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| Identifier | urn:uuid:255109ef-a5ff-40c1-8652-aa27c0439724-GSC:CAN_UThDeposits |
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| Typename | csw:Record |
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| Schema | http://www.opengis.net/wms |
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| Last update | 2013-10-03T08:52:31Z |
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| Title | Canadian Uranium Deposits and Occurrences |
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| Abstract | The Canadian uranium database captures the geological characteristics of Canadian radioactive occurrences, which are natural concentrations of uranium (and/or thorium) that exceed 10 times background. Multiple radioactively anomalous zones that lie within 400 to 500 metres from each other may be captured in the database as one occurrence. Some uranium occurrences will become economic producers, but only after extensive exploration, economic evaluation and environmental assessment. This is the case for major developments in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Former mines at Port Radium, Northwest Territories, and Elliot Lake and Bancroft areas of Ontario, once Canadas most significant sources of uranium, were in production before Canadians realized the need for long term environmental assessment. Some of these sites are now decommissioned, and others are at various stages of post-mining remediation as directed by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
Uranium deposits encompass a variety of settings and styles. The most significant deposits in Canada, such as those in the Athabasca (Saskatchewan) and Thelon (Nunavut) sedimentary basins are thought to be associated with Proterozoic unconformities. Other common types of occurrence are grouped into main classes such as: 'sandstone', 'veins', 'paleoplacer', 'intrusion-related', 'magmatic-hydrothermal iron oxide', 'volcanic', 'phosphatic', and 'surficial'. Parts of the database that have not been updated include older terms such as 'magmatic-anatectic' and 'metasomatite'. These are being updated as resources permit in the Uranium Resources of Canada Project. Repeat users will be able to observe changes in classification that are applied over time as updates continue. |
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| Keywords | GeoscientificInformation, Geological and geophysical, radioactive, uranium, U, thorium, Th, mineral, deposit, occurrence |
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| Parentidentifier | urn:uuid:255109ef-a5ff-40c1-8652-aa27c0439724 |
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| Source | http://132.156.97.59/cgi-bin/canmin_en-ca_ows |
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| CRS | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:6.11:4326 |
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| Distance unit of measure | degrees |
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| Identifier | urn:uuid:255109ef-a5ff-40c1-8652-aa27c0439724 |
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| Typename | csw:Record |
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| Schema | http://www.opengis.net/wms |
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| Last update | 2013-10-03T08:52:31Z |
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| Title | Canadian Mineral Deposits |
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| Abstract | Mineral deposits are natural accumulations of one or more useful minerals that may provide society with metallic or non-metallic raw materials. The Geological Survey of Canada has been compiling databases for major metallic mineral deposits on Canada-wide and world-wide scale over a three decade period. The most recent compilation was enabled by industry-sponsored World Map and World Minerals Geoscience Database Projects. Four Canadian thematic databases for uranium-thorium, vanadium-titanium, lode gold, and molybdenum occurrences are now available On-Line. |
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| Creator | Lesley B. Chorlton |
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| Publisher | Mineral Resources Division, Geological Survey of Canada |
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| Contributor | Lesley B. Chorlton |
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| Organization | Lesley B. Chorlton |
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| Format | OGC:WMS |
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| Source | http://132.156.97.59/cgi-bin/canmin_en-ca_ows |
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| CRS | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:6.11:4326 |
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| Distance unit of measure | degrees |
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| Service type | OGC:WMS |
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| Service type version | 1.1.1 |
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| Operations | GetCapabilities, GetMap, GetFeatureInfo, DescribeLayer, GetLegendGraphic |
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| Coupling type | tight |
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| Operates on | GSC:CAN_VTiDeposits, GSC:CAN_MoDeposits, GSC:CAN_MineralDeposits, GSC:CAN_AuDeposits, GSC:CAN_UThDeposits |
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