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Ore mineral

Uraninite (pitchblende)

The main uranium ore. The Athabasca Basin's unconformity deposits reach grades over 15% U — a hundred times typical.

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The main uranium ore. The Athabasca Basin's unconformity deposits reach grades over 15% U — a hundred times typical.

Materials that come from it

Material	Role	Grade note
Uranium	Principal ore	Athabasca grades exceed 15% U

Uranium

A heavy, faintly radioactive metal whose nucleus can be split, releasing about two million times more energy per…

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