Mine detail: Thor Lake

Location:	Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Lat / long:	62.00012, -113.00132
dep_id:	10023296
mrds_id:	I000132
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Beryllium
Minor mineral:	REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Zirconium, Gallium
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Prospect
ore:	Acmite, Bastnaesite, Columbite, Phenacite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Zircon
gangue:	Albite, Fluorite, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz, Riebeckite, Topaz
Reporter:	Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit:	Thor Lake Syenite;Grace Lake Granite
hrock_type:	Syenite
Structure:	Ene-Trending Faults
References:	Deposit:: DUCKWORTH, DAVID, 1990, BERYLLIUM, IN SPECIALTY METALS: METALS & MINERALS ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 77-78. Deposit:: 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. Other Database:: CIMRI Reserve-Resource:: TRUEMAN AND OTHERS, 1985.