Manitoba
Producer

Bernic Lake

Manitoba, Canada
LithiumCesiumRubidiumTantalumNiobium (Columbium)Tin
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Commodities
PrimaryLithium, Cesium, Rubidium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Amphibolite,Conglomerate · Rice Lake Group;Rice Lake Group;Lac Du Bonnet Plutone
StructureBird River Formation(Greenstone Belt)
Tectonic settingCanadian Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1984
Last production1987
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10106784
MRDS IDISM0479
Alternate namesTanco, Montgary
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates50.43333, -95.45033
References
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