Metallogenic conditions and prospecting direction of sandstone-type uranium deposit of Sifangtai Formation in Qian'an area, Songliao Basin

This paper is the result of mineral exploration engineering. Objective The study of uranium metallogenic conditions of Sifangtai Formation in the hinterland of Songliao basin is relatively weak. Methods Through comprehensive analysis of core, logging, seismic, trace and other data, the tectonics, stratigraphy and transformation of Sifangtai Formation in Qian'an area has been sorted and it is the first time to systematically summarize the uranium metallogenic elements of sandstone-type uranium deposits in the the hinterland of Songliao Basin. ResultsIt shows that Sifangtai Formation in Qian'an area has favorable metallogenic conditions such as structural window, deep and large faults, braided river delta channel sand belts, good uranium source conditions and epigenetic transformation. It is considered that Sifangtai formation has both infiltration and exudative uranium metallogenic conditions, and exudative metallogeny is dominant. Based on these facts, the exudation-infiltration coupling Uranium metallogenic model of Sifangtai Formation in Qian'an area, Centrel Songliao Basin, has been constructed. Finally, it is proposed that the braided river to braided river plain channel sand in Rangzhi-Chaganhua Town has great uranium metallogenic potential, which as been predicted to be the most favorable object for further exploration. ConclusionsThis study is the first to introduce exudative metallogeny into the systematic evaluation of uranium mineralization conditions in Sifangtai Formations of the Songliao Basin, changing the previous single approach of evaluating the target layer from the perspective of infiltration metallogeny. It can effectively expand the exploration thinking of the red variegated formations in the hinterland of the basin, thereby greatly expanding the prospecting range in the Songliao Basin.