Sandstone-Hosted Uranium Potential Assessment for the Eromanga Basin

Geoscience Australia conducted an investigation to assess evidence for sandstone-hosted uranium systems in the Eromanga Basin. The study compiled data from literature reviews, 3D mapping of basin architecture, water chemistry, and geochemistry to evaluate mineralisation potential. The dataset includes findings on geodynamic events, basin structure, and fluid pathways relevant to uranium deposition.

Use Cases

• Modeling uranium mineralisation potential based on described basin architecture and sandstone-shale juxtapositions.
• Analyzing regional redox and pH fronts for fluid transport mechanisms as mentioned in the groundwater hydrochemistry study.
• Assessing the correlation between known uplift events and potential mineralising periods described in the geodynamic review.

Strengths

• Analysis covers a large geographic area of approximately 1,000,000 km² in central-eastern Australia.
• Assessment employs a structured five-question framework addressing geodynamic history, architecture, fluids, flow pathways, and metal deposition.
• Integrates multiple data types including 3D maps, water chemistry compilations, and whole-rock geochemistry.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified despite a last updated date of 2026-05-14.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compiled from literature reviews, public datasets for 3D mapping, water chemistry, and geochemical/petrological analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:59:05.178470

Geography

Eromanga Basin, central-eastern Australia