Eromanga Basin Uranium Potential Assessment

Geoscience Australia's Onshore Energy Security Program investigated evidence for sandstone-hosted uranium systems in the Eromanga Basin. The assessment compiled literature reviews, 3D basin architecture maps, water chemistry, and geochemistry data. The dataset was published via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Model uranium mineralisation potential based on basin architecture and permeable sandstone packages.
• Analyze fluid flow pathways for uranium deposition based on 3D structural maps.
• Study regional redox and pH fronts for uranium transport mechanisms using groundwater hydrochemistry.
• Correlate uranium mineralising events with periods of uplift and erosion based on geodynamic reviews.

Strengths

• Assessment covers a large geographic area (~1,000,000 km²).
• Analysis uses a structured five-question framework (pmd*CRC) for mineral system understanding.
• Compilation includes multiple data types: literature review, 3D mapping, water chemistry, and geochemistry.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Literature review, 3D mapping from public datasets, compilation of water chemistry and geochemistry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 01:23:08.216099; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eromanga Basin, central-eastern Australia