Economic and Environmental Geology (자원환경지질)
- Volume 27 Issue 6
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- Pages.601-609
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- 1994
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- 1225-7281(pISSN)
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- 2288-7962(eISSN)
Uranium Resources of Mongolia
몽골의 우라늄자원
- Moon, Kun Joo (Korea Institute of Geology Mining and Materials) ;
- Park, Joong Kwon (Korea Institute of Geology Mining and Materials)
- Received : 1994.06.11
- Published : 1994.12.30
Abstract
Uranium resources of Mongolia are generally confined to sediments deposited during Jurassic to Cretaceous volcanism. Territory of Mongolian uranium deposits is divided into four districts as follows; Mongol-Priargun, Gobi-Tamtsag, Hentii-Dauer, North-Mongolian. Potential uranium deposits were discovered by Airborne Gamma ray Spectrometric Survey(AGSM). One of them, Haraat deposit, which was interested to us, has been under detailed survey for exploitation by one of American companies, Concord company. The Erdes uranium mine is partly operated by about hundred Russian staffs at the open pit, while underground mining facilities such as the main hoist are almost closed. Ore minerals of the Erdes Mine are coffinite and pitchblende. Uranium content in ore ranges from 0.06% to 1%, averaging 0.2%. Ore reserves of uranium ore in the Dornod deposit including the Erdes Mine accounts 29,000 ton. It is reported that Uranium resources of Mongolia are 1,471,000 ton.
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