Stanleigh Mine

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

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. During this time, it produced 14 million tonnes of ore^{[citation needed]}

Other mines in the area

• Spanish American Mine
• Can-Met Mine
• Milliken Mine
• Panel Mine
• Denison Mine
• Stanrock Mine
• Quirke Mine(s)
• Pronto Mine
• Buckles Mine
• Lacnor Mine
• Nordic Mine

See also

• Quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits
• Uranium mining
• List of uranium mines
• List of mines in Ontario

References

External links

• "Stanleigh Mine". InfoMine. http://www.infomine.com/index/properties/STANLEIGH_MINE.html. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
• "Project Introduction Report - Stanleigh Mine Treatment Facility" (PDF). Denison Environmental Services. http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/2140%20Project%20Introduction%20Report%20Final.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
• "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.