Nordic Mine

Nordic Mine
Location
Nordic Mine Location in Ontario 46°22′47.66″N 082°35′11.19″W / 46.3799056°N 82.5864417°W / 46.3799056; -82.5864417Coordinates: 46°22′47.66″N 082°35′11.19″W / 46.3799056°N 82.5864417°W / 46.3799056; -82.5864417
Location	Elliot Lake
Province	Ontario
Country	Canada
Owner
Company	Rio Algom
Production
Products	Uranium
Production	13 Mt ore
History
Opened	1956
Closed	1968 (mine) 1990(mill)

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 Services.

The site was in operation from 1957 to 1968,^[1] during which time it produced 13 million tonnes of ore.^{[citation needed]} The mill continued to process ore from the Quirke and Panel mines until 1990.^[1]

History

Geology

Other mines in the area

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

See also

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

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. 

External links

• "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.