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Abandoned houses Uranium City Saskatchewan

In more recent years Uranium City has been called an Abandoned Town. This is only partially true – there is a population of 25 people, down from the peak of 2500 people.  Since the mine closed, the townsite was centralized, moving the population into the downtown and shutting off municipal services to the outlying parts of town.  A previous post included photo of the populated part of town, this post has photos of the abandoned part. All of the structures in the abandoned parts of town have been stripped of anything of value, including furniture, doors, windows, panelling, roof and floor beams, or simply vandalized.  

Photos were taken in September 2024 with a Leica M240 camera and a Leitz 28mm lens. 

 

 

 

Uranium City treasure

Uranium City treasure. Door from a Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited (EM&R) truck. Due to the importance of Uranium during World War 2, the Canadian Government nationalized Eldorado to supply the United States military with uranium products. This truck probably worked at the Beaverlodge Mine (Eldorado Mine) uranium mine in the community of Eldorado, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Uranium City, Saskatchewan. Beaverlodge Mine opened in 1953 and closed in 1982. Any know the make and model year of this truck?.