The Role of Radon in the McClean Lake North Uranium Discovery

A drill hole in the centre of a strong radon anomaly intersected 33 feet of 7.51% U3O8 at 500 feet depth
  • The radon survey was carried out with alphameters placed under the snow.
  • Although the ore-grade mineralization was at 500 feet, anomalous uranium was observed at much shallower depths. This near surface mineralization may have given rise to the radon anomaly observed at surface.
  • This information and the attached figure were taken from Saracoglu,N; Wallis,R.H.; Brummer,J.J.; and Golightly,J.P. 1983: Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin, vol. 76, No. 852.
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Robert H. Morse, Ph.D., P.Eng.
January 27, 2009
radon anomaly at McClean Lake North

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