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    Uranium exploration methodology in cold climates

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    Sims, J.M.
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    Abstract
    The uranium prospecting boom of the past decade had, as a major consequence, the rapid development and proliferation of exploration methods for source materials. Numerous established methods were developed and refined whilst new techniques were introduced proving, in some instances, to be highly successful. To the explorationist the proliferation of instrumental hardware and detection systems was something of a headache with the result that in uranium exploration, more so than in other types of prospecting, the choice of exploration method at the appropriate stage of prospecting was frequently ill founded. The situation also spawned ‘black box’ purveyors who made extravagant claims for their equipment. Money was wasted through over kill applications of exploration method accompanied in many instances by deficiencies in the interpretation of results. This project was originally conceived as a means of evaluating, reviewing and filtering from a burgeoning array of systems the most appropriate exploration techniques applicable to cold climate environments. This goal has been trimmed somewhat since it had been hoped to incorporate site investigation data assembled in the field by the writer as appropriate case history material. This was not possible and as a consequence this report is a 'state of the art review' of the applicability of currently available techniques in Arctic and Subarctic environments. Reference is made to published case history data, where appropriate, supportive of the techniques or methods reviewed.
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    Abstract -- Introduction -- Prospecting methods in relation to Arctic and Subarctic environments -- Review of direct exploration methods -- Radiometric methods -- Airborne spectrometry -- Car borne and hand held instrumentation -- Geochemical methods -- Soil and stream sediment methods -- Geobotanical methods -- Water sampling - Hydrogeochemical methods -- Other metods -- Optimal exploration method selection -- References -- Table of exploration methods discussed in this report.
    Date
    1980-03
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    University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research Laboratory
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    Technical Report
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    Sims, J.M., 1980, Uranium exploration methodology in cold climates: University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research Laboratory Open File 80-6, 141 p.
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