The Spanish American Mine is a historical uranium mine located approximately 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 Greater Sudbury, Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie in the Northern Ontario region. Once dubbed the "uranium ca ...
,
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
, owned and operated by
Rio Algom Ltd. The site is southeast of the
Denison Mine
Consolidated Denison Mine, or the Denison Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 12.5 km north of Elliot Lake, Ontario. The site is bordered north by Quirke Mine and New Quirke Mine; on the east by Panel Mine and Can-Met ...
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The mine was in operation from 1958 to 1959, when it was closed due to water inflow from a fractured zone. During this time it produced 79,000
tons of ore.
Other mines in the area
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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 Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and is currently undergoing environmental monitoring.
The mi ...
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Can-Met Mine
The Can-Met Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 12.5 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned by Denison Mines Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility (shared with the Stanrock Mine) is current ...
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Milliken Mine
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Panel Mine
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Denison Mine
Consolidated Denison Mine, or the Denison Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 12.5 km north of Elliot Lake, Ontario. The site is bordered north by Quirke Mine and New Quirke Mine; on the east by Panel Mine and Can-Met ...
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Stanrock Mine
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Quirke Mine(s)
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Pronto Mine
The Pronto Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately 20 km south of Elliot Lake, Ontario near Spragge. The site is owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd, has been rehabilitated and is currently undergoing environmental monitor ...
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Buckles Mine
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Lacnor Mine
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Nordic Mine
See also
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Quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits
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Uranium mining
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the earth. Over 50,000 tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account for 68% of w ...
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List of uranium mines
Uranium production is carried out in about 13 countries around the world, in 2017 producing a cumulative total of 59,462 tonnes of uranium (tU). The international producers were Kazakhstan (39%), Canada (22%), Australia (10%), Namibia (7.1%), Nig ...
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List of mines in Ontario
This is a list of mines in the Canadian province of Ontario and includes both operating and closed mines.
*Adams Mine
*Agnew Lake Mine
*Amalgamated Larder Mine
*Argonaut Mine
*Armistice Mine
*Associated Goldfields Mine
*Barber Larder Mine
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References
External links
Mindat.org - Spanish American Mine, Blind River-Elliot Lake uranium district, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120216100517/http://www.cna.ca/curriculum/cna_can_nuc_hist/uranium_hist_mining-eng.asp?bc=History%20of%20Uranium%20Mining%20in%20Canada&pid=History%20of%20Uranium%20Mining%20in%20Canada History of uranium mining in Canada]
Uranium mines in Ontario
Mines in Elliot Lake
Underground mines in Canada
Former mines in Ontario
Rio Algom
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