Madawaska Mine
The Madawaska Mine is an abandoned underground uranium mine near the town of Bancroft, Ontario, which produced 9,492,171 pounds of U3O8 during its two periods of production.[1]
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Madawaska Mine Location in Ontario | |
| Location | Bancroft |
| Province | Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°01′21.5″N 77°55′15.2″W |
| Production | |
| Products | Uranium |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Closed | 1982 |
From 1954 to 1964 it operated as the Faraday Mine, and after it reopened as the Madawaska mine in 1975, production continued to 1982. The shaft into the uranium-bearing pegmatite reached a depth of 473 metres (1,552 ft).[2]
The mine is currently decommissioned, and a mass of 4,000,000 tonnes of uranium tailings remains at the surface at the mine site.[3]
See also
- Uranium ore deposits
- List of uranium mines
- Uranium mining
- List of mines in Ontario
References
- http://www.canamuranium.com/sites/bce/files/CAUIProfileSept2007.pdf production numbers -- canamuranium.com
- http://www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=542&ob=4 data from Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39 -- mindat.org
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2008-12-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Inventory of Radioactive Waste in Canada -- llrwmo.org
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