Location Elliot Lake Products Uranium Closed 1959 Company Rio Algom | Country Canada Production 79,000 t ore Province Ontario Opened 1958 | |
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The Spanish American Mine is an historical uranium mine located approximately 11 km (7 mi) northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site is 2.3 km (1 mi) southeast of the Denison Mine.
The mine was in operation from 1958 to 1959, when it was closed due to water inflow from a fractured zone. During this time it produced 79,000 tons of ore.
Other mines in the area
References
Spanish American Mine Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA