Overview
Status | Closing / Closed |
Mine Type | Underground |
Commodities |
- Nickel
- Copper
- Cobalt
- Platinum
- Palladium
- Gold
|
Mining Method |
- Sub-level caving
- Vertical block mining (VBM)
- Uppers Retreat
|
Production Start | ...  |
Source:
p. 60
Company | Interest | Ownership |
Vale S.A.
|
100 %
|
Indirect
|
Vale conducts nickel operations primarily through wholly owned subsidiary Vale Canada Limited, which operates two nickel production systems, one in the North Atlantic region and the other in the Asia Pacific region.
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Deposit Type
- Magmatic
- Breccia pipe / Stockwork
- Footwall hosted
Summary:
South Range contact-type Ni-Cu deposits are similar to those of the North Range. They occur at the base of the SIC in the sub-layer and include the Creighton Mine and Stobie Mine orebodies, Murray Mine Main Orebody and the Blezard Main Orebody. The South Range Footwall Breccia underlies the sub-layer and is derived from melanocratic metasedimentary rocks and metavolcanic rocks. Ni-Cu mineralization occurs as disseminated to massive sulphide within the sub-layer. These deposits are generally zoned from massive ore at the footwall to disseminated sulphide ore toward the hangingwall. The PGE-Au content of the contact deposits is generally low. Similar to North Range contact deposits, Ni-Cu mineralization occurs within bodies of footwall breccia with minor amounts of quartz diorite. Massive sulphide Cu-PGE-Au footwall mineralization is also found in the South Range deposits but is not abundant (Creighton Mine).
Mining Methods
- Sub-level caving
- Vertical block mining (VBM)
- Uppers Retreat
Summary:
The primary mining methods used at Frood and Stobie mines are Sublevel Cave, Vertical Retreat Mining and Uppers Retreat Mining.
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Combined production numbers are reported under
Sudbury Operation
Operational Metrics:
Metrics | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Ore tonnes mined
| 448 kt | 1,373 kt | 1,471 kt | 2,089 kt | 1,887 kt |
Daily ore mining rate
| | 4,801 t | | | |
Reserves at December 31, 2022:
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
Measured & Indicated
|
10,035 kt
|
Nickel
|
0.47 %
|
Measured & Indicated
|
10,035 kt
|
Copper
|
0.42 %
|
Measured & Indicated
|
10,035 kt
|
Cobalt
|
0.02 %
|
Measured & Indicated
|
10,035 kt
|
Platinum
|
0.2 g/t
|
Measured & Indicated
|
10,035 kt
|
Palladium
|
0.22 g/t
|
Measured & Indicated
|
10,035 kt
|
Gold
|
0.09 g/t
|
Type | Material | Diameter | Length | Description |
Mine Management:
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