Nordic Mine
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| Nordic Mine | |
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| Location | |
 Nordic Mine
46°22′47.66″N 082°35′11.19″W / 46.3799056°N 82.5864417°WCoordinates: 46°22′47.66″N 082°35′11.19″W / 46.3799056°N 82.5864417°W |
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| Location | Elliot Lake |
| Province | Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Owner | |
| Company | Rio Algom |
| Production | |
| Products | Uranium |
| Production | 13 Mt ore |
| History | |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Closed | 1968 (mine) 1990(mill) |
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 Services.
The site was in operation from 1957 to 1968,[1] during which time it produced 13 million tonnes of ore.[citation needed] The mill continued to process ore from the Quirke and Panel mines until 1990.[1]
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[edit] Geology
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[edit] Other mines in the area
- Stanleigh Mine
- Spanish American Mine
- Can-Met Mine
- Milliken Mine
- Panel Mine
- Denison Mine
- Stanrock Mine
- Quirke Mine(s)
- Pronto Mine
- Buckles Mine
- Lacnor Mine
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Rio Algom Ltd (2001) (PDF). Elliot Lake Uranium Mine Site Reclamation: Information Package. http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/Elliot%20Lake%20Info%20Package.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
[edit] External links
- "Elliot Lake Uranium Mines". MiningWatch Canada. http://www.miningwatch.ca/index.php?/110/Elliot_Lake_Uranium. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- "CIM Bulletin - The Story of Elliot Lake". Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. http://www.cim.org/bulletin/bulletinlive/articles.cfm?Issue_ID=160&Type=1&row=12&Segment_ID=45. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
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