Cluff Lake mine

Cluff Lake Mine
Location
Cluff Lake Mine is located in Saskatchewan
Cluff Lake Mine
Cluff Lake Mine
Location in Saskatchewan
LocationAthabasca Basin
ProvinceSaskatchewan
CountryCanada
Coordinates58°21′59.97″N 109°32′34.27″W / 58.3666583°N 109.5428528°W / 58.3666583; -109.5428528
Production
ProductsUranium
History
Discovered1960s
Opened1980
Closed2002
Owner
CompanyAREVA / Orano

Cluff Lake mine is decommissioned former uranium mine located in northern Saskatchewan, located 30 km east of the provincial border with Alberta and approximately 75 kilometres south of Lake Athabasca.[1]

The mine and mill were owned and operated by AREVA Resources Canada, formerly COGEMA Resources[2] and is now owned and operated by Orano Canada.[1]

The former mine lies south of the center of the Carswell impact crater.

  1. ^ a b "Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines, Mills, Historic, and Decommissioned Sites in Canada: 2020". Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission: 166.
  2. ^ "Comprehensive Study Report - Cluff Lake Decommissioning Project" (PDF). Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. December 2003. Retrieved 2012-11-01.