Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum
TertiaryTin
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsAlbite, Cassiterite, Fluorite, Mica, Microcline, Molybdenite, Quartz, Topaz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10182903
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates25.19116, 34.51805
References
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