The Can-Met Mine is an abandoned

uranium mine Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. Over 50 thousand tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account f ...

located approximately 12.5 km northeast of

Elliot Lake Elliot Lake is a city in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is north of Lake Huron, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie in the Northern Ontario region. Once dubbed the "uranium capital of the world," Elliot Lake has since ...

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, owned by Denison Mines Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility (shared with the

Stanrock Mine The Stanrock Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately 11.5 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned by Denison Mines. The site has been decommissioned and rehabilitated with ongoing monitoring by Denison Environmental Servi ...

) is currently undergoing environmental monitoring by Denison Environmental Services. The site was in operation from 1957 to 1960, during which time it produced 2.6 million tonnes of ore.

History

The property was staked by Carl Mattaini and owned by Can-Met Explorations Limited. In 1957, eleven holes were diamond drilled, each drilling found ore-bearing conglomerate averaging 16 feet thick. 1958 ore reserves were reported to be 6,642,380 tons with a grade of 1.832 pounds of U₃0₈ per ton. The mine had shafts, 500 feet apart, at 2,127 feet and 2,395 feet deep. An ore plant capable of processing 3,000 tons of ore a day was finished in October 1957. Production started December 1957. In 1960, Can-Met Explorations Limited merged with Consolidated Denison Mines Limited into Denison Mines Limited and the mine stopped operating. The production value of the mine by year was: * 1957 $240,000 * 1958 $12.76m * 1959 $17.85m * 1960 $6.74 Total $37.59

Other mines in the area

Stanleigh Mine The Stanleigh Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 3 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom, Rio Algom Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and is currently undergoing environmental monitoring ...

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* Milliken Mine *

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Buckles Mine The Buckles Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately 4.5 km southeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated. Environmental monitoring is ongoing as part of the monitori ...

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Nordic Mine The Nordic Mine, is an abandoned uranium mine in the Elliot Lake area of Ontario, owned by Rio Algom Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility is currently undergoing environmental monitoring by Denison Environmental Service ...

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Other mines in the area

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