Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium
SecondaryREE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Zirconium, Gallium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsAcmite, Bastnaesite, Columbite, Phenacite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Zircon
GangueAlbite, Fluorite, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz, Riebeckite, Topaz
Geology
Host rockSyenite · Thor Lake Syenite;Grace Lake Granite
StructureEne-Trending Faults
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10023296
MRDS IDI000132
Alternate namesIncludes: S Zone, R Zone, T Zone, Lake Zone, Fluorite Zone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.00012, -113.00132
References
DUCKWORTH, DAVID, 1990, BERYLLIUM, IN SPECIALTY METALS: METALS & MINERALS ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 77-78.TRUEMAN, D.L., PEDERSEN, J.C., DE ST. JORRE, L., AND SMITH, D.G.W., 1985, THE THOR LAKE, N.W.T. RARE-METAL DEPOSITS, IN TAYLOR, R.P., ED., GRANITE-RELATED MINERAL DEPOSITS: GEOLOGY, PETROGENESIS AND TECTONIC SETTING: HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, 15-17 SEPTEMBER, 1985, CIM CONFERENCE, P. 279-284.CIMRITRUEMAN AND OTHERS, 1985.