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Kidd Creek Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Zinc
  • Copper
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Longhole open stoping
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SnapshotKidd Operations include the Kidd Concentrator and the Kidd Mine.

Kidd Mine is the world's deepest base-metal mine below sea level reaching 10000 feet. The mine also has the longest surface-to-bottom ramp in the world.

Glencore transports the ore by rail to Kidd Concentrator/Mill located 27km from the mine.

In December 2024, Glencore Canada announced that it will close its Kidd Creek Mine at the end of December 2026. This decision comes after a 2021 study found there was no way to extend the life of the mine.

The reclamation works will take years and starts early in 2027.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Glencore plc. 100 % Indirect
Glencore Canada Corp. (operator) 100 % Direct

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Deposit type

  • VMS

Summary:

Kidd Mine is a VMS Cu-Zn-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 in chalcopyrite stringer zones.

Mine 5 is the down dip extension of the Kidd Mine deposit which is a VMS Cu-Zn-Ag deposit. Ore Reserves previously reported under Mine 5 are now reported under Kidd within the approved mining plan that lies within the remaining Kidd Mine life. Mineral Resources are reported from 2,940 m to 3,430 m (9,800 ft to 11,200 ft) depth, excluding any material reported under Kidd that lies within the remaining Kidd Mine life. Additional mineralisation continuity is identified to 3,840 m (12,600 ft) depth.

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Zinc kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe68 66 72 78 63 
Copper kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe34 34 40 38 40 
Silver koz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1,654 1,893 2,271 2,292 2,368 
All production numbers are expressed as metal in concentrate. ^ Guidance / Forecast.

Operational metrics

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Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2 Mt2 Mt2.2 Mt2.3 Mt2.15 Mt

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

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