Curator's note | The Eldorado Mining and Refining Company operated the Beaverlodge uranium mine near Uranium City from 1953 to 1982. The town thrived along with the uranium boom and at its height had a population approaching 5,000. When the mine closed in 1982 the local economy collapsed and most of the population moved away. The pipes at the top transport compressed air and water to the worksite in the mine. |
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Title | Underground Train at the Eldorado Mine |
Date | 1957 |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 12.5 cm |
Scope and content | A photograph of an underground train on level 6 of the Eldorado mine in northern Saskatchewan, August,1957. |
Repository | University of Saskatchewan Archives |
Fonds/collection | W.O. Kupsch fonds |
Retrieval information | D. Gold and Other Stories , 7. Photographs - folder 8 - photograph 105 |
Occupation(s) |
Miners and mining |
Theme(s) |
Mining |
Database ID | 36583 |