Quirke II Mine
(New Quirke)
This abandoned mine (also known as New Quirke) is located approximately 14 kilometres north of Elliot Lake. Turn right onto Panel mine road and travel for approximately 2 kilometres.
I worked in this mine from 1981 to 1983. My father also worked here from 1968 until his retirement in the early 1990's.
Today, there is nothing left in terms of buildings, however you can still identify various shafts (mine and ventilation) that are now capped with cement and of course the train adit in the side of the mountain that once allowed for the hauling of uranium ore from underground operations to the Quirke I mill, a few kilometres to the north.
What Quirke II used to look like during the production days!
What the Quirke I and Quirke II mines look like today
