Abstract
The Christie Lake project area is located in the eastern part of the Athabasca Basin, Canada. The exploration project for unconformity-related uranium deposits was commenced in 1985 by PNC Exploration (Canada) Co. Ltd. The Paul Bay Ore Shoot was discovered in 1989 at the northeastern end of Yalowega Lake by a reconnaissance drilling targeting an electromagnetic conductor. The deposit is an inclined tongue-shaped ore shoot ranging from the unconformity between Aphebian basement and the Helikian Athabasca Group sandstones to the basement at least 140m below the unconformity level. An additional orebbdy named the Ken Pen Ore Zones was found in 1993. In total, geological reserves amount to about 9, 000 t U3O8 at an average grade of 3.2% U3O8.
