Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Calcite, Columbite, Dolomite, Limonite, Pyrochlore, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10280464
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-8.98515, 33.23876
References
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