McArthur River uranium mine
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 45 '44 " N , 105 ° 3' 14" W | ||
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| province | Saskatchewan | ||
| Country | Canada | ||
The McArthur River uranium mine in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is the world's largest producer of uranium . The mine is owned by Cameco and AREVA .
history
The deposit was discovered in 1988 on behalf of Cameco. The mine has been in operation since 2000.
Deposit
The mine is located in the southeast of the Athabasca Basin , where almost all known uranium deposits in Canada are located. It is a Proterozoic discordance- bound uranium deposit with rock containing an average of 24.3% uranium oxide (measured as uranium (V, VI) oxide U 3 O 8 ).
The deposit is mined at a depth of 500 m to 600 m and produced 7,199 tons of uranium in 2007.
See also
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- ↑ Data on the McArthur River Mine, 2005
- ↑ World Uranium Mining ( English ) World Nuclear Association . July 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.