Focus On Uranium

The Napperby Project In Australia
Daniel Guibal

The Napperby Uranium Project is located 175km northwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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Gamma Probe EU Data QA-QC Procedures
Allan Moran

The most common method used to determine in-situ uranium grades from drillholes is down-hole gamma logging, and the conversion of probe-measured counts-per-second (CPS) to “equivalent” in-situ uranium grades (eU% or eU3O8%).

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Mineralogy Matters
Rob Bowell

Uranium is unique amongst metallic elements.

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Grass Roots Uranium Exploration In Argentina
George Even

In 2007 the CEO of UrAmerica Ltd, a private, UK-based exploration company, contracted SRK (Chile) to conduct a technical review, make recommendations, and field check their uranium exploration efforts in the Chubut and Salta Provinces in Argentina.

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Developing Uranium Processing Expertise
Rob Bowell, Matthew Dey

Working with academia often gives SRK the chance to investigate alternative solutions or develop new ideas that can aid in the understanding and resolution of clients problems, e.g. SRK has strong links with Cardiff University.

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Underground Uranium Scoping Study
Gordon Doerksen

SRK conducted a scoping study of the underground components of two uranium deposits in Labrador, Canada.

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Uranium Exploration: The SRK Exploration Perspective
Nick O’Reilly

Since 2005 SRK Exploration Services (SRKES) has been a global player in project origination, appraisal and management for uranium exploration.

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In-Situ Recovery
Rob Bowell, Dmitry Yermakov

Where a uranium orebody exists in a saturated sandstone aquifer, boreholes can be drilled into it and the surrounding water treated with chemicals.

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Institutional Controls On Radioactive Mine Wastes
Don Hovdebo

During the last decade, most jurisdictions around the world implemented legislative requirements for mining and milling operations to prepare closure plans for decommissioning and reclamation, and to post a bond or other financial instrument of sufficient value to cover the cost of the closure.

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SOMAIR Uranium Mine Heap Leach Pad
Dave Luppnow

AREVA NC (AREVA) retained SRK Consulting between 2005 and 2007 to undertake the feasibility and detail design of a dedicated heap leach pad and associated ponds for lower-grade uranium ore at their SOMAIR operation in Niger.

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Pele Mountain Resources At The Elliot Lake Project
Terry Mandziak, Ken Reipas

Production of uranium in the Elliot Lake Camp began in 1955.

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Using JORC And CIM Guidelines For Uranium Resource Estimation
Tracey Laight, Cliff Revering

SRK has considerable experience in classifying resource and reserve estimations in accordance with internationally recognized reporting codes, such as JORC, CIM and SAMREC.

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Characterizing The Long-Term Stability And Porewater Quality Of Uranium Mine Tailings
Kelly Sexsmith

SRK has been providing consulting services to Cameco Corporation for over 15 years.

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Mineral Processing Overview
Vic Hills

Historically, the most commonly encountered flowchart for uranium processing consisted of conventional comminution followed by atmospheric leaching, solid/liquid separation, solvent extraction purification and finally ammonium diuranate (ADU) or yellow cake precipitation.

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Re-Engineering The Elkon Deposit
David Pearce, Nikolai Yenshin

Elkon in South Yakutia, East Russia, is the world’s largest known, undeveloped uranium deposit.

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Letlhakane Uranium Project, Botswana
Peter Gleeson, Dave Luppnow

In 2008, A-Cap Resources Ltd appointed SRK to undertake a scoping study of their Letlhakane Uranium Project located in east-central Botswana.

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Kuriskova Uranium Project, Slovakia
Allan Moran

The Kuriskova Uranium Project is an advanced-stage uranium exploration property, with established uranium resources, located in Eastern Slovakia and controlled by Tournigan Energy Ltd (Tournigan).

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