Uranium City, Saskatchewan
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Uranium City, Saskatchewan is a remote former mining town in northern Saskatchewan that developed around rich uranium deposits near the shores of Lake Athabasca.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mining town
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
306
ⓘ
639 ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 59.5667°N 108.6167°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentCharacteristic | very small remaining population ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 760 km northwest of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
ⓘ
over 700 km northwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| economicDeclineCause |
closure of Eldorado and other uranium operations
ⓘ
falling uranium prices ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 230 metres ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | mine site remediation and cleanup ⓘ |
| established | early 1950s ⓘ |
| formerStatus |
company town
ⓘ
northern settlement ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | Athabasca Basin uranium deposits ⓘ |
| governingBody | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
former hospital (now closed)
ⓘ
former schools (now largely closed) ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationCharacteristic | once one of the largest communities in northern Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| locatedNear |
border of Saskatchewan and Alberta
ⓘ
north shore of Lake Athabasca ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Lake Athabasca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | uranium ⓘ |
| nearbyIndustry | historic uranium mines and exploration sites ⓘ |
| populationPeak | approximately 4000 to 5000 residents ⓘ |
| populationTrend | sharp decline after mine closures ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | S0J ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | uranium ore ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | uranium mining ⓘ |
| region | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | remote northern resource community ⓘ |
| roadAccess | no all-weather road connection to provincial highway network ⓘ |
| servedBy | Uranium City Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
closure of major uranium mines in the early 1980s
ⓘ
uranium mining boom in the 1950s ⓘ |
| transportMode |
primarily accessible by air
ⓘ
seasonal winter road access ⓘ |
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