Dornod Uranium Mining Project EBS and EIA for Central Asian Uranium (CAU) Co.,/Khan Resources Inc, Canada 2005-2008

The area of the Dornod property is underlain by Jurassic volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The volcanic rocks comprise amygdaloidal basalt, andesite, ignimbrite, rhyolite and tuff. The sedimentary rocks are dominantly sandstone and conglomerate containing interbed carbonaceous partings. Uranium mineralization in the Dornod district is found at depths of 30 m to 700 m and is concentrated within a 30-km2 area. Thirteen deposits have been identified in the Dornod district, of which five have been explored in detail. The No. 7 deposit, which is the largest, has been partially developed for underground exploration. The No. 2 deposit, which is closer to surface, has been partially mined using open-pit mining methods.
Uranium mineralization in the Dornod mine area occurs as pitchblende-coffinite assemblages associated with carbonaceous partings and fragments in areas of structural preparation. The uranium mineralization occurs as "blanket-like" horizons, from less than 1-m thick to greater than 30-m thick, within the volcano-sedimentary succession, at depths from 30 m to greater than 450 m below surface. A number of uranium deposits and target areas have been outlined in the Dornod area by systematic exploration work. This PFS is concerned with mining the Nos. 2 and 7 deposits, at a combined
production rate of 3500 tpd, or 1.225 Mt/a. Mining of all mineral reserves is expected to require slightly more than 15 years, starting in 2011.
Ecotrade has completed an Environmental and Social Baseline Survey in 2005 and comprehensive detailed EIA Reports for Government Approvals in 2008.

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