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 Intrinsic
      
Location: Collingwood
Gender: Male
 |  | Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
< on 5/23/2009 2:39 AM >
|  | | | The former Agnew Lake Uranium Mine is located approximately 40 km west of Sudbury in Hyman Township.
Agnew Lake was named after John Lyons Agnew, president of INCO in 1921.
During the mid 1950’s, the area was the subject of exploration for uranium following a discovery of uranium in Elliot Lake. During late 1954 and 1955 diamond drilling took place to determine whether there was enough uranium to justify mining the area located northwest of Worthington. Results of the drilling indicated an estimated 680,000 tonnes of uranium potential.
At the time, claims to the area belonged to Canadian Thorium Corporation, which was renamed in 1961 to Quebec Mattagami Minerals (QMM). Despite the encouraging results of the drilling, the quest for uranium fell dormant until October 1967 when Kerr Addison Mines expressed an interest in the rights to the area.
Between 1965 and 1967, Kerr conducted various drilling operations and finally in June of 1967 made the decision to incorporate Agnew Lake Mines and begin developing the site. A six-compartment shaft was sunk to a dept of 1,040 metres and development levels at 150,275,400, 460, 580 and 945 metres respectively.
Low uranium prices in 1970 resulted in further development of the mine to cease until the mid 1970s when prices increased again.
By the end of 1979 the mine had 7,636 metres of lateral tunnels and 1,220 metres of vertical shaft. It operated until 1983 by which time it has produced approximately 1.9 million pounds of uranium.
When the mine closed in 1983, the property was rehabilitated and all buildings were removed. The shaft was capped. Without any exploration or mining taking place in the area, all mineral claims lapsed and reverted back to the Crown.
In 2002 URSA Major Minerals acquired the property. Their next step was to hire the firm of Watts, Griffis and McOuat Limited to evaluate the property for potential mining. The results indicated that there was still ample uranium potential.
From 2004 until 2005 URSA conducted geological mapping and surveys but no mine was constructed. Finally in 2007 URSA sold the mine to Nyan Resources for $2.5 million.
In 2009 Cash Minerals Ltd. Agreed to purchase the property from Nyan, which may finally result in construction of the long awaited mine.
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Shawn W.
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Gender: Male
Optimistic Pessimist
| |  |  | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 1 on 5/23/2009 2:46 AM >
| | | | Any way in, other than the sealed shaft?
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Air
Location: Canada
| | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 2 on 5/23/2009 2:53 AM >
| | | | Posted by Shawn W.
Any way in, other than the sealed shaft?
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I doubt it, it would seem to much of a liability.
"The extraordinary beauty of things that fail." - Heinrich von Kleist |
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Intrinsic
Location: Collingwood
Gender: Male
| | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 3 on 5/23/2009 2:57 AM >
| | | | Photoseeker would be the more knowledgable one to ask, AFAIK there is no other way inside. It would probably be flooded for much of the depth.
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msgsudz
Location: Peterborough, Ontario
Gender: Male
Msgsudz has an overactive bowel and shits like a Clydesdale.
| | | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 4 on 5/23/2009 3:01 AM >
| | | | interesting concrete slabs there...seems not much else though. if i'm in the area one day i'll check it out.
"She's built like a steakhouse, but handles like a bistro!" - Zapp Brannigan
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Shawn W.
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Gender: Male
Optimistic Pessimist
| | | | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 5 on 5/23/2009 3:50 AM >
| | | | Posted by Intrinsic
Photoseeker would be the more knowledgable one to ask, AFAIK there is no other way inside. It would probably be flooded for much of the depth. |
Then I guess that they would have to get some pretty good pumps to make it usable again, eh?
What is a rebel? A man who says no. - Albert Camus |
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PhotoSeeker
Location: Sudbury
Gender: Male
MikeOnline
| | | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 6 on 5/23/2009 4:00 AM >
| | | | There were three raises to surface in total, and two vertical shafts, each capped with 14" of reinforced, vented concrete.
*edit: The alleged depth is just shy of 1 km, with 6 levels.
[last edit 5/23/2009 4:01 AM by PhotoSeeker - edited 1 times]
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Shawn W.
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Gender: Male
Optimistic Pessimist
| | | | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 7 on 5/23/2009 8:24 AM >
| | | | Posted by PhotoSeeker
There were three raises to surface in total, and two vertical shafts, each capped with 14" of reinforced, vented concrete.
*edit: The alleged depth is just shy of 1 km, with 6 levels. |
I guess that they were pretty serious about keeping people out.
What is a rebel? A man who says no. - Albert Camus |
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unlisted
Gender: Male
| | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 8 on 5/23/2009 4:17 PM >
| | | | Posted by Shawn W.
I guess that they were pretty serious about keeping people out.
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Unlike some other mines I've been to.. including a uranium mine in Ontario... :/
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Air
Location: Canada
| | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 9 on 5/23/2009 4:21 PM >
| | | | Posted by unlisted
Unlike some other mines I've been to.. including a uranium mine in Ontario... :/
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do tell ;)
"The extraordinary beauty of things that fail." - Heinrich von Kleist |
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G.U.
 
Location: Sudbury/Meaford, ON Canada QC
Gender: Male
Get your F****** towel ready.
| | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 10 on 5/23/2009 10:36 PM >
| | | | You sir. Are an asset to this site. I've said it before I'll say it again.
Thanks for the write up!
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unlisted
Gender: Male
| | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 11 on 5/23/2009 10:46 PM >
| | | | Posted by Air 33
do tell ;)
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Honestly, the best I can tell you is its between Richmond Hill and Sharbot Lake. It was a few years back and I cannot remember its exact location.
Only downside is, the locals are very protective of it, and actually asked me wtf I was doing there, when I pulled up to a gate to read a "historical Ontario" plaque mounted there.
Oh and there is a fence and apparently security on random patrols. I didn't see any thou. (or any signs anyone was inside the fence recently)
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b0ratdi
Gender: Male
| | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 12 on 5/24/2009 5:08 AM >
| | | | Posted by unlisted
Honestly, the best I can tell you is its between Richmond Hill and Sharbot Lake. It was a few years back and I cannot remember its exact location.
Only downside is, the locals are very protective of it, and actually asked me wtf I was doing there, when I pulled up to a gate to read a "historical Ontario" plaque mounted there.
Oh and there is a fence and apparently security on random patrols. I didn't see any thou. (or any signs anyone was inside the fence recently)
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I think you are referring to the Faraday mine near Bancroft. Pretty neat stuff in a really unforgiving area!
http://en.wikipedi...iki/Madawaska_mine
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PhotoSeeker
Location: Sudbury
Gender: Male
MikeOnline
| | | Re: Agnew Lake Uranium Mine (Sudbury District)
<Reply # 13 on 5/24/2009 11:49 AM >
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It would be interesting to check out the tailings with a geiger counter.
45.02063,-77.92497
That aside, as I understand it, there are no structures left at Faraday either.
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