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Kidd Creek Mine

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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Summary

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Zinc
  • Copper
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Sub-level open stoping (SLOS)
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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.

Under a Mine extension scenario, Mine 5, which proposed to extend the Mine life for an additional 10-15 years, the operating dryers will be replaced with a filter press(s).

Feasibility level engineering was completed in 2022 on the installation of the filter press(s) as part of the Mine 5 study. The site is currently on track to commence the installation of the filter press project, pending a Mine 5 decision.

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.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Zinc kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe6866727863
Copper kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3434403840
Silver koz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1,6541,8932,2712,2922,368
All production numbers are expressed as metal in concentrate.

Operational metrics

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

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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