The Buckles Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately 4.5 km southeast 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 ...

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, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated.

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is ongoing as part of the monitoring for the nearby

Nordic Mine 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 Service ...

History

The mine was owned by Buckles Algoma Uranium Mines Limited, and was bought in 1955 by Spanish American Mines Limited in 1955. 1955 reserves were indicated to be 486,500 tons at 0.124% U₃0₈ in a 10 feet thick zone located 75 feet underground. About 500 tons of ore was shipped to the

Spanish American mine The Spanish American Mine is a historical uranium mine located approximately northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site is southeast of the Denison Mine. The mine was in operation from 1958 to 1959, wh ...

for processing daily. The mine was in operation from 1957 to 1958, during which time it produced 276,000 tonnes of ore.

Other mines in the area

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 ...

Spanish American Mine The Spanish American Mine is a historical uranium mine located approximately northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site is southeast of the Denison Mine. The mine was in operation from 1958 to 1959, wh ...

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 ...

* Milliken Mine * Panel Mine *

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 ...

* Stanrock Mine * Quirke Mine(s) *

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 ...

Lacnor Mine The Lacnor 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 Service ...

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Other mines in the area

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