Great, we may have thorium deposits too.
Thorium is a chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. As a naturally occurring, slightly radioactive metal, it has been considered as an alternative nuclear fuel to uranium.
When pure, thorium is a silvery-white metal that retains its luster for several months. However, when it is exposed to oxygen, thorium slowly tarnishes in air, becoming grey and eventually black. Thorium dioxide (ThO2), also called thoria, has the highest melting point of any oxide (3300°C).[1] When heated in air, thorium metal turnings ignite and burn brilliantly with a white light.
Thorium has the largest liquid range of any element: 2946 K between the melting point and boiling point.
As an alloying element in magnesium, used in aircraft engines, imparting high strength and creep resistance at elevated temperatures.
Thorium is used to coat tungsten wire used in electronic equipment, improving the electron emission of heated cathodes.
Thorium is an alloying agent used in GTAW ("Gas Tungsten Arc Welding") to increase the melting temperature of tungsten electrodes and improve arc stability.
Uranium-thorium age dating has been used to date hominid fossils.
As a fertile material for producing nuclear fuel. In particular, the proposed energy amplifier reactor design would employ thorium. Since thorium is more abundant than uranium, some nuclear reactor designs incorporate thorium in their fuel cycle.