__NOTOC__ The Lorado Mine was a

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mine in northern

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located around south of the community of

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in the Beaverlodge Uranium District.

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* * *{{cite web , url=http://www.saskcleans.ca/html/mine_sites/Lorado/index.cfm , publisher=Cleanup of Abandoned Northern Sites (CLEANS) , title= Lorado , accessdate=2009-10-25 Uranium mines in Canada Mines in Saskatchewan Underground mines in Canada Uranium City, Saskatchewan Division No. 18, Saskatchewan

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