Pronto Mine

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Pronto Mine
Location
Pronto Mine is located in Ontario
Pronto Mine
Location in Ontario

46.21°N 82.71°W / 46.21°N 82.71°W / 46.21; -82.71Coordinates: 46.21°N 82.71°W / 46.21°N 82.71°W / 46.21; -82.71
Location Elliot Lake
Province Ontario
Country Canada
Owner
Company Rio Algom
Production
Products Uranium
History
Opened 1956
Closed 1960 (mine)
1970 (mill)

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 monitoring.

The mine was in operation from 1956 to 1960,[1] during which time it produced 2.3 million tons of ore[citation needed]. Upon closure of the mine, the mill was converted to a copper concentrator to process ore from the nearby Pater Mine and operated until 1970.[1]

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[edit] History

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The Pronto deposit was the first uranium deposit discovered in the Algoma region.[2]

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[edit] Other mines in the area

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[edit] References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ "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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