Hodgson

  Hodgson
Location

This large project consisting of seven contiguous claims totaling 30,262 ha is located in the east central part of the Athabasca basin 27 kilometres northwest of the McArthur River mine and 21 kilometres west of the Cigar Lake deposit.

Geology

Flat-lying Athabasca sandstones and conglomerates unconformably overlie the boundary between the Lower Proterozioc (Trans-Hudson) Mudjatik and Wollaston domains which are composed of supercrustals (psammites, pelites, and calcsilicates with minor greenstones) and Archean granitic gneisses. Depths to the unconformity are between 700 -- 900 metres.

Uranium mineralization occurs in sandstone, at Tucker Lake, adjacent to the eastern end of the property. Prior drilling in the area indicates 600 to 800 metres of sandstone overlying the basement.

 

 
Exploration

Exploration by Cogema and Kelvin Energy comprised lake sediment geochemistry and geophysics. CanAlaska has compiled the existing Cogema and Kelvin Energy datasets. In summer 2006, a Geotech V-TEM electromagnetic survey was completed and ground-based sampling/lake sediment analysis was performed on the project. In early winter 2008, ground AMT surveys were carried out on a reconnaissance basis. These surveys confirmed conductive zones in the sandstones, as well as structures which need to be investigated further. Additional AMT surveys are planned to better define drill targets.
 
Potential
The potential of this project is for unconformity style Uranium mineralization of both the Simple (Low REE, basement hosted) and the Complex (High REE, Sandstone hosted) types of Uranium deposits. The nearby Tucker Lake occurrence indicates the potential fertility of the deep basin. Modern geophysical technology now enables exploration of basement depths in this region which previously were inaccessible with prior-generation technology.
 

 

 
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