(1)AtMilne Land ,aplacer containing mainly thorium in
sandstones oftheUpper Jurassio ;
S ••
(2)Ahydrothermal mineralization ofuranium intheStauning
Alps inthecontact zone between thesyncaledonian granite
andPermian arkoses .Accompa raying minerals t.fluorine ,heavy
baxyte ,secondary uranium ores ,
(c)About Dkr100000peryear (13500u.a./year)«
4*Present status ofprospecting andmining ineach region •
Zone A:(a)Evaluation ofthedeposits ofKvanef jeldet was
completed ,when thefinal calculations oftonnage and
cost forhypothetical operating conditions were made ;
(b)Proven reserves :5600tons ofuranium inore
containing more than 3000ppm ofuranium .Theratio of
thorium touranium isabout 2,6 }
(c)Probable reserves :15000tons ofuranium (including
proven reserves )inorecontaining more than 300ppmuranium
Theratio ofthoriuir 'touranium isabout 2*6 ;
(d)Noorewasextracted during 1972 ;
(e)Irrelevant :

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(f)Ifthedecisionistakentostartworking,totalinvestment
isestimatedto"beDkr190million(25-4millionu.a»).
ZoneB:themineralization isonlyknownasyetintheformof
readings andconsequently nodetailed information can
hegivenunder(a)to(f)•

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Uraniumprospecting andproduction onFrenchterritory
(pursuanttoArticle70oftheEuratomTreaty)
1•Mans
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■Thefollowing maps,,updatedfor.1972,areappended :.
1)Locationofmainareasofuraniumprospecting andproduction
inFrancein1972;
2)AreamapoftheMiningDivisionofCrouzille (CEA);
3)AreamapoftheMiningDivisionofVendee(CEA);.
4)AreamapoftheMiningDivisionofForez(CEA)j
5)AreamapoftheMissionofHérault;
6)AreamapoftheMissionofVar.
2.Présentstatus
Introduction
TheCEAhascarriedoutextensive prospecting foruraniumonthe
nationalterritory ,bothingranitecountry(intheneighbourhood
ofvein-bearing strateinthethreeminingdivisions ofCrouzille ,
ForezandVendue)andoverthePermiansedimentary formations where
prospecting missions areoperating atthepresenttime.
Ineachofthethreedivisions ,wheretheoresfromtheminesand
nearbyquarries areprocessed atabeneficiat ionplant,thereare
twoobjectives totheworkinhands'oneistodrawupthefullest
possible inventory ofuraniumbearingdeposits byprospecting and
systematically studyingallthereadingswiththeaidofveryprecise
methodsofinvestigation ,andtheotheristoassess,onthebasis
ofprovenorpossiblereserves ,thepotential yieldofthedeposits
discovered ,-" -'

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Encouraging results have been obtained bytheprospecting missions
inthePermian areas ofRouergue ,andVar ,andinthesmall basin
ofCerilly inthedepartment ofAllier *InthePermian basin of
Lod£ve ,thediscovery ofextensions tothedeposits ofMasd'Alary /tlas
Lavayre hasconfirmed the interest ofthis uranium bearing district .
Private companies have developed their activities mainly inthe
departments ofCreuse ,Aveyron andHaute-Vienne ,andinBrittary .
In1972 ,France produced 138Otons ofuranium (inclusive ofthe
products oflixiviation ).
Private producers contributed 110tons tothis total figure .
Région oftheMining Division ofForez
This region ,which infact corresponds tothenorth-east quarter of
theMassif Central ,includes thefollowing departments :Allier ,
Sa<?ne -et-Loire ,RhSne ,Loire ,Puy-de-D3tne andHaute-Loire ,The
principal geographical andgeological zones inwhich thework was
carried outare :Morvan ,thePermian coal basin ofBlanzy ,the
Tertiary "Limagnes "ofLoire andAllier ,themountains ofBourbonnais ,
Livradois ,Forez ,Beaujolais andLyonnais ,andtheTertiary basin
ofMontbrison .
Prospecting hasceased inMorvan ,except inthenorthern part ofthe
Lu^y batholith .Work hasalso finished inthewestern region of
Chcttel-Guyon ,theformer territory oftheprospecting missions of
central andnorthern Auvergne .Work hasstopped inthebasin of
Montbrison where thedeposit ofGrSzieux -le-Fromental does not
appear tobeworkable atthepresent time .Theextensive programme of
drillingBundertaken intheBlanzy basin ,where alarge number of
significant readings hadbeen obtained ,didnotyield toexpected

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results :workhasstoppeduntilfurthernotice.Prospecting inthe
northernpartoftheLivradois massifhasbeenabandoned.
Ontheotherhand,workiscontinuing steadilyintheLyonnais and
Beaujolais mountains wheresignificant constellations ofreadings
arebeingstudied,andinthesouthernpartoftheLivradois massif
intheChaise-Dieu regionwhereaprospecting licencehasbeen
appliedfor.
Aprospecting teamisatwork-intheregionofBourbonl'Archambault
overthesmallPermianbasinofCerilly,closetotheTronyaisforest#
Aprogramme ofsystematic drillings conducted onthebasisofsurfaoe •
readings hasrevealedthepresenceofasmalluraniumbearingdeposit
whosepossibleextensions areat'presentbeingstudied.Mostofthe
production oftheForezDivision comesfromtheBoisNoirsminewhere
extraction isproceeding asplannedandshouldbecompleted towards
theendofthisdecade.
Snailuraniumbearingdepositsarealsobeingworkedbyquarrying in
theCh^teau-Chinon regionofthenorthandintheAmbertregionof
thesouth.
RegionoftheMiningDivision ofCrouzille
Theheartoftheworking zoneoftheCrouzille Division corresponds
geologically tothetwo-micagranitemassif ,oftheAnbazacmountains.
Prospecting hasbeenextendedtothesmallmassifoftheBlondmountains
inthewestandtotheStGousseaud massifintheeast.Inthenorth,
prospecting hasextended ^welloverthegranito-gneisses whichseparate
thiscentralzonefromthetwo–micagranitelandofBasse-Marche where
theDong-Trieu company(nowasubsidiary oftheEmpair>-Schneider Group)
isworking.Prospecting teamshavealsobeenworkingintheregionof
theMillevaches plateauandonthebordersofP&rigordjandLimousin
onthesmallStMathieumassif.

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Theseactivities extendoverthedepartments ofCharente,Creuse,
Dordogne,VienneandHaute–Vienne.
Although nosignificant discovery hasbeenmadeoutsidethemassif
oftheAmbazacmountains ,notonlyhastheextracted uranium "been
renewed "butmajorextensions havebeendiscovered runningfromthe
knowndeposits ofMargnaoandFte,nay.Furthernorth,workisinhand
tostudythegroupofdeposits ofVillard,Magnelles andBellezanne
whereitishopedtofindsubstantial additional reserves.
Produotion hasceasedthisyearattheBrugeaud quarry,butis
continuing attheMargnacandPanaymineswhere -cross-cuts arebeingd
towardstheextensions offormations alreadystudiedbydrilling ,
whiletheVincoustreamisbeingdiverted throughatunneltoallow
workinginthePenyzone.
TheDong-Trieu companyisengagedinsystematic development onthe
basisofreadings obtainedintheBasse-Marche area;ithasobtained
interesting results,especially atPiegut,Bernardan andMasGrimaus.
InCreuse,theCompagnie Flranyaise desMineraisd'Uranium (CEMU)and
theSoci§teCentrale del'Uranium etdeMinerais etMfrtauxRadioaotifs
(SCUMRA)holdmining1icencesunderwhichworkistemporarily ata
halt.
RégionoftheMiningDivision ofVendee
Theoperating zoneoftheVendeeDivision corresponds basically to
thegranitemassifofMortagne–sur-S£vre ,butprospecting hasbeen
undertaken tothenorthoftheLoireandhasrevealed asmalllode
intheGu&rande region#
Prospectinghascontinued inthedepartmeritsofLoire–Atlantique ,
Maine-et–Loire,Mayenne,Deux–SèvresandVendée®

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Atpresentitismainlyconcentrated atthesouth-east tipofthe
Mortagnemassifandalongitsnorthern edgeintheRoussayregion,
whereprospectors believetheyhavediscovered adepositlikelyto
beasuitable successor tothosenowbeingworked.
Threeminesareinoperation :Chardon,Escarpi&re andCommanderie .
ThemineatChapelle Largeauwasclosedin1970whenthedeposithad
beenworkedout•
MassifArmoricain
Prospecting andproduction inthisregionhasbeencarriedout
entirelybyprivatecompanies.Atpresent,theSoci§t6Industrielle
etMinidrede1'Uranium(SD-TIJRA)isworkingaloneinthedepartment
ofMorbihanafterwindingupproduction initsdepositatBonote
097*0?"thecomparerisproducing fromthedepositofBosglasand
systematically investigating allthereadingstaken.
Southern partoftheMassifCentral
InthePermianbasinofLodSve(H§rault),theCEAhascontinued
drillingtoinvestigate surfacereadings.Ithasthusdetermined
thelimitsofthedepositsofMasd*AlaryandMasLavayrewhere
itisplannedtobeginproduction duringthenextdecade.
Aprospecting teamisoperating intheregionofRouergue where
■uraniumbearingstratanotyeteconomically workable havebeen
detectedinthePermianareasofthepassofRodez(Aveyron).-
InCarital,workhasceasedtemporarily intheStPierredepositofthe
SocieteCentraledesMineraisetM&tauxRadioactifs (SCUMRA),and
thecompanyiscontinuing prospectioninAveyroninthePermianzoneof
BrousseadjacenttotheBasinofStAfrique.

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InLozère,theCompagnie Française desMineraisd'Uranium (CFÎTU)is
processing orefromitsCellierdepositbylixiviation.
ACEAprospecting mission nowestablished atVidauban aimstostudy
thePermianbasinofVarbetweenEsterel andToulononthenorthern
andeasternedgesofthecrystalline massifoftheMauras,Uranium
bearingdeposits havebeenfound#Theworkinhandwillrevealthe
extentoftheireconomio interest ,
3,Stateofreserves at31December 1972
Potential metropolitan reserves ofuraniumhavebeenincreasing
steadilyinrecentyearsdespiteaprogressive riseinproduction#
On31December 1972,provenreservesinFrenchterritory amountedto
35000tons.Foreseeable reserves bringthetotalupto59000tons,
4.Fundsdevotedtoprospecting in1972
ThefundsdevotedbytheCEAtogeneralprospecting inmetropolitan
territory in1972amountedtoFF7561000,
Takingintoaccountthefundsdevotedtoprospecting arounddeposits
nowbeingworkedaswellasgeneralprospection,thetotalamountis
FP15126000,
Thisfiguremaybebrokendownasfollows:
RegionoftheDivisionofForez FF3667000
RegionoftheDivision ofCrouzille FF2433000
RegionoftheDivisionofVendle FF2524000
Prospecting Mission (southofMassifVar
CentralandVar) FF6502000
FF15126000

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XVII~231"74-Irl .
IRELAKD
AnnualReportunderArticle 70of"theEuratomTreaty
onthedevelopment ofprospecting andproduction ,
probable reserves andinvestment inmining
TherearenoknowndepositsmIrelandofradio-active minerals approaching
anythinglikeaworkable grade.Inconsequence therearenooreprocessing
plants.
Prospecting hasteencarriedout"bytheGeological Surveyonallornearlyall
potential locations suchasthoseofmineraldeposits ,pegmatites ,conglomerates ,
etc.,theinstruments used "beingageigercountertjrperatemeter anda
scintillometer ,bothhand-held instruments .Aconsiderable amountofnon-
systematic prospecting hasalsobeendonebyprivateinterests notablybythe
largenumberofcompanies prospecting forbasemetals.Theinstrumentation
includedhand-held ,truckmountedandairborne equipment ,theaerialsurveys
beingoverlimitedareasandcoincidental withelectro-magnetic andmagnetic
surveys.Radio-metric loggingofdeepboreholes hasalsobeendone.
Currently therearenoformalprogrammes ofprospecting forradio-active
minerals buttheGeological Survey >regularly checksanynewmaterial of
potential interest andpresumably theprospecting companies dolikewise.
t
Todatenodeposits approaching workable gradehavebeenidentified .No
reserves havebeenestablished andthereisnoproduction .

_1- m1/231/74-E
Reportonthedevalopment ofprospecting forradioactive minerals
inItalyupto1972
Prospecting foruraniumwasbeguninItalyin1950ty-afewprivate
companies (including Montecatini andLaSociltfeMiniateetChimique
pourl,Uranium).Inthisfirstphasethemainworkwascarriedout
intheperiod1958-60andyieldedfairlyinteresting results.
Itwasnotuntil1967»whenprospecting wasresumedonaworld-scale ,
thatwork-"beganundertheauspicesoftheCHENandSQMIREN(ofthe
ENIGroup),thenationalagenciesoperating inthisseotor,toconfirm,
andinsomecases,toevaluatethesemineralreserveswiththeaidof
moderntechniques .
Theprincipal uraniumbearingareaslocatedonnationalterritory
areshownontheappended map.Areaswhichareofdefinite and
effective mininginterest,containing particular typesofuranium
deposits ,distinguished "bytheformandthedistribution ofthe
depositsaccording totheoriginandconcentration oftheore,ape
asfollows:
(a)Hovazza,intheLombardAlpswheretheuraniummineralizations
areassociated withacidtuffaceous rocks,interspersed ina
carboniferous seriesofvolcanicorigin(Collioseries).
Theoreiscomposedofpitchblende ,normally accompanied
byblende,sericiteandquartz(averageconcentration
0.146J6ofU^Og.
Eightoremasses,oflenticular shapeandvaryingdimensions ,
havebeenlocated.Theircourseisthesameasthatofthe
ebonites inwhichtheyareincorporated .

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(b)ValKendena(south-west Trentino),whoseuraniumbearing
deposits,ofsedimentary origin,aresituated aroundthe
massifofAdamello ,
Theuraniumoreisalwayscontained intheformation of
Permiansandstones ,intheformofamass,lensorsmall
stratumlocatedalongthestrataproper(averageconcentration
oftheorehardlyexceeds0,1$ofU^Og),
(c)Northern Latium(Viterbo)wherequaternary ebonitesdominate
andwheretheradioactive mineralization corresponds ,for
themostpart,tostrataofinfusorial earthandtuffs
,mineralized withmarcasite .Mineralization ismixed:uranium
andthorium.Eventhoughtheaverageconcentration ,ofU..0Q3«
hardlyexceeds0.09$thefairlysuperficial locationofthe
mineralized massesandthefactthattheuraniumisincluded
inargillaceous tuffsconstitute idealconditions foropen-cast
mining,whichwouldreducecosts.
Methodsusedforprospecting
Thechoiceofprospecting techniques wasmainlydetermined by
technical andgeomorphological factors.Itmustberemembered
that,inItaly,themostinteresting zonesarelocatedin
mountainous regionsmostlyinaccessible byroad,whichmakes
theuseofcertainprospecting methodsimpossible .
According tothemostrecentdata,prospecting was"carriedout
2with:airborneradiometric equipment over4900km
portable ». ""1400"
vehicle mourrted " M "40000"
geochemical methods over50000"
Thetotalareaprospected foruraniuminItalyamountedtoabout
275000km,Certainareaswereprospected severaltimesusing
different methods,
Geochemical methods,whichwereusedinsteadofradiometric methods
forlarge-meshed regional surveys,werealsousedintheless

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promising geological areas. ;
Inall.itmaybesaidthatmostofthefavourable formations have
2. .. .2beenprospected .75000kmbylarge-meshed surveys,15000km
2morecloselyand2000kmveryfinely.
OnlyafewareasinSardinia needtobe,reconsidered .
Resultsofprospecting
Duringthe50*sthecompanyMontecatiniandtheSociSt6Mini£reet
Chimique pqurl,Uraniumbeganbydrivingafewhundred ,metresof
roadwaythroughuraniummineralizations intheMaritime Alpsand
produced alimited amountofconcentrates .
♦ :
Intheirturn,theCHENandSOMIREN(oftheIRIGroup)workedto
confirmthemininginterest ofareaswhichhadbeenidentified in
themeantime.Whereas theareasoffering hoindustrial interest were
abandoned ,-prospecting wascontinued inmorepromising areasuntil
theextentoftheirdeposits wasfullyknown.
Tosumup,prospecting hasbeencarriedoutsofarinanumberof
placesintheAlps,betweentheMaritime AlpsandCarnia,in
Northern Latium,ontheSilla(Calabria)andontheSarrabus
(Sardinia).Theworkhasbeenmainlyconcentrated inthreeuranium
bearingareasofmajorinterest:Novazza,ValRendenaandthe
regionofViterbo. 1""
Atotalofabout15000mofroadwayhasbeendriven,almostall
ofitbythefirmSOMIREN,Ofthistotal,4000mweredriveninthe
areaofValRedena,morethan5000minNovazzaandabout4000min
variouspartsofthewesternandMaritime Alps.

k-XVI1/231/74-E
Inaddition,about19000mofdrillings have "beenmade,10000of
themintheNovazzazone "bythefirmSOMIREN(ofwhich9000mwere
drilledfromroadways wherethecoresampleswerepartially recovered )
and9000ra"bythefirmCNENmostlyintheregionofViterbo.
Definiteresultsobtainedattheendof1972,considering onlythe
category ofreasonably certainreserves whichcanbeexploited ata
costoflessthan$10perlbofU^Og,amountto1500shorttonsU^Og
(136OmetrictonsofU^Ogcorresponding to1154metrictonsof
uranium).
Ninetypercentofthesereserves arecontained inthedepositof
Novazza..Othermineralizations representing afewdozenshorttons
ofU^OghavebeenconfirmedinValRendenaandintheCozieAlps
(Preit).
Probable reserves canbeestimated at10000shorttonsoflL0o3»
(9070metrictonsofU^Ogcorresponding to7690metrictonsof
uranium)atpricesrangingbetween$10and$15perlbofU.0oand2000030
shorttonsofU^Og(18140metrictonsofcorresponding to
15380metrictonsofuranium)atpricesexceeding$15perlbof
3°8*
Thiscategory ofreservesislargelylocatedinthepoormineralizations
ofNortherLatium,stillbeingexplored.
Investment inmining
During1972inthesixuraniumoreprospecting concessions inthe
miningdistrictofBergama(Groma,CimadiBani,Gandellino ,Pagherola ,
RoccoloandLagoNero),underground prospecting carriedoutbySOMIREN
involvedthedrivingof1020mofroadwayandthedrillingof
4350mofboreholes .

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Investment amountedtoatotalof350millionlire(560000u«a,)
For1973itisplannedtoinvesta"bout500millionlire(800000u»a.
Inthefourconcessions "beingprospected intheminingdistrict of
Rome(MacchiaGrande,Legarelle ,LaCarbonara andPontane)investment
inprospecting amountedtoatxmt100millionlire(160000u«a,)»

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OfficeofthePermanent Representative
oftheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
totheEuropean .Communities
Brussels ,4July1973
Sir,
Withreferencetoyourletterof13March1973(Ref.73/535)
.concerning thereportonthedevelopment ofprospecting and
production ,onprobablereserves andoninvestment inmining,
Iwishtoinformyouthatnoprospecting foruraniumor
thoriumtookplaceintheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg in1972•
Yoursfaithfully ,
ForthePermanent Representative
E.Ruppert
Attaché
î-îrFernartd Spaak
Director-General forEnergyandSafeguards
Commission oftheEuropean Communities
ruedelaLoi,200
1040Brussels.

XVI1/231/74-E
OfficeofthePermanent Representative
oftheNetherlands totheEuropean
Communities
Brussels.30March1973
tProspecting andproduction ofmineralsubstances
'
Withreferencetoyourletterof13March1973(Ref.73/00536),
Iwishtoinformyouthatnoprospecting forordiscovery of
uraniumorthoriumhastakenplaceintheNetherlands .
ThePermanent Représentative
P»C#Nieman
Commission oftheEuropean Communities
Directorate-General forEnergyand
EuratomSafeguards
ruedelaLoi,200
1040Brussels.

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INFORMATION E3P0RT ONURANIUM IN"THEUNITED KINGDOM.
EURATOM TREATYARTICLE 70:REPORTONMINERAL DEPOSITS ANDMININGINVESTMENT .
INTRODUCTION
Theinstitute ofGeological Sciences (lGS)fGeochemical Division,
on"behalfoftheUnitedKingdomAtomicEnergyAuthority ,undertook a
programme ofreconnaissance foruraniuminthefive-year periodApril1968
toMarch1973*Theobjective wasanassessment ofuraniumpotential in
termsofthemoderntrendtotheexploitation oflow-grade ,large-tonnage
deposits.Previously ,particularly intheperiods1945-51an<l1957-60,
largelyad.hocinvestigations hadteenconducted inregionsofknown
uraniumdeposits ,principally ofveintypeandthenewprogramme provided
theopportunity toexamineenvironments selected onother,morefundamental
geological/geochemical criteria *Thmethodofselection wasdiscussed "by
Ostle,1970,inapaperwhichidentified thefavourable areas,andthe:
accompanying mapistakenfromthatpaper.
Thereconnaissance bytheIGSendedinMarchofthisyearand
officialparticipation inuraniumprospecting andexploration isnow
limitedtotheanalysis ofgeochemical samplescollected forotherpurposes
andtoradio-metric observations (employing portableratemeters )taken
inthe,courseofregional geochemical sampling.Theextentofcurrent
commercial miningcompanyinterests andactivities isnotprecisely known.
Futureannualreportsarelikelytodealonlywithparticular investigations
andanycompanyinformation whichisreleased andthisinformation report
therefore represents abriefsummaryofallthefive-year reconnaissance
activities andincludes resumesofthegeologyofthoseareasinitially
considered tobefavourable totheoccurrence ofuraniumdeposits,of
thereconnaissance andfollow-up methodsemployed andoftheresults.
Mentionofearlierworkisincluded underappropriate regional heads#
Inadditiontopublications relatingtouraniumintheUKandto
thereconnaissance ,theIGSannounced in1971thataseriesofdetailed •
reportsonthenorthern Scotlandregionwasavailable topersonsor
organizations wishingtoundertake furtherexploration andassessment work.
ThesearelistedintheBibliography ,

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2.LOCATION OPDEPOSITS ,PROSPECTED ZONESANDORE-PROCESSING PLANTS
Nodeposits haveyetbeenprovedtobeoforegradeintheUKand
nouranium minesorprocessing plantsaretherefore inoperation .The
accompanying mapindicates thelocations oftypesofuraniumoccurrences
astheywereknownin1968,priortotheIGSreconnaissance .Theyinclude:
(i)Polymetallic veindepositsinthesouthwest ofEnglandmining
region(themapidentifies thoseforwhichagedeterminations
carriedoutontheprimaryuraniumminerals ,pitchblende and
coffinite ,areavailable);
(ii)polymetallic veinsatLaxey,Dalbeattie ,TyndrumandHelmsdale ;
(iii)anomalous enrichments ofuraniuminblack,Cambro-Ordovician
'shaleinnorthWales;
(iv)anomalous uraniumenrichments inphosphatic limestone inthe
Carboniferous Limestone ofthePennines ;
(v)anamolous uraniumvaluesinNamurianshalesinsouth-west England
andflanking theDerbyshire Dome.
Asa.■,ult©ftherecentreconnaissance ,theextentandnumberofdeposit
typesinnorthern Scotland canbeconsiderably increased ,asalsocan
thenumber,andpossibly thetypo,ofconcentrations insouth-west England.
3.SULHoARY DESCRIPTION OFGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS A1IDDEPOSIT TYPES
(a)NorthernScotland
(l)EasternpartoftheNorthernHighlands ofScotlandandtheOrkney
Islands.
Thisarealieswithinthemetamorphic beltoftheCaledonian orogen.
Thebasementiscomposed largelyofthelatePrc-Cambrian Moinian
assemblage whichconsists ofquartzitic ,arenaceous andargillaceous
sediments deposited ontheArchaean Lewisian gneisscomplex nowseenas
foldcoresandthrustslicesinthewestoftheregion.Polyphase
metamorphism andmigmatizatiDn haveproduced anextensive migmatite
compleiandthisisintruded bylateSilurian granites andsyenites.Post-
orogenic Devonian sediments restwithpronounced unconformity onthebase­
mentandcomprise afluviati'le andlacustine cyclicsequencerangingfrom
coursered-bedconglomerates toblackcalcareous mudstones .

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Minor tuffaceous sediments and lava flows are present within the sequence#
Later sediments from Permian toJurassic areexposed totheeast ofa
major coastal fault inanarrow strip bordering theMoray Firth basin#
Inthis region thereconnaissance ledtothediscovery ofnumerous
newuranium occurrences inavariety ofmodes ,asfollows :
(i)Ahigh incidence ofuranium occurrences inthelower members ofthe
Kiddle OldRedSandstone ofnorthwest Caithness ,west ofaregional
fault line incentral Caithness and onMainland Orkney .Inmany
cases ,uranium concentration isrelated tohigh phosphate content
oftherocks and isinterpreted asbeing pene contemporaneous with
deposition ofthe sediments .
(ii)Small-scale concentrations ofuraniun associated with minor tectonic
features inthe uraniferous sediments#
(iii )Uranium innarrow shears intheHelmsdale granite andanomalous
radio-activity associated with zones ofalteration inthe granite#
(iv) Theunusual concentration ofuranium ,intheform offine-grained
uraninite andofsecondary minerals ,ina-basal arkosic member
oftheOldRedSandstone succession immediately overlying the
He?Lmsdalo granite ,atOusdale onthesoutheast coast ofCaithness#
Uranium occurrences and radioactive anomalies are known inat
least onezone exceeding akilometre inlength# Mineralization
controls have notbeen established beyond question ,thearea
being faulted while theuranium distribution appears tobe
principally ,butnotwholly ,stratiform#
(b)Southern Uplands ofScotland
This area lies within thenon-met amorphic belt oftheCaledonian
orogen .Highly deformed Ordovician andSilurian geosynclinal strata trend
IIE-S'J parallel totheSouthern Uplands fault whiohforms thenorthern
margin tothearea except inthewest# There ,immediately north ofthe
fault ,Ordovician sedimentary andigneous relationships suggest thesite
ofasubduction zone .Late Silurian tolox-jer Devonian granites intrude
these rocks athigh level andthere areassociated lava flows with the
Cheviot mass intheeast# Themajor post–orogonic -unconformity isofthe
Devonian butthesouthern margin ofthearea isdefined bytheCarboniferous
unconformity# Faulted outliers ofCarboniferous toPermian strata occur in
basins across theregion#

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Uraniummineralization ,intheformofuranimte and
associated withbismuth,had"beendiscovered intheregionontheSolwaycoast
nearDalbeattie# Thinsteeplyinclined siliceous veinsoccurnormalto
thesouthern marginofagranodiorite masswithinthehornfelsed sediments
flankingit.Themineralization islocallyofhighgradebutcommercial
tonnages arenotavailable# Thepossibleroleinmineralization control
ofamajorcrushzoneparallel tothegranite,andofthenearbyCarboni­
ferousunconformity ,hasnotadequately beentestedastheexisting evi­
dencedoesnotrecommend thecostlyexploration involved.Asimilar
minorveinoccurrence ofuraninite wasdiscovered inthecourseofthe
recentreconnaissance nearthenorthwest marginofthesamegranite.
(c)MidlandsofEngland
Theobjectives ofthereconnaissance inthisregionwerethe
identification ofsourcesforanomalous uraniumvaluesinthegroundwater
.boreholes intersecting Triassic sediments .TheTriasinthisarearests
uncomfonnably onthePermianorCoalMeasures andcomprises arenaceous beds
andmarlsprobablylaiddownonadesertplainofgreatextentsupporting
shallowsaltlakes.Thebedsweredeposited betweentheCambrian Mountains
andtheMercianHighlands .
(d)BlackshalesofEnglandandWales
MarineblackshalesintheCarboniferous havepreviously been
showntocontainanomalous concentrations ofuraniumincertainhorizons ,
mostlyintheNamurian.Thepossibility oftherebeinglargetonnages
oflowgradeuraniumoreintheserockswasinvestigated intheareasneigh­
bouringtheDerbyshire «Domeandsurrounding theNWales,SWalesandthe
ForestofDeanCoalfields .
Anomalous concentrations ofuranium wereconfirmed andinthe
Derbyshire areawerelocatedwherethebasalUamurianlieswithsharp
disconformity ontheunderlying limestone.Whereagradualtransition occurs
fromtheCarboniferous limestone throughcalcareous shalesorinterbedded
limestone andshales,highvaluesofradioactivity areabsent.No
significantly highvaluesofradioactivity weredetectedintheNamurian
surrounding theNWalesandForestofDeanCoalfield .
InSouthWales,isolated exposures intheMillstone GritSeries
showhigherthanaveragevaluesofuraniumandonemarinebandespecially
(theReticulocerus inconstans marineband),exhibitsanomalousactivityalorg
thenorthern outcropandontheonelocality whereitoutcropsinthesouth
ofthecoalfield .

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Uraniumwasalready knowntooccurinITWalesinsubeconomic
amountsintheupperCambrian "BlackBand"whichoutcropsintheEnglish
Borderland .
Moderately highlevelsofradioactivity occurintheLowerRhyolite
Tuffsandinasequence ofautobrecciated rhyolitenearBeddgelert# Multiele-
mentanalysis ofthestreamsediments collected resultedinsomeareas
ofpossible basemetalenrichment beingdelineated#
(c)SouthWestEngland
ThegeologyofthesouthvestEnglandmetalliferous ,miningregion
comprises aseriesofgeosynclinal sediments theearliest ofwhicharegrits,
sandstones andconglomerates ofLowerDevonian agesucceeded byMiddle
andUpperDevonianslatesandmudstones containing calcareous andvolcanic
members.Carboniferous grits,blackshales,slatesandgreyshales,with
intercalated volcanic beds,occupythenorthern partofthearea#Structure
iscomplex,withrecumbent foldingofthesediments.Thelatterareintruded
by.anearlysuiteofbasicrocks,nowdiabase ,whichtakeavarietyofforms
butthemainepisodeofigneousactivity resulted intheemplacement of
severalstocksofleucocratic graniterepresenting theshallowest parts
ofagranitebatholith v:hichunderlies muchofthepeninsula ,plunging
steeplyonthenorthern margin# Dykesofporph^Ty ,smallpegmatites and
bodiesofgreisencomprise thenextstageofigneousactivity whichfinally
leadstothedeposition ofmetalliferous lodedeposits# Thelatter -are
largelyassociated spatially withthegranitestocksandthethermalaureoles
surrounding themandtheyexhibitmetalzoningfromtinthroughtungsten ,
copper,leadandsilver#
Uraniumhaslongbeenknowninassociation withmanyofthelodes
andtheorehasbeenexploited onasmallscaleinthepast.Itoccursas
pitchblende ,uraninite ,coffinite and.theirsecondary derivatives inassocia­
tionbothwithtinandcopperlodes,agedeterminations indicating several
agesofmineralization ,eveninthesameveinstructure# Someminorenrich­
mentofuraniumoccursingreyshalesofNalnurian agenorthofandremotefrom
thelargeDartmoorgranite'massandanomalous uraniumconcentrations are
associated withdisseminated pyrrhotite marginaltothesamegranite#
Thelodetiraniummineralization islocallyofhighgradebutof
sporadicdistribution ,thelargestshootsdiscovered todateprobably
containing nomorethana"fewtensoftonsofU^Og,withoneintheseveral
hundredtonsizerange#

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4.PROSPECTING SITUATION BYREGION
(a)NorthernScotland
Thenamobstacle tothedetection andassessment ofuranium occurrences
inthisregionistheveryextensive covering ofsuperficial deposits con-
prisingglacialdriftandpeat.Overlargeareasstandard radiometric
surveyshavetherefore littleapplication although theyareeffective
alongstreamcoursesandcoastalsections *Amultiple-technique approach
wastherefore madetothereconnaissance andassessment stages,involving
thefollowing stages,notalwayssequential :
1#Regional geochemical drainage surveysemploying streamsediment and
watersamples,rapidanalysis beingcarriedoutbythedelayedneutron
activation method,
2,Vehicle-mountedradiometric traversing ofroadsandtracks,providing
onlylimitedcoverage,
3,On-footradiometric traversing onexposedsections ,basedongeological
interpretations offavourability ,
4,Helicopter-borne surveyofinaccessible ,extensive coastalcliffsections
employing asideways-looking scintillometer ,
5,Gammamonitoring ofshallowaugerholesthroughpeatinthefollow-up
stage,
6,Portable gammaspectrometer examination ofanomalies ,
7,Radoninsoilsurveysfortheprecisedelimitation andtheextension of
anomalies ,employing insitumeasurements byprovesdeveloped for
emanometry bytheIGSandUKAEA,
8,.Geochemical soilsampling,
9,Shallowscoutdrilling ofanomalies ,
10,Deeperdrilling (coringandnon-coring )ofverylimitedextentontwo
occurrences .
Newdiscoveries wereeffected byvehicle-mounted andon-footradiometric
methodsandasaresultofthefollow-up ofhydrogeochemical anomalies .The
latter,evenatlow-density samplingintervals ,wasparticularly effective
asaprimarymethodofindicating areasofhighfavourability .Comparison
ofuraniumdistribution instreamsediments andsurfacewaterwasshownto
provideameansofdistinguishing leachable uraniumfromthatheldinrefrac­
torymineral phases.

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XVII 231-74-E
Ofparticular value atthefollow-up orassessment stage ofinvestigations
inthis region was theapplication ofamodified ,small diameter total gamma
probe (5•above )tothestudy ofuranium distribution beneath peat cover .The
tracing ofboulder trains bythis means ledtotheprecise location ofbedrock
mineralization .
(b)South West Scotland
Inview ofthevery large andlocally difficult areas tobecovered ,greatest
reliance inthis region wasplaced ongeochemical drainage sampling ;augmented
bevehicle-mounted reconnaissance andextensive foot surveys ofselected
geological targets such asmajor unconformities ,granite margins andtheCheviot
igneous complex .Thestandard geochemicil procedure employed stream sediment
samples buteffective usewasalso made ofapnned concentrates ,which provided
much useful data ontheoccurrence ofother metals .IntheJedburgh basin of
flat-lying OldRedSandstone sediments recourse wasmade totheanalysis of
ground water from numerous boreholes penetrating thesandstones .
(c)Midlands ofEngland
Ground andsurface water sampling was theprincipal technique employed on
investigations ofthe .flat-lying Triassic formations ,augmented byvehicle -
mounted traverses which became theprimary techniques over theolder rocks
flanking theTriassic basin .Anomalies were investigated with theassistance
ofsoil sampling andradon -in-soil airsurveys .
(d)Black Shales
Investigations aimed atthediscovery oflarge areas underlain byuraniferous
shales were based mainly onthestudy ofexposed orthinly covered sections of
bed-rock ,employing light -weight buthigh-resolution scintillation ratemeters .
Alarge a,rea inNorth Wales ,however ,wassurveyed bymeans ofstream sediment
andwater sampling because ofthefavourable hydrogeochemistry andthevariety
ofgeology . .

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Thefull range ofavailable techniques wasapplied inthis region ,local
emphasis depending ongeology andassessments ofthemost likely mode of
mineralization tobeexpected .Experience indicated that geochemical drainage
sampling (neither stream sediment norwater )waseffective indiscovering the
uranium concentrations typical ofthebulk oftheregion andalmost compete
recourse waseventually made tovehicle-mounted andon-foot radiometry asthe
most successful techniques .Follow-up investigations made use ofgeochemical
soil sampling employing amechanical auger sradon -in-soil airsurveys ,radio­
metric gridding ,andshallow drilling .Inthe1957-52 period ofoperations a
combined magnetic /radiometric airborne survey hadbeen carried outover this
region ataground clearance of500 ftandaline spacing of0.4km.Follow -
upofabout 450 anomalies ledtothe identification ofmany newuranium
occurrences but therecent reconnaissance showed that bynomeans allsignificant
surface anomalies were detected from the air .
5.EXPENDITURE
Total expenditure onthefield operations over thefive-year period was
£250,000 sterling ,which included thecosts ofoperating ?.lightweight diamond
drilling machine andmechanical auger .Adetailed breakdown ofexpenditure ,
either byregion ortechniques ,isnotyetavailable ,butexpenditure innorthern
Scotland substantially exceeded that inother areas .
6.RESULTS OFTHE SURVEY ABDRESERVE ESTIMATES
Thediscovery ofividespread butlow-grade uranium enrichments innorthern
Scotland established this region asasmall but discrete uranium province or
sub-province .Asstated earlier ,miich oftheuranium isconcentrated inthin
phosphatic horizons but local enrichments tested toshallow depth inarenaceous
sediments anddiscordant structures probably represent resources ofafew
thousand tons ofU^OQ,ofprobably sub-economic grade .
There-examination ofthesouth-west Engl an.' ,region ledtothediscovery of
uranium concentrations associated with recently identified zones ofwrench
faulting inproximity toHercjmian granites .Thenewoccurrences have not
been tested and confident resource estimates cannot bemade .Uranium values

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arelocallyhighandsomezonesshowevidenoe ofcontinuity sufficient to
indicateresourcesoftheorderofhundredsoftonsofU^Og.
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