Proposed Title 1: - Queen's University

List of Figures
Figure 1.1. Generalized geological map of the Western Churchill province, Canada………3
Figure 1.2. Regional geology of the Pine Creek Inlier……………………………..……….8
Figure 1.3. Genetic model for unconformity-type U deposit………………………………12
Figure 1.4. Schematic representation of the location of various types of U deposits……...13
Figure 1.5. Geological disciplines used in this study to evaluate the character and formation
of uranium deposits in successor basins……………………………………….…….15
Figure 2.1. Simplified geological map of the southwestern Churchill province, Canada…23
Figure 2.2. Simplified geological map of the Beaverlodge area………………...…………25
Figure 2.3. Detailed geologic map of the Cinch Lake area.………………...…………...…31
Figure 2.4. Photographs of the three main lithostructural units at the Cinch Lake area…...33
Figure 2.5. Various structural and textural relationships along the Main Ore shear zone at
the Cinch Lake deposit.………………...………………….…………………………...…..37
Figure 2.6. A. Detailed geologic map of the Ace-Fay-Verna deposits…………………….40
Figure 2.7. Microphotograph of various structural and textural relationships along the Saint
Louis fault at the Ace-Fay-Verna deposit. .…………………………………………....…..43
Figure 2.8. Generalized paragenesis of the uranium mineralization, metamorphic
relationships and deformation sequences in the Beaverlodge area……….…….46
Figure 2.9. Microphotograph of typical mineral assemblages and crosscutting relationships
from the Ace-Fay-Verna, Cinch Lake and Gunnar uranium deposits……….…50
Figure 2.10. Backscattered Electron Microscope (BSEM) of U-rich minerals……………54
Figure 2.11. U-Pb concordia diagrams from in situ isotopic analysis by LA-HR-ICP-MS of
U from various deposits in the Beaverlodge area………………………………59
Figure 2.12. Plot of element contents in uraninite as a function of chemical Pb
ages…………………………………………………………………………...…64
Figure 2.13. Schematic cross-sections illustrating the general tectonic evolution and timing
of the uranium mineralization in the Beaverlodge area…………………………68
Figure 2.14. Regional geological map of the North American shield……………………..71
Figure 2.15. Distribution of 207 Pb/ 206 Pb ages for 260 uraninite grains along with the timing
of various uranium mineralization and tectonic events…………………………77
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