RABBIT LAKE
- second largest uranium milling operation in the world with a capacity of 12 million pounds
- 100% owned and operated by Cameco
- closest community is Wollaston Lake, about 40 kilometres by air
- longest-operating uranium production facility in Saskatchewan, beginning in 1975
- first Canadian mine to introduce seven-days in/seven-days-out commuter system
- deposits include mined-out original Rabbit Lake open pit, Collins Bay A-, B- and D-zones as well as Eagle Point underground mine
- mined-out Rabbit Lake open pit used for tailings facility
- Eagle Point has reserves of approximately 17.5 million pounds U3O8
- total production for 2008 was 3.6 million pounds U3O8
- recent exploration drilling has extended mine life
- in latter half of the decade, Rabbit Lake mill is expected to process about
half of the uranium from Cigar Lake, subject to regulatory approval
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RABBIT LAKE OPERATION
Last Reviewed: February 19, 2009