Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit & Underground |
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| Mine Life | 10 years (as of Jan 1, 2015) |
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Canadian Royalties Inc. (CRI) is a private mining company based in Montreal that operates a copper and nickel mine in Nunavik (province of Quebec), under the name Nunavik Nickel Project (Project). CRI is solely owned by our parent company in China, Jilien Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd.
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Summary:
The five main deposits of the NNP follow an east-west trend spanning approximately 50 km from east to west as follows: Allamaq, Mesamax, Expo, Mequillon and lvakkak deposits.
All the magmatic Ni-Cu deposits at the Nunavik Nickel Project have essentially the same mineralogy. Petrographic work (Walker 2004a, 2004b) identified pyrrhotite (Fe1-XS) as the main sulphide mineral, followed by pentlandite ([Fe,Ni]S) and chalcopyrite (CuFeS2). Pentlandite occurs generally as a separate mineral and only rarely as exsolution lamellae in pyrrhotite. Pentlandite appears to be the main cobalt carrier. Niccolite (NiAs) and violarite (Ni, Fe)3S4 occur only rarely or are entirely absent. Intergrowth of both pentlandite and chalcopyrite with silicate minerals, particularly with serpentine, can be intricate. Magnetite (Fe3O4) is a minor constituent of the rock, the result of the breakdown of the original olivine into serpentine plus magnetite.
Summary:
Three currently active mines (Mesamax, Expo, Allammaq) are operated at a rate of 4,000 t/d, and have an expected mine life of around 10 years.
Separate waste rock piles are set up near each of the extraction sites or underground mines (Allammaq). At the Expo site, a tailings dump is set up to receive waste rock from the Expo pit along with tailings from the concentrator.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2015 |
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Daily mining rate
| 4,000 t |
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