Madawaska Mine
Abandoned uranium mine in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Madawaska Mine (previously known as Faraday Mine) is a decommissioned underground uranium mine in Faraday, near the town of Bancroft, Ontario, which produced 9 million pounds (4,082 tonnes) of U3O8 concentrate, at an average ore grade of 0.1074%, during its two periods of production.
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Location | |
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Location | Faraday, Ontario |
Province | Ontario |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 45°01′21.5″N 77°55′15.2″W |
Production | |
Products | Uranium oxide |
Production | 9,000,000 lbs (4,082 tonnes) |
History | |
Opened | 1954 |
Active | 1954-1964; 1975-1982 |
Closed | 1982 |
Owner | |
Company | Ovintiv |
Website | http://www.madawaskamine.com/ |
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Madawaska Mine produced uranium for the longest period out of the four nearby mines (the three others being Bicroft Mine, Greyhawk Mine, and Dyno Mine).[1]
Aside from uranium, the mine is also a renowned source of calcite crystals, ilmenite crystals, kainosite-(Y), Molybdenite, and uranophane crystals.