Buckles Mine Explained

Buckles Mine
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Pushpin Map:	Ontario
Pushpin Label:	Buckles Mine
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Ontario
Coordinates:	46.3761°N -82.5891°W
Place:	Elliot Lake
Subdivision Type:	Province
State/Province:	Ontario
Country:	Canada
Owner:	Rio Algom
Products:	Uranium
Amount:	276,000 t ore
Opening Year:	1957
Closing Year:	1958

The Buckles Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately 4.5 km southeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd.^[1] The site has been rehabilitated. Environmental monitoring is ongoing as part of the monitoring for the nearby Nordic Mine.

History

The mine was owned by Buckles Algoma Uranium Mines Limited, and was bought in 1955 by Spanish American Mines Limited in 1955.^[2]

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 for processing daily.

The mine was in operation from 1957 to 1958,^[3] during which time it produced 276,000 tonnes of ore.

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
• Lacnor Mine
• Nordic Mine

See also

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

External links

• Web site: CIM Bulletin - The Story of Elliot Lake. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 2009-01-30.
• Web site: 2006 Tailings Dam Inspection - Lacnor-Nordic Tailings Management area and Buckles Creek. Denison Environmental Services. 2009-01-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110709012258/http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/Annual%20Reports%202006/Lacnor-Nordic-Buckles%20Report%202006%2020%20Sep%2007.pdf. 2011-07-09.

Notes and References

1. Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines, Mills, Historic, and Decommissioned Sites in Canada: 2020. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. 166.
2. Book: A.H. Lang, J. W. Griffith, H. R Steacy. Canadian Deposits of Uranium and Thorium. Geological Survey of Canada - Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. 1962. Yukon University. 175.
3. Rio Algom Ltd. Elliot Lake Uranium Mine Site Reclamation: Information Package. 2001. 2009-01-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110709012735/http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/Elliot%20Lake%20Info%20Package.pdf. 2011-07-09.