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[en] Strong demand and a good price for high grade uranium is responsible for a $33 million facelift at Eldorado Nuclear's Beaverlodge operation, near Uranium City, Sask., designed to reduce costs and make the operation more competitive with other open pit mines. Rehabilitation has resulted in the installation of a new oxygen plant, office building, laboratory, dry and warehouse. A new carbonation plant is scheduled for completion by year end. Production comes from two connected underground mines - the Fay and Verna - and two shallow mines - the Eagle and the Bolger. Official ore reserves at the end of 1978 were estimated at 4.19 million tons averaging 0.20 percent U₃O₈, sufficient for another 20 to 25 years of production. Reported production of uranium oxide in 1978 was 1.2 million pounds. It is expected to reach 1.6 million pounds in 1979. The Verna mine was closed because of a lack of market, but reopened in 1977. Eldorado crews are installing a massive ventilation system. Other development work is proceeding at the Dubyna 31 Zone where an underground satellite ramp operation is being installed. Proposed method of mining is via the access ramp with lateral development drifts into the ore zone. A small open pit, concurrently being developed in the Dubyna 31 Zone, will be mined by 3 m benches. Waste material will be dumped into the mine site disposal area for later use in restoration. Major changes to the processing operation are also being carried out. Changes to the plant in 1979 will include the addition of new offices, a laboratory and shower facilities for the employees. (LL)

[en] In August 1979, work began to dewater the Stanleigh mine of Rio Algom Limited near Elliot Lake, Ontario, which had lain dormant in a flooded state since early-1961. Under terms of an agreement with Ontario Hydro, Rio Algom is well on its way towards reactivating the mine and is scheduled to begin producing yellowcake on July, 1, 1983

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[en] Uranium-bearing pitchblende deposits of the Beaverlodge area in northern Saskatchewan are highly complex. The ideas and concepts of ore reserve calculation methods employed by Eldorado Nuclear Limited in assessing and planning the mining of these deposits are described. A manual block-system of ore reserve calculation was used before the adoption of the current computerized system. Four classifications are used for ore reserves calculated by the system, which provides two main program jobs for calculating ore reserves and several additional ones that involve calculations and graphical presentation of ore reserve information for use in mine planning. A comparison of production statistics and ore reserve calculations illustrates the accuracy of the method. (author)

[en] The Cluff Lake mine has been planned taking the needs of the local inhabitants into consideration. Amok/Cluff Mining has been concerned about ensuring that the people of northern Saskatchewan, especially those of native ancestry, benefit as much as possible from the opportunities created by the project while retaining the traditional virtues of their native cultures. Ways are being sought to involve northern residents and businesses and to give northerners the best chance to take advantage of the jobs, contracts and purchases that become available. Predominantly northern crews with no previous experience have been obtaining very good results, and the goal of a 50 percent northern work force has been met

[en] Between 1953 and 1971 uranium was mined at Rum Jungle in the Northern Territory, Australia. As a result of the mining operations the Finniss river system near the mines became polluted. This pollution was related to the occurrence of sulphur as pyrites in overburden heaps. A rehabilitation program for the Rum Jungle area is planned

[en] The Rum Jungle Uranium Field was discovered by a private prospector in 1949. A total of 3530 tonnes of uranium oxide was mined and treated from four ore-bodies by Territory Enterprises Pty. Limited who managed the Rum Jungle Project on behalf of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission until the closure of operations in 1971. One small low grade uranium orebody remains to be developed. Lead, zinc, copper, cobalt and nickel were found zoned sub vertically with uranium at one deposit. One medium sized lead, zinc, copper, cobalt and nickel deposit remains to be developed and one small copper deposit with minor uranium was mined. The basemetal deposits show a regional zoning relationship with the known uranium mineralization. Uranium and basemetal mineralization is hosted by graphitic or chloritic, pyritic shales at the contact with a magnesite. These rocks are in the lower part of a sequence of Lower Proterozoic sediments which unconformably overlie Archaean basement complexes. The sediments and complexes are displaced by Giants Reef Fault and sub-parallel shears and linears may further control mineralization. Nearly 50km of the prospective shale/magnesite contact was tested by total count radiometric surveys, various electrical methods, auger, rotary percussion and diamond drilling. The source for the uranium mineralization was probably the Archaean basement complexes from which uranium was initially deposited as protore by either chemical precipitation or clay adsorption in the shale units or as detrital placers in quartz pebble conglomerates immediately overlying the basement complexes. (author)

[en] Adverse effects from release of heavy metals into the aquatic environment are briefly described. The importance of bacterial leaching in pyritic waste heaps is noted, together with current research at a mine site in Australia. The operational history and waste management practices at the former uranium mine site at Rum Jungle leading to a sustained annual input of heavy metals into the Finniss River are discussed. The objectives and measures adopted for physical rehabilitation of the Rum Jungle site, completed in June 1986 at a cost of about $A16 million (1982 $), are outlined. (author). 23 refs, 3 figs, 7 tabs

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