VGP44C:
The Uranium Cycle: From the Mantle to Sediments to Exploitation to Environmental Impact III Posters

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Session ID#: 6357

Session Description:
Uranium has unique chemical and physical properties. Its redox sensitivity has been exploited as a tracer of earth evolution and its unique chemistry results in a spectrum of deposit types. Energy can be generated from the unique physical properties of uranium as a relatively clean source of nuclear energy, but development of innovative and sustainable resource extraction requires understanding the entire uranium geochemical cycle. The goal of this special session is to gather recent advances in understanding the global uranium cycle including the use of uranium in tracing redox environments and new approaches to uranium deposit exploration, nuclear waste disposal, and the fate and transport of uranium in surface and near surface environments. Contributions on subjects of uranium as a geochemical proxy for redox, behavior of uranium in various geologic settings including uranium mineralization, remediation of contaminated sites, and geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel are strongly encouraged.
OSPA Liaison:  Kurtis Kurtis Kyser, Queen's University, Geol SWci & Geol Engin, Kingston, ON, Canada
Chairs:  Mostafa Fayek, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada and Kurtis Kurtis Kyser, Queen's University, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Kingston, ON, Canada
Primary Convener:  Kurtis Kurtis Kyser, Queen's University, Geol SWci & Geol Engin, Kingston, ON, Canada
Convener:  Mostafa Fayek, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Index Terms:

1030 Geochemical cycles [GEOCHEMISTRY]
1039 Alteration and weathering processes [GEOCHEMISTRY]
1040 Radiogenic isotope geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY]
1065 Major and trace element geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • ES - Earth Surface Processes
  • MD - Mineral Deposits and Ore Minerals
  • SG - Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
VGP41A-06
Characterization of Fluids Associated with Uranium Mineralization in the Beaverlodge Uranium District, Northern Saskatchewan: Field, Petrographic, Fluid Inclusion and C-O Isotope Studies (34149)
Rong Liang, University of Regina, Geology, Regina, SK, Canada, Guoxiang Chi, University of Regina, Department of Geology, Regina, SK, Canada, Geology, Regina, SK, Canada, Ken Ashton, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Regina, SK, Canada and Nigel Blamey, Western University, Department of Earth Sciences, London, ON, Canada
 
VGP44C-0439
Tourmaline in the Maw Zone, the Gryphon Uranium Deposit, and Sandstones above the Phoenix Uranium Deposits, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada (35479)
Ian Thomas O'Connell1, Keiko Hattori2, Erin Adlakha2, Shishi Chen1 and Chad Sorba3, (1)University of Ottawa, Earth Sciences, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (2)University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (3)Denison Mines Corp., Saskatoon, SK, Canada
 
VGP44C-0441
Petrographic study of albitization associated with uranium mineralization in the Beaverlodge district of northern Saskatchewan (36094)
Jacklynn Adell Kennicott1, Guoxiang Chi1 and Ken Ashton2, (1)University of Regina, Department of Geology, Regina, SK, Canada, Geology, Regina, SK, Canada, (2)Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Regina, SK, Canada
 
VGP44C-0442
Geochemistry and Geochronology of the Andrew Lake Deposit, Thelon Basin, Nunavut, Canada (36346)
Brandi Marie Shabaga1, Mostafa Fayek1, David Quirt2, Bill Davis3, Tom Pestaj3 and Charlie Jefferson3, (1)University of Manitoba, Geological Sciences, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Areva Resources Canada, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, (3)Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
 
VGP44C-0443
Long term geochemical evolution of U mine tailings from the Denison TMA-1 tailings management area, Elliot Lake, ON, Canada. (36618)
Mariea K. Kartick1, Julie L. Brown2, F. Grant Ferris1 and James E. Mungall1, (1)University of Toronto, Department of Earth Science, Toronto, ON, Canada, (2)Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
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