Prospecting, uranium exploration

Geology Uranium prospecting and exploration geological and archeometric age determination... 

Gueniot B, Munier-Lamy C, Berthelin J (1988b) Geochemical behavior of Uranium in soils, part 11 Distribution of uranium in hydromorphic soils and soil sequences. Application for suificial prospecting. J Geochem Explor 31 39-55... 

Riese, W. C., Lee, M. J, Brookins, D, G, and Della Valle, R. 1978. Application of trace element geochemistry to prospecting for sandstone-type uranium deposits. In Watterson, J.R. and Theobald, R K. (ed.). Geochemical Exploration 1978, Proceedings of the Seventh International Geochemical Exploration Symposium. The Association of Exploration Geochemists, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada, 47-64. 

About 20 percent of the nation s electricity is produced by nuclear power plants, which consume uranium. Low-cost uranium for nuclear reactors is currently very plentiful in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Very few nuclear reactors are being built these days, so little exploration for uranium has occurred in recent decades. However, a nuclear revival, whether for electricity or hydrogen, would spur uranium prospecting and might cause uranium prices to escalate in the long term. 

Cowart J. B. and Osmond J. K. (1977) Uranium isotopes in groundwater their use in prospecting for sandstone-type uranium deposits. J. Geochem. Explor. 8, 365-379. 

Dyck, W., Jonasson, I.R. and Liard, R.F., 1976b. Uranium prospecting with Rn in frozen terrain. J. Geochem. Explor., 5 115-127. 

Langmuir, D., and J. R. Ch.atiiam. 1980. Groundwater prospecting for sandstone-type uranium deposits A preliminary comparison of the merits of mineral-solution equilibria, and single-element tracer methods. J. Geo-chem. Explor. 13 201 9. 

Top Z, Clarke WB (1981) Dissolved helium isotopes and tritium in lakes Further results for uranium prospecting in Central Labrador. Econ Geol 76 2018-2031 Top Z, Eismont WC, Claike WB (1987) Helium isotope effect and solubihty of helium and neon in distilled water and seawater. Deep-Sea Res 34 1139-1148 Torgersen T (1980) Controls on pore-fluid concentration of ""He and Rn and the calculation of " He/ Rn ages. J Geochem Explor 13 57-75... 

Use of radium in detailed soil geochemical exploration Because of its weak mobility in relation to uranium, it is particularly useful to determine the radium content in the soil during detailed prospecting. The contrary geochemical behaviour of radium and uranium (mobility in reducing conditions, immobility in oxidizing conditions) may be used to interpret specific anomalies (swamps, stream beds, etc.). 

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