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Kidd Creek Mine

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 Location:
24 km N from Timmins, Ontario, Canada
  Address:
11335 Highway 655 North
P.O. Bag 2002
Timmins
Ontario, Canada
P4N 7K1
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Zinc
  • Copper
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Blast Hole Stoping
  • Cemented backfill
Processing
  • Flotation
Mine Life3.5 years (as of Jan 1, 2018)
The Kidd Mine is the world's deepest base-metal mine below sea level, mining at 9600 feet with shaft bottom at 9889 feet.

Owners

 
CompanyInterestOwnership
Glencore plc. 100 % Indirect
Glencore Canada Corp. 100 % Direct
Deposit Type

  • VMS

Summary:

Kidd Creek is a Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide CuZn-Ag deposit. Mineralisation occurs within a rhyolitic volcanic/volcaniclastic sequence as massive sulphide lenses of dominantly pyrite-pyrrhotite-sphalerite-galena-rich ores that are underlain by copper (chalcopyrite) stringer zones.

Mining Methods

  • Blast Hole Stoping
  • Cemented backfill

Summary:

Processing Technologies

  • Flotation

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Summary:

The metallurgical facilities are located 27 km south-east of the mine site.

The concentrator crushes and grinds the ore before flotation.

Recoveries & Grades:

CommodityParameter20182017201620152014
Zinc Head Grade, % 3.93.843.63.6
Copper Head Grade, % 1.71.91.81.91.9
Silver Head Grade, g/t 4144444641

Production:

CommodityUnits201820172016201520142013
Zinc kt  ......  Subscription required7278636168
Copper kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Silver koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
All production numbers are expressed as metal in concentrate.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics20182017201620152014
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2.3 Mt2.15 Mt2.1 Mt
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Reserves at December 31, 2018:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 4.8 Mt Zinc 3.6 %
Proven 4.8 Mt Copper 2 %
Proven 4.8 Mt Silver 46 g/t
Probable 1.2 Mt Zinc 5.5 %
Probable 1.2 Mt Copper 1.8 %
Probable 1.2 Mt Silver 40 g/t
Proven & Probable 6 Mt Zinc 6 %
Proven & Probable 6 Mt Copper 2 %
Proven & Probable 6 Mt Silver 45 g/t
Measured 9.5 Mt Zinc 4.1 %
Measured 9.5 Mt Copper 1.9 %
Measured 9.5 Mt Silver 48 g/t
Indicated 0.9 Mt Zinc 5 %
Indicated 0.9 Mt Copper 1.6 %
Indicated 0.9 Mt Silver 44 g/t
Measured & Indicated 10 Mt Zinc 4.2 %
Measured & Indicated 10 Mt Copper 1.9 %
Measured & Indicated 10 Mt Silver 48 g/t
Inferred 3.5 Mt Zinc 7 %
Inferred 3.5 Mt Copper 2 %
Inferred 3.5 Mt Silver 60 g/t

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Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2017
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2017
Annual Report 2016
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2016
Annual Report 2015
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2015
Annual Report 2014
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2014
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