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 (shared with the Stanrock Mine) is currently undergoing environmental monitoring by Denison Environmental Services.[1][2]

Can-Met Mine
Location
Can-Met Mine is located in Ontario
Can-Met Mine
Can-Met Mine
Location in Ontario
LocationElliot Lake
ProvinceOntario
CountryCanada
Coordinates46°28′39.47″N 082°32′45.05″W
Production
ProductsUranium
Production2.6 Mt ore
History
Opened1957
Closed1960
Owner
CompanyDenison Mines

The site was in operation from 1957 to 1960, during which time it produced 2.6 million tonnes of ore.[3]

History

The property was staked by Carl Mattaini and owned by Can-Met Explorations Limited.[4]

In 1957, eleven holes were diamond drilled, each drilling found ore-bearing conglomerate averaging 16 feet thick.[4]

1958 ore reserves were reported to be 6,642,380 tons with a grade of 1.832 pounds of U308 per ton.[4]

The mine had shafts, 500 feet apart, at 2,127 feet and 2,395 feet deep. An ore plant capable of processing 3,000 tons of ore a day was finished in October 1957.[4] Production started December 1957.[4]

In 1960, Can-Met Explorations Limited merged with Consolidated Denison Mines Limited into Denison Mines Limited and the mine stopped operating.[4]

The production value of the mine by year was:[5]

  • 1957 $240,000
  • 1958 $12.76m
  • 1959 $17.85m
  • 1960 $6.74m

Total $37.59m

See also

References
  1. "CIM Bulletin - The Story of Elliot Lake". Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  2. "The Gulliver Denison Mines Ltd Dossier". SEA-US. Archived from the original on 2000-06-03. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  3. "Elliot Lake Uranium Mines". MiningWatch Canada. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  4. A.H. Lang, J. W. Griffith, H. R Steacy (1962). Canadian Deposits of Uranium and Thorium (PDF). Yukon University: Geological Survey of Canada - Department of Mines and Technical Surveys.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Uranium and Thorium Deposits of Northern Ontario" (PDF). 1983. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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