Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
- Nickel
- Copper
- Cobalt
- Platinum
- Palladium
- Gold
- Silver
|
| Mining Method |
- Mechanized Cut & Fill
- Blast Hole Stoping
|
| Processing |
|
| Mine Life | 17 years (as of Jan 1, 2017) |
Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (Sudbury INO) consist of two underground mines (Nickel Rim South Mine and Fraser Mine), Strathcona Mill and the Sudbury Smelter.
The Strathcona Mill receives ore from the two Sudbury mines as well as third-party custom feed ores. It produces two concentrate streams: nickel copper concentrate for smelting, and copper concentrate for smelting and refining.
The Sudbury Smelter currently smelts nickel-copper concentrate and processes custom-feed materials in the form of concentrates and secondary products. These products go by rail to port facilities in Quebec City, and from there to Glencore Nikkelverk refinery in Norway. |
Summary:
Sulphide deposits sit on broadly defined trends of mineralisation along basal brecciated rocks of the Sudbury Igneous Complex as pentlandite-pyrrhotite chalcopyrite rich concentrations as well as within the underlying footwall in fractured pathways as chalcopyrite dominated polymetallic (Cu, Ni, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd) vein-style sulphides. The total Mineral Reserve tonnage increased from 2016 due to the addition of the Onaping Depth deposit.
Mining Methods
- Mechanized Cut & Fill
- Blast Hole Stoping
Summary:
Summary:
The Strathcona concentrator receives ore from the two Sudbury mines as well as third-party custom feed ores and produces two concentrate streams – a nickel-copper concentrate that goes to the Sudbury Smelter for smelting and a copper concentrate that goes to Glencore Copper for smelting and refining. The mill has a maximum capacity of approximately 2.75 million tonnes of ore per year.
The Sudbury Smelter currently smelts Glencore Nickel nickel-copper concentrate from the Sudbury, Raglan and XNA (Australia) operations and processes custom-feed materials in the form of concentrates and secondary products. It is capable of producing 95,000 tonnes of nickel, copper and cobalt in matte annually. The smelted and granulated matte is sent by rail to large port facilities in Québec City, then shipped overseas to Nikkelverk in Norway for refining into pure metals.
Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|
Ore tonnes mined
| ......  | ...... | 1,803,343 t |
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Reserves at December 31, 2017:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
|
Proven
|
6.33 Mt
|
Nickel
|
1.38 %
|
|
Proven
|
6.33 Mt
|
Copper
|
1.49 %
|
|
Proven
|
6.33 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.03 %
|
|
Proven
|
6.33 Mt
|
Platinum
|
0.79 g/t
|
|
Proven
|
6.33 Mt
|
Palladium
|
0.8 g/t
|
|
Probable
|
14.23 Mt
|
Nickel
|
2.15 %
|
|
Probable
|
14.23 Mt
|
Copper
|
1 %
|
|
Probable
|
14.23 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.05 %
|
|
Probable
|
14.23 Mt
|
Platinum
|
0.36 g/t
|
|
Probable
|
14.23 Mt
|
Palladium
|
0.41 g/t
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
20.56 Mt
|
Nickel
|
1.91 %
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
20.56 Mt
|
Copper
|
1.15 %
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
20.56 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.04 %
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
20.56 Mt
|
Platinum
|
0.49 g/t
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
20.56 Mt
|
Palladium
|
0.53 g/t
|
|
Measured
|
8.03 Mt
|
Nickel
|
1.71 %
|
|
Measured
|
8.03 Mt
|
Copper
|
1.59 %
|
|
Measured
|
8.03 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.04 %
|
|
Measured
|
8.03 Mt
|
Platinum
|
0.84 g/t
|
|
Measured
|
8.03 Mt
|
Palladium
|
0.86 g/t
|
|
Indicated
|
20.84 Mt
|
Nickel
|
2.26 %
|
|
Indicated
|
20.84 Mt
|
Copper
|
2.38 %
|
|
Indicated
|
20.84 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.05 %
|
|
Indicated
|
20.84 Mt
|
Platinum
|
0.91 g/t
|
|
Indicated
|
20.84 Mt
|
Palladium
|
1.04 g/t
|
|
Measured & Indicated
|
28.9 Mt
|
Nickel
|
2.11 %
|
|
Measured & Indicated
|
28.9 Mt
|
Copper
|
2.16 %
|
|
Measured & Indicated
|
28.9 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.05 %
|
|
Measured & Indicated
|
28.9 Mt
|
Platinum
|
0.89 g/t
|
|
Measured & Indicated
|
28.9 Mt
|
Palladium
|
0.99 g/t
|
|
Inferred
|
20 Mt
|
Nickel
|
1 %
|
|
Inferred
|
20 Mt
|
Copper
|
2.5 %
|
|
Inferred
|
20 Mt
|
Platinum
|
1 g/t
|
|
Inferred
|
20 Mt
|
Palladium
|
1.2 g/t
|