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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:adjacentTo
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gptkb:Lake_Athabasca
gptkb:Wollaston_Lake
gptkb:Fond_du_Lac_River
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gptkbp:climate
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subarctic
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:McArthur_River_Mine
gptkb:Cigar_Lake_Mine
Key Lake Mine
Rabbit Lake Mine
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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1940s
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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major uranium supplier
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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boreal forest
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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radioactive waste
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gptkbp:expedition
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ongoing
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gptkbp:geologicalAge
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gptkb:Proterozoic
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Athabasca Basin
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gptkbp:knownFor
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high-grade uranium deposits
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Alberta
northern Saskatchewan
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gptkbp:miningActivity
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active
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gptkbp:miningCompanies
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gptkb:Orano
gptkb:Cameco
Denison Mines
Fission Uranium
NexGen Energy
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Athabasca_River
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gptkbp:overlies
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basement rocks
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Canadian_Shield
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:Athabasca_Sand_Dunes_Provincial_Park
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gptkbp:sedimentaryRocks
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gptkb:stone
conglomerate
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gptkbp:servesArea
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about 100,000 square kilometers
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gptkbp:territory
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gptkb:Cree
gptkb:Dene
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gptkbp:uraniumDepositsType
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unconformity-type
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gptkbp:uraniumDiscovery
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1949
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gptkbp:uraniumExport
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global markets
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gptkbp:uraniumGrade
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up to 20% U3O8
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gptkbp:uraniumMines
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underground
open-pit
in-situ recovery
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gptkbp:uraniumProduction
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world's highest grade
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gptkbp:uraniumProductionStart
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1970s
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gptkbp:uraniumReserves
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largest in the world
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Northern_Saskatchewan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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