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- Uranium mining in the Elliot Lake area (more commonly known as the Blind River area prior to 1955) represents one of two major uranium-producing areas in Ontario, and one of seven in Canada. In the mid-1950s, the influx of people to Elliot Lake seeking uranium was described by engineer A. S. Bayne in a 1977 report as the "greatest uranium prospecting rush in the world". Mining activities peaked around 1959 and 1960 to respond to a US military needs for uranium during the Cold War. By 1958, Canada had become one of the world's leading producers of uranium and the $274 million of uranium exports that year represented Canada's most significant mineral export. By 1963, the federal government had purchased more than $1,500 million of uranium from Canadian producers for export. The opening the mines and the workers they attracted led to the creation of Elliot Lake planned town. US demand slumped in the early 1960s, but the increasing use of nuclear power for electricity-generation globally and locally prompted some mines back into action. Production slowed until the 1990s when it ceased. The Elliot lake area now has ten decommissioned mines and 102 million tons of uranium tailings. Former miners have been left with a twofold increase in lung cancer development and mortality rates. (en)
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- Buckles Mine in 2006 (en)
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- X-rays of patients with simple silicosis and complicated silicosis (en)
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- Uranium mining in the Elliot Lake area (more commonly known as the Blind River area prior to 1955) represents one of two major uranium-producing areas in Ontario, and one of seven in Canada. In the mid-1950s, the influx of people to Elliot Lake seeking uranium was described by engineer A. S. Bayne in a 1977 report as the "greatest uranium prospecting rush in the world". Mining activities peaked around 1959 and 1960 to respond to a US military needs for uranium during the Cold War. (en)
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- Uranium mining in the Elliot Lake area (en)
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