Quirke Mine

Quirke Mine
Location
Quirke Mine
Location in Ontario
Location Elliot Lake
Province Ontario
Country Canada
Coordinates 46°30′40″N 82°37′56″W / 46.5112°N 82.6321°W / 46.5112; -82.6321Coordinates: 46°30′40″N 82°37′56″W / 46.5112°N 82.6321°W / 46.5112; -82.6321
Production
Products Uranium
Production 44 Mt ore
History
Opened 1956
Closed 1990
Owner
Company Rio Algom

The Quirke Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 13.5 km north 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 1956 to 1960, and again from 1968 to 1990,[1] during which time it produced 44 million tons of ore from two separate shafts.

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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