The Coleman Mine is an underground
nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive but large pieces are slow ...
and
copper mine
Copper extraction refers to the methods used to obtain copper from its ores. The conversion of copper consists of a series of physical and electrochemical processes. Methods have evolved and vary with country depending on the ore source, loca ...
operated by
Vale northwest of
Sudbury Sudbury may refer to:
Places Australia
* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes)
** Sudbury (electoral district), one of the city's federal e ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
, Canada. It is the flagship mine of Vale's Sudbury operation.
The mine recently implemented the use of electric
haul vehicles and installed an underground
4G LTE network.
The mine is operated by a staff of 545 workers.
Ore had been transported by rail or by truck for processing at Clarabelle Mill. Vale shut down processing at the mill in 2017 due to reduced output at adjacent mining operations.
See also
*
List of nickel mines in Canada
This is a list of nickel mines in Canada sorted by province.
Manitoba
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario
Quebec
References
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List of copper mines in Canada
This is a list of copper mines in Canada sorted by province.
British Columbia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario
References
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Highland Valley Copper mine
The Highland Valley Copper mine is the largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, located near Logan Lake, British Columbia. It is an amalgamation of three historic mining operations: Bethlehem (later Valley Copper), Lornex and Highmont.
History
...
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Mount Polley mine
The Mount Polley mine is a Canadian gold and copper mine located in British Columbia near the towns of Williams Lake, and Likely. It consists of two open-pit sites with an underground mining component and is owned and operated by the Mount Polle ...
*
Kidd Mine
Kidd Mine or Kidd Creek Mine is an underground base metal mine north of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by Swiss multinational Glencore Inc. The mine was discovered in 1963 by Texas Gulf Sulfur Company. In 1981 it was sold to ...
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New Afton mine
References
Mines in Greater Sudbury
Nickel mines in Canada
Copper mines in Ontario
Underground mines in Canada
Mines in Ontario
Vale S.A.
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