Uranium Deposits of the World: Europe

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by  Franz J. Dahlkamp (auth.)

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Uranium
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Uranium Deposits of the World
Europe

Franz J. Dahlkamp
Uranium Deposits of the World
Europe
With 327 Figures and 94 Tables
Author:
Franz J. Dahlkamp (deceased)
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Acknowledgments
The author wishes to acknowledge the contributions of his many associates in the uranium industry, national and international
institutions, and universities whose ideas, observations, and data through the years have directly or indirectly become a part of
this report. Many of them are included in the list of selected references, but there are additional many more who contributed
during discussions, field trips, and mine visits. As cited in the text, many colleagues provided information by personal commu-
nication. Without their generous support it would not have been possible to compile a presentation as comprehensive as given
in this volume.
More specifically, the author is deeply indebted to those who provided information (listed under personal information in text)
and gave freely of their time in reading and correcting specific chapters of the original manuscript, particularly T.K. Ball (UK),
I. Benkovics (Hungary), F. Bianconi (Switzerland), J.R. Blaise (Spain), A.V. Boytsov (Russia), P. Bruneton (Europe), J. Cisovsky
(Slovak Republic), G. Érdi-Krausz (Hungary), H.J. Förster (Germany), R. Fritsche (Germany), A. Hiller (Germany), J. Hruby
(Czech Republic), E. Kirchner (Austria), B. Kirchner (Austria), J. Komínek (Czech Republic), I. Bojkov (Bulgaria), H. Schleicher
(Germany), W. Schuppan (Germany), A. Steenfelt (Denmark/Greenland), M. Pagel (France), B. Poty (France), J. Royall (Spain),
and A. Kuestermeyer (Slovak Republic).
M. Cuney deserves my particular gratitude for generously spending his time for discussing and formulating characteristics of
uranium-specific granites and their magmatic evolution as presented in Chapter 6, France. V.I. Kazansky translated and prepared
text and figures for the Ukraine chapter.
The author also is highly appreciative to the following individuals who spent their time over many years for critical discus-
sions, providing information, reviewing, and updating descriptions of individual deposits or districts: F. Barthel, P. Bruneton,
G. Ruhrmann, and others.
My whole-hearted gratitude goes to Thomas C. Pool. He undertook the laborious and irksome endeavor to read, revise, and
improve the entire text, which included the wearisome search for many missing or replacements of outdated data.
The contributions and comments of all these colleagues substantially improved the report, but may not necessarily endorse
its contents.
A. Stasch skillfully prepared most figures of the manuscript.

Preface
An important prerequisite to the long-term use of nuclear energy is information on uranium ore deposits from which uranium can
be economically exploited. Hence the basic purpose of this book is to present an overview of uranium geology and data characteristic
for uranium districts and deposits in Europe. With respect to the classification terminology of uranium deposits used in this volume,
the reader is referred to the typological classification system of uranium deposits presented in Part I Typology of Uranium Deposits
in the first volume of the series Uranium Deposits of the World – Asia (Dahlkamp 2009).
An additional goal is to provide access for the interested reader to the voluminous literature on uranium geology. Therefore a reg-
ister of bibliography as global as possible, extending beyond the immediate need for this book, is provided.
The original concept of this work, which was to provide an encyclopedia of uranium deposits of the world in a single publication,
was soon doomed. The material grew out of all feasible proportions for a book of acceptable size and price as a wealth of data on
uranium geology and related geosciences too vast for one volume became available during the past decades. So the original idea had
to be abandoned in favor of a four- or five-volume publication covering the five continents. Each volume contains presentations of
individual uranium districts, deposits, and noteworthy occurrences organized by countries. For the sake of comprehensiveness, not
all the information could be distributed without some repetition.
These volumes were not originally designed as a product for its own sake. They evolved as a by-product during decades of active
uranium exploration and were compiled thanks to a request by the Springer Publishing Company. Numerous publications as well as
routine research work on identifying characteristic features and recognition criteria of uranium deposits, combined with associated
modelling of types of deposits for reapplication in exploration, provided the data bank.
Finally it was not so much the author’s intention to present data and his own views on uranium geology and metallogenesis, but
theories and models of other geoscientists who worked on any given deposit, in order to stimulate and encourage further research to
achieve continuous progress in the understanding of uranium deposits and their metallogenesis.
Franz J. Dahlkamp

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments . .... ..... ................................................................................... v
Preface . ... ..... . .... ........................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........................................... vii
Remarks, Definitions, Units . ... ....... ... .............................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... xv
Uranium in Europe – Overview . .. ........ ... .................................................................... 1
Chapter 1 Austria . .. ...... ..... .................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .................................. 19
1.1 Radstädter Tauern, Land Salzburg . ..... ....... ........................................................... 19
1.2 Northern Grauwackenzone (Greywacke Zone), Land Salzburg ........... .................................... 23
1.3 Hohe Tauern, Land Salzburg ........ ... ................................................................. 25
Chapter 2 Bulgaria . ...... .... ................................................................................ 27
2.1 West Balkan Region . ...... .... ......................................................................... 29
2.1.1 Bukhovo District . ....... ..... ... ............... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 29
2.1.2 Mitrovsko-Smolianovtzi Basin . . ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... 32
2.1.3 Other Uranium Deposits in the West Balkan Region .......... ..................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 34
2.2 East Balkan Region . ..... ...... ... ...................................................................... 34
2.3 Western Sredna Gora Region . ...... .... .................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 35
2.4 Rhodope Massif-Rila Mountains-Pirin Mountains-Struma River Region ........ ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 36
2.4.1 Struma River-Pirin Mountains . ... .... ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ 37
2.4.2 Rila Mountains .. ...... ..... ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....................... 39
2.4.3 Western and Central Rhodope Massif . ............ .................................................. 41
2.4.4 Eastern Rhodope Massif . .. ....... .. ................................................ .. .. .. .. .. .... 45
2.5 Thrace Plain ....... .... ................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 45
2.5.1 Momino Paleochannel . ....... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .................. 46
2.5.2 Maritza Paleochannel . ... ...... ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 48
2.5.3 Saslyka Structure ...... .... ..... ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 50
2.5.4 Sokol Structure . . ........ ... .............................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 51
2.5.5 Jambo-El Hovo Basin . ... ....... ... ............................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 53
2.6 Burgas Region, Black Sea Coast . ....... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ................ 55
Chapter 3 Czech Republic . ... ...... ..... ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 57
3.1 Northwest Bohemian Uranium Region . .... ....... ........................................................ 61
3.1.1 Jáchymov (St. Joachimsthal) District, Northwest Bohemia . .......... .................................. 61
3.1.2 Horní Slavkov District, Northwest Bohemia . ...... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 73
3.1.3 Other Uranium Deposits in Crystalline Rocks of the Southwestern Krušné Hory/Karlovy Vary Massif . ...... 76
3.1.4 Tertiary Basins in Northwest Bohemia . ............ ................................................. 76
3.2 West Bohemian Uranium Region . ... ......... ................................................ .. .. .. .. .... 79
3.2.1 Other Uranium Deposits in West Bohemia ......... ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 88
3.3 Central and Southwest Bohemian Uranium Region . ............ ............................................ 89
3.3.1 PHíbram District, Central Bohemia ... .......... ............................................... ..... 91
3.3.2 Other Uranium Deposits/Occurrences in Central and Southwest Bohemia . ......... .................... 107
3.4 Southeast Bohemian Region . .... ...... ... .............................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 108
3.4.1 Pelezné Hory and adjacent Areas . .. .... ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 108
3.5 West Moravian Region . .... ..... ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 111
3.5.1 Description of Selected Deposits of the West Moravian District ....... ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 114
3.5.2 Other Uranium Deposits in the Western Moravian Region . ......... .................................. 120
3.6 South Bohemian Region ..... ..... ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .................... 123
3.7 Westsudetic-Silesian Region, East Bohemia . .. .......... .................................................. 127
3.7.1 Rychlebské Hory-Orlické Hory District, East Bohemia ........ ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 127
3.7.2 Krkonoše Mountains (Riesengebirge) District, East Bohemia .. ............ ........................... 128