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The '''Milliken Mine''' is a uranium mine located approximately 2.5 km northeast of [[Elliot Lake]], [[Ontario]], owned and operated by [[Rio Algom|Rio Algom Ltd]]. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility is currently undergoing environmental monitoring by Denison Environmental Services as part of the monitoring of the [[Stanleigh Mine]] and tailings facility.
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| place = [[Elliot Lake]]
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| amount = 6.3 Mt ore
| opening year = 1958
| closing year = 1964
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The '''Milliken Mine''' is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 2.5&nbsp;km northeast of [[Elliot Lake]], [[Ontario]], owned and operated by [[Rio Algom|Rio Algom Ltd]]. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility is currently undergoing [[environmental monitoring]] by Denison Environmental Services as part of the monitoring of the [[Stanleigh Mine]] and tailings facility.
The site was in operation from 1957 to 1964, during which time it produced 6.3 million tonnes of ore{{fact|date=January 2009}}


The site was in operation from 1958 to 1964,<ref>{{cite journal|author = Rio Algom Ltd|title = Elliot Lake Uranium Mine Site Reclamation: Information Package|url = http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/Elliot%20Lake%20Info%20Package.pdf|year = 2001|access-date = 2009-06-18|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110709012735/http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/Elliot%20Lake%20Info%20Package.pdf|archive-date = 2011-07-09|url-status = dead}}</ref> during which time it produced 6.3 million tonnes of ore{{citation needed|date=January 2009}}


A company townsite existed on the west side of the Milliken Mine road, 1/2&nbsp;km from the mine. It provided accommodations for staff employees. In the early 1970s, the townsite became abandoned as all the houses were relocated to empty lots in Elliot Lake or transported to other communities along the North Shore of highway 17.
== External Links ==


Although the mine closed in the mid-1960s many of the buildings including the mill, two head-frames and some offices remained in place well into the 1990s. Several of the offices were used by the Equestrian Club in the 1970s and 1980s.
[http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/2140%20Project%20Introduction%20Report%20Final.pdf Denison Environmental - Stanleigh Treatment Facility]<br>
[http://www.miningwatch.ca/index.php?/110/Elliot_Lake_Uranium MiningWatch Canada - Elliot Lake Uranium Mines]<br>
[http://www.omicc.ca/image/RehabilitatedMines/gallery.php?sub_dir=Milliken&page_title=Milliken%20Mine Ontario Mineral Indusrty Cluster - Milliken Mine]. Photos of rehabilitated site and park.<br>


The abandoned mill, during the 1970s and 1980s, became a periodic adventure destination for youngsters from the town of Elliot Lake. They would travel out by bicycle on the Milliken Mine road and enter the Mine property through a cut hole in the fence, near the corner of where the Milliken and Stanleigh Mine roads intersected.
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[[Category:Uranium mines in Canada]]
==Other mines in the area==
* [[Stanleigh Mine]]
* [[Spanish American Mine]]
* [[Can-Met Mine]]
* [[Panel Mine]]
* [[Denison Mine]]
* [[Stanrock Mine]]
* [[Quirke Mine]](s)
* [[Pronto Mine]]
* [[Buckles Mine]]
* [[Lacnor Mine]]
* [[Nordic Mine]]

==See also==

*[[Uranium ore deposits#Quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits|Quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits]]
*[[Uranium mining]]
*[[List of uranium mines]]
*[[List of mines in Ontario]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080510113151/http://www.denisonenvironmental.com/en/rehab/Content/PDF%20Folder/2140%20Project%20Introduction%20Report%20Final.pdf Denison Environmental - Stanleigh Treatment Facility]
* [http://www.miningwatch.ca/index.php?/110/Elliot_Lake_Uranium MiningWatch Canada - Elliot Lake Uranium Mines]
* [http://www.omicc.ca/image/RehabilitatedMines/gallery.php?sub_dir=Milliken&page_title=Milliken%20Mine Ontario Mineral Industry Cluster - Milliken Mine]. Photos of rehabilitated site and park.
* [http://www.dankachur.com/mines/milliken/milliken.htm The Milliken Mine in 1984]
{{Uranium mining in Ontario}}

[[Category:Uranium mines in Ontario]]
[[Category:Mines in Elliot Lake]]
[[Category:Mines in Elliot Lake]]
[[Category:Underground mines in Canada]]
[[Category:Underground mines in Canada]]
[[Category:Rio Algom]]




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Latest revision as of 02:05, 17 February 2024

Milliken Mine
Location
Milliken Mine is located in Ontario
Milliken Mine
Milliken Mine
Location in Ontario
LocationElliot Lake
ProvinceOntario
CountryCanada
Coordinates46°24′12.89″N 082°37′40.10″W / 46.4035806°N 82.6278056°W / 46.4035806; -82.6278056
Production
ProductsUranium
Production6.3 Mt ore
History
Opened1958
Closed1964
Owner
CompanyRio Algom

The Milliken Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 2.5 km northeast of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and its tailings facility is currently undergoing environmental monitoring by Denison Environmental Services as part of the monitoring of the Stanleigh Mine and tailings facility.

The site was in operation from 1958 to 1964,[1] during which time it produced 6.3 million tonnes of ore[citation needed]

A company townsite existed on the west side of the Milliken Mine road, 1/2 km from the mine. It provided accommodations for staff employees. In the early 1970s, the townsite became abandoned as all the houses were relocated to empty lots in Elliot Lake or transported to other communities along the North Shore of highway 17.

Although the mine closed in the mid-1960s many of the buildings including the mill, two head-frames and some offices remained in place well into the 1990s. Several of the offices were used by the Equestrian Club in the 1970s and 1980s.

The abandoned mill, during the 1970s and 1980s, became a periodic adventure destination for youngsters from the town of Elliot Lake. They would travel out by bicycle on the Milliken Mine road and enter the Mine property through a cut hole in the fence, near the corner of where the Milliken and Stanleigh Mine roads intersected.

Other mines in the area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rio Algom Ltd (2001). "Elliot Lake Uranium Mine Site Reclamation: Information Package" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2009-06-18. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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