Location | |
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Location | Athabasca Basin |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 58°11′52″N 103°42′49″W / 58.19778°N 103.71361°W |
Production | |
Products | Uranium |
History | |
Discovered | 1968 |
Opened | 1975 |
Active | 1975–1991 1994–1998 2002–2016 |
Owner | |
Company | Cameco |
Year of acquisition | 1988 |
Rabbit Lake is the second largest uranium milling facility in the western world, and is the longest-operating uranium production facility in Saskatchewan. The facility is located approximately 800 km north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on the northeast edge of the uranium rich Athabasca Basin. The closest community is Wollaston Lake, about 40 kilometers by lake or air. Rabbit Lake was the first Canadian mine to offer a seven-days-in/seven-days-out commuter system of staffing. Access is provided by Highway 905. Production at Rabbit Lake was suspended in April 2016.[1]