Saskatchewan Geological Society Special Publication Number 4: URANIUM EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES. 1978 November 16 - 17 Regina Symposium Proceedings. Edited by G. R. Parslow, 1978.
Pages 81-81.

ABSTRACT: DIRECTION OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN GLACIAL AND FLUVIOGLACIAL DEPOSITS OF THE ATHABASCA BASIN AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN EXPLORATION

PAUL RAMAEKERS

Most uranium ore bodies in the Athabasca Basin have been found by tracing mineralized boulders to their source. To do so re¬quires detailed knowledge of the mode of transport of such boulders and presupposes precise understanding of the till stratigraphy 3 glacial directions glaciofluvial reworking of the tills in eskers, kames} beaches, meltwater channels, outwash3 postglacial streams and eolian deposits. The small size of uranium ore bodies in the Athabasca Basin relative to these glacial features demands that the internal stratigraphy of the glacial and periglacial deposits be known to efficiently trace mineralized boulders. Regional analysis of glacial features and paleocurrent analysis within single deposits are two essential tools for efficient boulder tracing.

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