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athabasca basin wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 uranium mines 2 see also 3 references 4 external links toggle the table of contents athabasca basin 1 language français edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 58 26 46 n 108 19 55 w 58 446 n 108 332 w 58 446 108 332 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia region of the canadian shield in saskatchewan and alberta canada this article is about the uranium mining region near lake athabasca not to be confused with the drainage basin of the athabasca river location of the athabasca basin in the canadian shield key lake cluff lake mcarthur river cigar lake rabbit lake mcclean lake lake athabasca uranium mines in the athabasca basin the athabasca basin is a region in the canadian shield of northern saskatchewan and alberta canada it is best known as the world s leading source of high grade uranium and currently supplies about 20 of the world s uranium 1 the basin is located just to the south of lake athabasca west of wollaston lake and encloses almost all of cree lake it covers about 100 000 square kilometres 39 000 sq mi in saskatchewan and a small portion of alberta the surface of the basin consists of main sandstone sediment varying from 100 to 1 000 metres 330 to 3 280 ft in depth the uranium ore is mostly found at the base of this sandstone at the point where it meets the basement on the northern and eastern edges are the communities of fort chipewyan in alberta and camsell portage stony rapids fond du lac black lake and wollaston lake in saskatchewan much of the athabasca basin is within the migratory range of the beverly caribou herd 2 a major source of sustenance for the denesuline communities within the basin are the athabasca sand dunes provincial park on the south shore of lake athabasca and the carswell crater the cluff lake mine site is located in the crater area points north landing a permanent supply depot and camp serves the eastern area of the basin road access to the area is provided by saskatchewan highway 955 from the village of la loche on the west side and saskatchewan highway 914 and saskatchewan highway 905 north of the town of la ronge on the east side uranium mines edit mcarthur river uranium mine aerial view claude lake near the cluff lake mine uranium was discovered in the region in the 1940s the first mine in the area was the rabbit lake mine which was discovered in 1968 by gulf mineral resources and opened in 1975 the most important current mine is cameco s mcarthur river mine the world s largest high grade uranium mine other uranium mines in the athabasca basin include the cigar lake mine the key lake mine and the mcclean lake mine former mines include the cluff lake mine and gunnar mine dikes in the athabasca basin are related to the giant mackenzie dike swarm 3 see also edit list of uranium projects geology of saskatchewan references edit world uranium mining world nuclear association archived from the original on 18 june 2009 retrieved 2009 07 24 the beverly caribou herd continental wilderness travellers pdf taiga net archived from the original on 2013 06 09 retrieved 2013 07 19 comparisons of the 2005 geologic map of north america with the 1965 map areas 1 4 archived september 14 2007 at the wayback machine external links edit map of the beverly and qamanirjuaq caribou range aerial exploration of the carswell impact structure and maps of the athabasca basin uranium in canada athabasca basin saskatchewan uranium in alberta overview of athabascan unconformity uranium deposits archived 2022 01 27 at the wayback machine authority control databases national united states israel other yale lux 58 26 46 n 108 19 55 w 58 446 n 108 332 w 58 446 108 332 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title athabasca_basin oldid 1360710081 categories landforms of saskatchewan landforms of alberta uranium mines in canada geology of saskatchewan geology of alberta hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata cs1 unfit url webarchive template wayback links pages using gadget wikiminiatlas coordinates on wikidata this page was last edited on 23 june 2026 at 03 17 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this 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