The Lac Doré Vanadium Deposit is a

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deposit first discovered by the

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Lac Doré Lac may refer to: Places Africa * Lac Region, a district in Chad * Lac Prefecture, a district in Chad America * Rivière du Lac, a tributary of the Montmorency River, in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada Europe * Laç, a city in Albania * Lac, ...

. The closest mining town to the site is

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. In 1998, its control was transferred to the

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, and its wholly owned subsidiary SOQUEM In 2002,

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announced it had taken the first step towards development of the deposit since the completion of a feasibility study by

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(PR 16 April 2002). Entraco, a

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based environmental consulting firm, was contacted to help out with the environmental impact study and secure necessary permits to construct a mine, refinery and product manufacturing facilities at Lac Doré. Entraco was instructed to apply the same high

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established in previous cases, to minimize environmental issues later on. No action was taken until 21 August 2007 when claims covering the renowned deposit expired. Apella Resources and SOQUEM both staked their claims that day. In 2009 Apella Resources received the rights to the stake in a preliminary ruling. In December 2009 assaying found the ore to have from 0.46% to 0.64% of V₂O₅. The Lac Dore Vanadium Deposit is one of 18 claims that Apella has in the area. Combined their area is 300 hectares.

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