"Here in Sudbury, we're only a part of that nickel story," he said, with other company mining operations in Thompson, Man., and Voisey's Bay, Labrador. Vale's proven and probable mineral reserves in …
Earth Sciences Museum. Resources. Mining in Canada. The mining history of the Sudbury area. Back to Mining in Canada. From Rocks and Minerals in Canada, Spring 1983. By …
The Sudbury mining district is one of the most mineral rich areas in the world and has been supplying the world with important metals like copper and nickel for over 130 years. The district has produced more than 8 million tonnes each of nickel and copper, and over 3,200 tonnes of silver, 300 tonnes of platinum and 100 tonnes of gold. ...
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Meanwhile, the mining supply sector in Sudbury and North Bay is firing on all cylinders. MineConnect, an association of mining suppliers in northern Ontario, has more than doubled its membership to 209 companies since 2018, and in December, opened an office in Elko, Nev., to better serve the mines in this important export market.
The boom, mostly in the mining sector, pushed the population from 536,000 in 1951 to 722,000 in 1961. During the 1950s, the U.S. government gave …
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The head of Vale's Ontario mining operations, Gord Gilpin, lauded the 'massive' effort made to return 39 miners to the surface at Totten Mine, near Sudbury, Ont., after a piece of equipment ...
Abstract. The Morrison deposit, located in Sudbury Mining Camp, produces ore containing copper, nickel, platinum, palladium and gold. Chalcopyrite dominates the mineral assemblage, while the main ...
Pardo Bulk Sample Project (Permission to Test Mineral Content) ... venture project located approximately 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ontario. The purpose of the "Trench #1" sampling project is to ... in Clement Township, approximately 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ontario. UTM Location: 556356E, 5183346N, UTM Zone 17.
The Greater Sudbury Census Metropolitan Area includes the City of Sudbury, the municipality of Markstay-Warren and the First Nations communities of Wahnapitei 11 and Whitefish Lake 6. Figure 1: Share of the Greater Sudbury workforce over the age of 55 — selected industries . 19% 25% 27% 27% 27% 31% Mining Other services Public …
Nickel remains the driving force in Sudbury's mineral exploration scene. A pair of local junior miners with big ambitions to put two former mine properties into production are posting some encouraging exploration results. Magna Mining reported high-grade nickel and copper drill hits from a diamond drilling program carried out last fall at its ...
It's a smile that means trouble for Canada's nickel-mining capital of Sudbury, Ont., more than 11,000 kilometres away from Mr. Li's office in eastern China.
This land pollution is a by-product of the mining and smelting that are the economic heart of the region. Sudbury is the middle of a geological feature known as the Sudbury basin, which is believed to be a 1.85 billion year old impact crater. The basin is the source of highly profitable amounts of many minerals, in particular copper and nickel ...
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is announcing that sales of beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink cocktails will be allowed in convenience stores and all grocery stores in the province by 2026.
Mining and milling. Our Fraser Mine has deep history in Sudbury having been built in 1963. The complex is situated near the Strathcona Concentrator 55 kilometres northwest of Sudbury. Nickel production began in the 1960s followed by copper production in the 1980s. The anticipated life of mine extends through 2024.
Discovery Site of Sudbury Mining Camp, Greater Sudbury. Mines throughout the Sudbury mining district, like the Murray Mine, are located close to the ancient wall of the meteorite crater. Lower diagram shows subsurface cross-section along line A–B. A cartoon showing the origin of the Sudbury impact crater. A great detective game: prospecting for
Mine Life. 2043. The Sudbury Operations have been in operation for more than 100 years. It is one of the largest integrated mining complexes in the world. The Sudbury …
Mining was able to continue operations, as an essential industry, which in turn allowed the 300 companies that make up the local mining supply chain to remain in operation," said the Mayor of Greater Sudbury. "Our message to potential investors remains clear: we are the epicentre for mining, and we are prepared for innovation and ...
Formerly known as SPC Metals, the goal for this new entity, McLean said is to advance its Aer-Kidd project, a nickel, copper, platinum group metals property, located …
the Greater Sudbury area until 1930, when the process was replaced by roasting in smelters. Stop 3: Historic Copper Cliff Mine. Across the street from Copper Cliff Park is the former office of the Canadian Copper Company. Behind the office is the site of the former Copper Cliff . Mine, the first major mine in the Greater Sudbury area.
According to Boerchers et al, the economic reliance of Sudbury on its mining industry played a critical role in the impetus for regreening. In the late 70's, Sudbury experienced a significant bust period that resulted in a great number of layoffs in 1978. It is claimed that the Sudbury's environmental planner and Inco proposed a regreening plan ...
The Copper Cliff iron ore recovery plant was built in 1953. (Benjamin Aubé/CBC) It was an iconic part of Greater Sudbury's mining history to some, and a decaying eyesore to others, but the former ...
Sudbury mining companies, Inco and Falconbridge (now Vale and Glencore) led the way in reducing sulfur dioxide release from their smelter. Nickel production continued to grow in spite of more ...
Sudbury literally "exploded" with mining activity. The population in 1951 was 42,410 and practically doubled to 80,120 by 1961. In addition, the largest single population increase in the history of Northern Ontario also occurred during that decade due a period of unprecedented economic prosperity. The boom, mostly in the mining sector ...
Meeting climate targets with mining. Sudbury hasn't solved all of its problems. It still carries a legacy of millions of tonnes of reactive mine waste materials, which can release acids and metals that can contaminate food webs and drinking water. These have to be managed by industry to avoid impacting the environment and …
35 trapped miners safe after rescue, 4 more on long trek out of mine near Sudbury. The climb could take about 10 hours with rest stops in place every 100 m for workers to take a break.
It was been 10 years since Inco, which had roots in Sudbury mining going back to 1901, was taken over by Vale, then known as CVRD. (Wikimedia Commons) John Fera was president of Steelworkers 6500 ...
Paul Lefebvre, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, accompanied by Marc G. Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, today announced a $3.5-million investment in two projects that are helping to green Canada's mining industry. This investment includes: $2 million to …
It has been a good run at Glencore's Nickel Rim South mine in Sudbury, but for the time being, mining there is coming to an end. The vice-president of Sudbury operations, Peter Xavier, says the 15 ...
Two Sudbury mining giants partner as Nickel Rim mine ramps down. Glencore's Nickel Rim South Mine is winding down operations with an eye on closing in 2024. Vice-president Peter Xavier said the mine has been important to the company since its inception in 2010. He said exploration extended the mine's lifespan from 2021 to …
The United Steelworkers (USW) has brought an abrupt end to the two-month strike by 2,400 mine, mill and smelter workers at Vale's nickel, copper, cobalt, and precious mining complex in Sudbury ...
The Sudbury mining area has produced immense wealth! Here is a tally of one estimate of production from this amazing geological structure (, June 18, 2008): At recent metal values, this represents a value approaching $500 billion produced from over 60 significant mines, over 130+ years!
Opened in 2014, it became the company's first new mine in the Sudbury basin in four decades. The mine employed 200 at the time, and Vale estimated it would have a 20-year lifespan. The site ...
Mining remediation in the Sudbury region of Ontario. The Sudbury region of Ontario is rich in metallic ores. Underground mining operations at the 15 active mines of Inco Ltd. and Falconbridge Ltd. in Sudbury currently …
Despite some unexpected freakish fall weather, Sudbury's Frontier Lithium had its day in the sun yesterday. The junior exploration company was the recipient of a $2-million grant from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (NOHFC) to further test out its lithium processing technology to complement its future mine project in northwestern Ontario.
The Greater Sudbury mining complex contains nine operating mines, two mills, two smelters and a nickel refinery. It also consists of more than 300 mining supply firms employing more than 12,000 people and generating …
