Historical Uranium Production From Mary Kathleen,
Rum Jungle, South Alligator, Radium Hill and Nabarlek

Uranium Production at Ranger and Olympic Dam.

Uranium Production From Mary Kathleen and Nabarlek (t U3O8) (1)

Year to
June 30
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
Total
Mary
Kathleen
475
638
701
837
862
935
354
-
-
-
-
-
4,802
Ore milled - 6.3 Mt; Average grade - 0.10%.
Nabarlek
 
 
 
113
1,549
1,479
1,225
1,285
1,290
1,384
1,382
1,151
10,858
Ore milled - 600,000 t; Average grade - 1.84%.

Copper-Uranium Production From Rum Jungle (2)

Rum
Jungle
Ore Milled (kt)
Production
Tailings
Uranium
Copper
(t) U3O8
(kt) Cu
(kt)
(t) U3O8
(kt) Cu
1968-69
109
-
209
-
108
1.00
-
1967-68
91
-
218
-
91
0.92
-
1966-67
79
103
212
1.8
180
0.88
0.75
1965-66
79
144
233
2.6
220
1.00
0.82
1964-65
74
121
220
2.2
196
0.81
0.80
1963-64
74
-
222
-
73
0.85
-
1962-63
73
10
215
0.53
83
2.2
0.17
1961-62
80
92
212
1.6
170
3.7
0.47
1960-61
75
97
151
3.1
168
2.7
0.99
1959-60
77
67
126
2.7
141
1.8
0.38
1958-59
76
26
129
1.8
100
1.8
0.49
1957-58
76
-
171
1.41
75
2.6
0.49
1956-57
75
-
208
1.4
74
5.1
0.40
1955-56
53
2.9
128
0.67
55
3.9
0.79
1954-55
23
0.44
24
0.089
23
1.9
0.48
Total
1,114
663.34
2,678
19.899
1,757
31.16
7.03

1950's to 1960's Uranium Production (3)

Mine & Mill
Operating
Ore Milled
Average
Grade
Production
(t U3O8)
Mary Kathleen
1958-1963
2.9 Mt
0.15%
4,080
Moline
1959-1964
132,450 t
0.52%
719
Rockhole
1959-1962
13,419 t
1.12%
152
Radium Hill
1958-1963
969,300 t
0.13%
850

Note - t is tonnes (1,000 kg); kt is thousand tonnes.


References :
1 - Fred Cook, 1997, Research Memorandum to Senator Dee Margetts. Information and Resource Services - May 23, 1997. Science, Technology, Environment and Resources Group - Parliament House.
2 - R T Lowson, 1975, The Geography, Geology, and Mining History of Rum Jungle. In "Rum Jungle Environmental Studies", AAEC/E365, Chapter 2.
3 - G M Mudd, 1999, Compilation of Uranium Production History and Uranium Deposit Data Across Australia.

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