Stanleigh Mine Explained

Stanleigh Mine
Pushpin Label:	Stanleigh Mine
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Ontario
Coordinates:	46.4135°N -82.6374°W
Place:	Elliot Lake
Subdivision Type:	Province
Country:	Canada
Owner:	Rio Algom
Products:	Uranium
Opening Year:	1958
Closing Year:	1996

The Stanleigh Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 3 km northeast 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 1958 to 1961, and again from 1983 to 1996.^[1] During this time, it produced 14 million tonnes of ore.

Other mines in the area

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

• Web site: Stanleigh Mine. InfoMine. 2009-01-30.
• Web site: Project Introduction Report - Stanleigh Mine Treatment Facility. Denison Environmental Services. 2009-01-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080510113151/http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/2140%20Project%20Introduction%20Report%20Final.pdf. 2008-05-10.
• Web site: Elliot Lake Uranium Mines. MiningWatch Canada. 2009-01-30.
• Web site: CIM Bulletin - The Story of Elliot Lake. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 2009-01-30.

Notes and References

1. Rio Algom Ltd. Elliot Lake Uranium Mine Site Reclamation: Information Package. 2001. 2009-06-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110709012735/http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/Elliot%20Lake%20Info%20Package.pdf. 2011-07-09.