Northwest Territories
Plant

Thor Lake

Northwest Territories, Canada
Niobium (Columbium)TantalumBerylliumREEUraniumZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum
TertiaryBeryllium, REE, Uranium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAlbite, Biotite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Hornblende, Pyroxene, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10159976
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates62.11402, -112.59442
References
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