Uranium Production From Mary Kathleen and Nabarlek (t U3O8) (1)
Year to
June 301977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Total Mary
Kathleen475 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
JungleOre 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
GradeProduction
(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.
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