Alces Lake: Rockhounding in Saskatchewan
- Minerals reported
- 3
Alces Lake is a mapped rockhounding spot in Saskatchewan, Canada. Reported finds include garnet group, apatite, zircon. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Alces Lake
Alces Lake lies north of Lake Athabasca in far northern Saskatchewan, about 34 km east of Uranium City and 135 km west of Stony Rapids, reached by air or by a seasonal winter road. It hosts some of the highest-grade rare earth element occurrences in Canada, with the metals held mainly in monazite within biotite-rich pegmatites and shear zones; surface samples have graded up to 50 percent total rare earth oxides. Zircon and garnet accompany the monazite in the pegmatites. The ground is an actively drilled exploration property held by Appia Rare Earths and Uranium, not open for casual collecting.
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- Province
- Saskatchewan
- Coordinates
- 59.66667, -108.03333
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
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Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.
Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.
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- Garnet Group
ApatiteEncyclopedia →
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Saskatchewan within driving distance of Alces Lake.
- Honsvall LakeSaskatchewan · 124 km awayAlmandine, Labradorite, Garnet Group
- Foster RiverSaskatchewan · 451 km awayAlmandine, Garnet Group, Cordierite
- Big Bert Fossil Site (Pasquia Regional Park)Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456, Saskatchewan · 770 km awayFossil
- Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre (Herschel)Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan · 891 km awayFossil, Plesiosaur, Mosasaur
- Grasslands National Park (East Block)Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43, Saskatchewan · 1182 km awayFossil, Dinosaur Bone
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