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Pronto Mine, Algoma Mills, Blind River-Elliot Lake uranium district, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada

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A uranium mine operated by Rio Algom Ltd from 1955 to 1970, with total production of 2.3 million tons ore from Matinenda Formation conglomerates.





Mineral List:
  		•  Brannerite
    (U
    4+
     
    		,Ca)(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  'Feldspar Group'
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  'Monazite'
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  'Pyrobitumen
    var: Thucholite'
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)]


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