World Distribution of Uranium and Thorium Deposits (UDEPO)

Afghanistan: Khanneshin

General Information

5362

Deposit Id

Afghanistan

Country

Helmand Province

Political Province

Khanneshin

Deposit Name

Synonym Names

Geologic formation(s)

Site Type

Year of Discovery

7/6/2026

Modified On

LIUYANT

Modified By

Not Applicable

Deposit associated with Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Database

Deposit is mentioned in Red Book

General Remark

Resource Information

Dormant

Deposit Status

Intrusive

Deposit Type

Plutonic

Deposit Sub Type

Carbonatite

Deposit Class

Conventional Deposit Type?

Deposit Shape

Deposit Length

Deposit Width

Depth To Deposit Top

Depth To Deposit Bottom

Deposit Thickness

Deposit Dimensions

≥0.01 - <0.05

Grade Range

≥2500 - <5000

Original (Geological) Resource Range

General Description Of Resources

Type of estimate

Date of estimate

Red Book Resource Cost Category

Cumulative Production (t)

Production Grade (%)

Production Period

Commodities Recovered

Geological Information

Host Rock Stratigraphic Age

Mineralisation Radiometric Age

Phanerozoic/Cenozoic/Quaternary/Pleistocene

Mineralisation Stratigraphic Age

Host Rock Radiometric Age

Major Ore Mineral(s)

Other Ore Minerals

V : U Ratio = 4.7

Elemental Association

Description of Mineralization

Alteration

Metallogenic Aspects

Ore Controls

General Description of Mineralization

Geological Region

Mining District

Geological Setting

Geological Remarks

Tectonic Setting

Lithology

General Geological Remarks