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Industrial tours
There are two industrial tours planned in
conjunction with the Conference. All tours are limited in
capacity, therefore register early. The symposium
organizers reserve the right to cancel the tours if the
registration is inadequate.
For additional information on all tours, please contact the
Industrial Tours Chair :
Ken Gullen, CAMECO
Ken_gullen@cameco.com
TOUR 1 :
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE / KEY LAKE URANIUM PROCESSING MILL TOUR
Sunday, August 15th
Full
day tour: 7am to 7pm
Price: $550 per person (includes transportation).
Lunch is sponsored by McArthur River Mine.
No refund after July 15th. |
The group will be transported to the local airfield for private
charter flight to the Uranium Mine/Mill
Visit two
of the world's important uranium mines and metallurgical
processing operations. You will fly to northern
Saskatchewan to experience a land of lakes and pristine
wilderness and tour these state-of-the-art facilities to gain a
better understanding of the challenges of mining and milling of
high-grade uranium ore.
McArthur River Mine
The McArthur River uranium mine
operated by Cameco Corporation is located 620 kilometers north
of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. McArthur River is the world's
largest, low-cost uranium producer, accounting for about 14% of
world uranium production in 2008.
Key Lake Uranium Processing Mill
Key lake is home to the largest, high-grade uranium
mill in the world. Originally built to handle the
high-grade, open pit
deposits discovered on site in 1975, the Key Lake mill began
processing even higher grade ore from McArthur River in
1999. Key Lake is located 570 kilometres north of
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and is operated by Cameco.
TOUR 2 :
CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE TOUR
Thursday, August 19th
Tour:
departure at 9am for a 60-minutes tour of the
facility. Return at 10:30 am.
Price: Free! www.lightsource.ca |
A Leading Light for Mining and
Environmental Research
Canada's national synchrotron
laboratory, the Canadian Light Source, is a powerful tool for
research related to effectively extracting resources from the
earth while protecting the environment. Using powerful
magnets and radio frequency waves the synchrotron accelerates
electrons to nearly the speed of light, producing intense light
beams for probing matter with unprecedented precision.
The Canadian Light Source can answer questions at every stage of
the resource cycle: from exploration and metals recovery,
to tailings management, remediation and environmental
monitoring, research at Canada's synchrotron is leading the way.
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