Denison Mine

Denison Mine

Location
Denison Mine Location in Ontario
Location	Elliot Lake
Province	Ontario
Country	Canada
Coordinates	46°29′44.15″N 082°36′00.85″W / 46.4955972°N 82.6002361°W / 46.4955972; -82.6002361Coordinates: 46°29′44.15″N 082°36′00.85″W / 46.4955972°N 82.6002361°W / 46.4955972; -82.6002361
Production
Products	Uranium
Production	69 Mt ore
History
Opened	1957
Closed	1992
Owner
Company	Denison Mines

The Denison Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 12.5 km north of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned by Denison Mines Ltd.. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility is currently undergoing environmental monitoring by Denison Environmental Services.

The site was the longest continuous operation in the area, from 1957 to 1992, during which time it produced 69 million tonnes of ore.^{[citation needed]}

Other mines in the area[]

• Stanleigh Mine
• Spanish American Mine
• Can-Met Mine
• Milliken Mine
• Panel 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

External links[]

• "Elliot Lake Uranium Mines". MiningWatch Canada. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
• "CIM Bulletin - The Story of Elliot Lake". Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
• "The Gulliver Denison Mines Ltd Dossier". SEA-US. Archived from the original on 2000-06-03. Retrieved 2009-06-18.