{
  "thorium_resources": {
    "monazite_placer": {
      "display_name": "Monazite Placer",
      "description": "Heavy mineral sand deposit with thorium-bearing rare earth phosphates",
      "formation_type": "beach_placer_concentration",
      "extraction_difficulty": "medium",
      "budget_impact": 4,
      "resource_yield": "medium",
      "quality": "premium"
    },
    "thorite_vein": {
      "display_name": "Thorite Vein",
      "description": "Primary thorium silicate mineral in granite pegmatites",
      "formation_type": "granitic_pegmatite",
      "extraction_difficulty": "hard",
      "budget_impact": 5,
      "resource_yield": "low",
      "quality": "premium"
    },
    "thorium_granite": {
      "display_name": "Thorium Granite",
      "description": "Radioactive granite with elevated thorium content requiring bulk processing",
      "formation_type": "radioactive_granite_intrusion",
      "extraction_difficulty": "very_hard",
      "budget_impact": 3,
      "resource_yield": "high",
      "quality": "low"
    }
  }
}