The Denison Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 12.5 km north of Elliot Lake, Ontario

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, owned by Denison Mines Ltd.

Denison Mines

Denison Mines Corp. is a Canadian uranium exploration, development, and production company. Founded by Stephen B. Roman, and best known for its uranium mining in Elliot Lake, it later diversified into coal, potash, and other projects....

. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility is currently undergoing environmental monitoring by Denison Environmental Services.

The site was the longest continuous operation in the area, from 1957 to 1992, during which time it produced 69 million tonnes of ore.

Other mines in the area

• Stanleigh Mine
  Stanleigh Mine
  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....
  
  
• Spanish American Mine
  Spanish American Mine
  The Spanish American Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site is southeast of the Denison Mine....
  
  
• Can-Met Mine
  Can-Met Mine
  The Can-Met Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 12.5 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned by Denison Mines Ltd.. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility is currently undergoing environmental monitoring by Denison Environmental Services.The site was...
  
  
• Milliken Mine
  Milliken Mine
  The Milliken Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 2.5 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd...
  
  
• Panel Mine
  Panel Mine
  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...
  
  
• Stanrock Mine
  Stanrock Mine
  The Stanrock Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately 11.5 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned by Denison Mines. The site has been decommissioned and rehabilited with ongoing monitoring by Denison Environmental Services....
  
  
• Quirke Mine
  Quirke Mine
  The Quirke Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 13.5 km north of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd...
  
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• Pronto Mine
  Pronto Mine
  The Pronto Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately 20 km south of Elliot Lake, Ontario near Spragge. The site is owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd, has been rehabilitated and is currently undergoing environmental monitoring....
  
  
• Buckles Mine
  Buckles Mine
  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. The site has been rehabilitated...
  
  
• Lacnor Mine
  Lacnor Mine
  The Lacnor 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....
  
  
• Nordic Mine
  Nordic Mine
  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....
  
  

See also

• Quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits
• Uranium mining
  Uranium mining
  Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. The worldwide production of uranium in 2009 amounted to 50,572 tonnes, of which 27% was mined in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia are the top three producers and together account for 63% of world uranium...
  
  
• List of uranium mines
• List of mines in Ontario