What is Cigar Lake Mine?
The '''Cigar Lake Mine''' is in [[Canada]], Athabasca, [[Saskatchewan]]. It is a large high-grade underground [[Uranium mining|uranium mine]]. It is in the uranium-rich Athabasca Basin of northern [[Saskatchewan]], Canada. It is at the south-west corner of Waterbury Lake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HARRZ|title=Place names - Waterbury Lake|first=Natural Resources Canada|last=Government of Canada|website=www4.rncan.gc.ca}}</ref> The deposit was discovered in 1981. It is second in size of high-grade deposits only to the nearby [[McArthur River mine]]. Other deposits, such as [[Olympic Dam mine|Olympic Dam]] in Australia, have more uranium but at lower grades.<ref>http://www.ippnw.org/pdf/uranium-factsheet3.pdf </ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Uranium]] [[Category:Minerals]] [[Category:Saskatchewan]] [[Category:Mining]] {{-}} {{north-America-stub}}