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Big Whopper mine

Coordinates: 50°14′47″N 94°23′46″W / 50.2465°N 94.396°W / 50.2465; -94.396
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Big Whopper mine
Location
Big Whopper mine is located in Ontario
Big Whopper mine
Big Whopper mine
Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates50°15′45″N 94°33′51.98″W / 50.26250°N 94.5644389°W / 50.26250; -94.5644389[1]
Production
ProductsTantalum

The Big Whopper mine is a large mine located at Separation Lake, in Ontario, Canada. Big Whopper represents one of the largest tantalum reserves in Canada having estimated reserves of 13.8 million tonnes of ore grading 0.007% tantalum and 1.34% lithium.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Big Whopper pegmatite, Paterson Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada". mindat. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Tantalum reserves in Canada" (PDF). commerceresources.com. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2010. Retrieved 2013-07-07.

50°14′47″N 94°23′46″W / 50.2465°N 94.396°W / 50.2465; -94.396