List of uranium mines in Canada
Appearance
The following is a list of uranium mines and mills, including former uranium mines:
Ontario
[edit]Area | Name | Location | Owner | Years operating |
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Bancroft | Bicroft Mine | near Bancroft | Barrick Gold | 1957–1963 |
Dyno Mine | Cardiff | Ovintiv | 1958–1960 | |
Fission Mine | Cardiff | 1920s–1940s | ||
Greyhawk Mine | near Bancroft | Ovintiv | 1957–1959, 1976–1982 | |
Madawaska Mine (previously Faraday Mine) | Faraday | Ovintiv | 1954–1964, 1975–1982 | |
Elliot Lake | Agnew Lake Mine | Hyman Township | Kerr Addison Mines Ltd. | 1977–1983 |
Buckles Mine | near Elliot Lake | Rio Algom | 1957–1958 | |
Can–Met Mine | near Elliot Lake | Denison Mines | 1957–1960 | |
Denison Mine | near Elliot Lake | Denison Mines | 1957–1992 | |
Lacnor Mine | near Elliot Lake | Rio Algom | 1957–1960 | |
Milliken Mine | near Elliot Lake | Rio Algom | 1958–1964 | |
Nordic Mine | near Elliot Lake | Rio Algom | 1956–1990 | |
Panel Mine | near Elliot Lake | Rio Algom | 1958–1990 | |
Pronto Mine | near Spragge | Rio Algom | 1956–1970 | |
Quirke Mine | near Elliot Lake | Rio Algom | 1956–1990 | |
Spanish American Mine | near Elliot Lake | Rio Algom | 1958–1959 | |
Stanleigh Mine | near Elliot Lake | Rio Algom | 1958–1996 |
Saskatchewan
[edit]Name | Location | Owner | |
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Gunnar Mine | 25 km S.W. of Uranium City | Saskatchewan Research Council | [1] |
Lorado Mine | 8 km south of Uranium City | Saskatchewan Research Council | |
Cluff Lake Mine | 75 km south of Lake Athabasca | Orano Canada | |
Beaverlodge Mine | Eldorado | Cameco |
Northwest Territories
[edit]Name | Location | Owner | References |
---|---|---|---|
Port Radium idle mine site | Port Radium | Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | [1] |
Rayrock idle mine site | On the south side of Maryleer Lake and the north shore of Fault Lake, 169km N.W. of Yellowknife and 74km N.W. of Rae | Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Uranium mines and mills waste". Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2023-01-27.