Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78)

P. Nageswara Rao ¹, Anjan Som ¹, T. Perumal ¹, P. B. Maithani ¹, V. P. Saxena ¹, R. M. Sinha ¹

Affiliations
1 Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Begumpet, Hyderabad - 500 016, IN

Abstract

Recent investigations have brought out significant uranium occurrences (up to 0 65% U₃0₈)spread over as discontinuous zones (up to 300 m × 280 m × 1-3 m) over an area of about 7 km × 2 km along the northern part of Palnadu Sub-Basin. The radioactive zones are exposed along the Upper Proterozoic unconformity contact between the basement granite and the Banganapalle quartzite near Lavur Tanda, Jaitram Tanda, Boligutta Tanda, Rallavagu Tanda and Gandhi Nagar villages in Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh. These findings are reported in this note along with some features of mineralisation.

Keywords

Uranium Occurrence, Proterozoic, Palnadu Sub-Basin, Andhra Pradesh.

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