Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
- Nickel
- Copper
- Cobalt
- Gold
- Silver
- Platinum
- Palladium
|
| Mining Method |
- Blast Hole Stoping
- Backfill
|
| Processing |
|
| Mine Life | 2022 |
The Nickel Rim South mine is part of the Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations. |
Source:
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Summary:
Sulphide deposits sit on broadly defined trends of mineralisation along basal brecciated rocks of the Sudbury Igneous Complex as pentlandite-pyrrhotite chalcopyrite rich concentrations as well as within the underlying footwall in fractured pathways as chalcopyrite dominated polymetallic (Cu, Ni, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd) vein-style sulphides. The total Mineral Reserve tonnage increased from 2016 due to the addition of the Onaping Depth deposit.
Mining Methods
- Blast Hole Stoping
- Backfill
Summary:
Nickel Rim South (NRS) is a modern mine using blast-hole open stoping with backfill as a means of bulk mining.
Flow Sheet:
Summary:
The Strathcona concentrator receives ore from the two Sudbury mines as well as third-party custom feed ores and produces two concentrate streams – a nickel-copper concentrate that goes to the Sudbury Smelter for smelting and a copper concentrate that goes to Glencore Copper for smelting and refining. The mill has a maximum capacity of approximately 2.75 million tonnes of ore per year.
Combined production numbers are reported under
Sudbury INO Operation
Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|
Ore tonnes mined
| ...... | ...... | ...... | 1,314,579 t | 1,264,007 t |
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