Panel Mine

Panel Mine
Location
Panel Mine
Location in Ontario
Location Elliot Lake
Province Ontario
Country Canada
Coordinates 46°23′N 82°38′W / 46.383°N 82.633°W / 46.383; -82.633Coordinates: 46°23′N 82°38′W / 46.383°N 82.633°W / 46.383; -82.633
Production
Products Uranium
Production 15 Mt ore
History
Opened 1958
Closed 1990
Owner
Company Rio Algom

The Panel Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 14.5 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 1979 to 1990,[1] during which time it produced 15 million tons of ore.

Other mines in the area

See also

References

  1. Rio Algom Ltd (2001). "Elliot Lake Uranium Mine Site Reclamation: Information Package" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-18.


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