Uranium City
A Former Uranium Mining Boomtown On Lake Athabasca That Once Had Thousands Of Residents, Now A Small Community With The Ruins Of Mining Buildings, A Lakeshore And Fly In Fishing Lodges. A Remote Ghost Town Like Place Reached By Air · Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Uranium City is a former uranium mining boomtown on the north shore of Lake Athabasca in the far north-west of Saskatchewan, now a small community of well under 100 people (confirm). Uranium was found in the Beaverlodge area in the late 1940s, a federal mining company took over, and the town was laid out in the early 1950s to house miners and their families. At its peak it held several thousand residents, with a hospital, schools, a hotel and busy shops (confirm). The Beaverlodge mine closed in the early 1980s (confirm), and most people left, leaving empty streets and many abandoned buildings. Dene and Metis families remained, and the lake and the fishery still matter. There is no all-season road. Visitors arrive by air, find limited services and should plan every supply and a bed in advance. Come as a quiet, respectful guest, read the history first, and leave the empty buildings and the land exactly as you found them.
Uranium City, a near-abandoned mining town of fewer than 100 people on Lake Athabasca in the far north-west of Saskatchewan, reached by air; coordinates approximate, Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada
Uranium City keeps no regular visiting hours, since only a few services remain. The store, any cafe and the community offices follow weekday patterns, roughly 9 to 5, and may be closed without notice - confirm by phone. Scheduled or charter flights serve the airport on set days, and fog, smoke and snow cancel many of them (confirm). Fly-in lodges on the lake work the open-water season, roughly June to September. Seasonal ferry or ice routes, where they exist, depend on the weather. The streets and the lakeshore can be seen at any hour.