Stanleigh Mine

Stanleigh Mine
Location
Stanleigh Mine
Location in Ontario
Location Elliot Lake
Province Ontario
Country Canada
Coordinates 46°24′48.67″N 082°38′14.46″W / 46.4135194°N 82.6373500°WCoordinates: 46°24′48.67″N 082°38′14.46″W / 46.4135194°N 82.6373500°W
Production
Products Uranium
History
Opened 1958
Closed 1996
Owner
Company Rio Algom

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 mine was in operation from 1958 to 1961, and again from 1983 to 1996.[1] During this time, it produced 14 million tonnes of ore

Other mines in the area

See also

References

  1. Rio Algom Ltd (2001). "Elliot Lake Uranium Mine Site Reclamation: Information Package" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-18.

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