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MiningWatch Canada is a non-governmental organization based in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 1999, [ 1 ] it acts as a watchdog of Canada's mining industry. MiningWatch is part of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability, [ 2 ] the Canadian Council for International Cooperation, [ 3 ] and the Halifax Initiative .
The first truly industrial mining operation in what is now Canada was an iron mine at Forges du Saint-Maurice near Trois-Rivières in Quebec, which remained a going concern from 1738 to 1883. [1] Copper mining in Bruce Mines , Ontario—the first industrial-scale mine of a substance other than iron—followed in 1848. [ 2 ]
Kidd Mine or Kidd Creek Mine is an underground base metal (copper-zinc-silver) mine 24 km (15 mi) north of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by Swiss multinational Glencore Inc. The ore deposit was discovered in 1959 by Texas Gulf Sulfur Company .
On November 25, 2019, Newmont Goldcorp announced an agreement to sell the Red Lake complex to Evolution Mining. [5] Newmont announced the completion of the acquisition on March 31, 2020. [ 6 ] As of early 2021, Evolution has announced resources of 2.9 Million oz Au at 6.9 gms Au/tonne, with a further 5.7 Million oz at 7.7 g/t indicated and 5.3 ...
Open pit mine in Val-d'Or, Quebec. The Abitibi gold belt is a region of Canada that extends from Wawa, Ontario to Val-d'Or, Quebec.Located within the mineral-rich Abitibi greenstone belt, the gold belt is an established gold mining district having produced over 100 mines, and 170 million ounces of gold since 1901.
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The mine is owned by Cameco (70%), and Orano Canada (30%) (formerly Areva Resources Canada, formerly COGEMA Resources Inc.) Cameco is the mine operator. In 2012, McArthur River was the world's largest producing uranium mine, accounting for 13% of world mine production. [1] Canada, as a whole, produces 15% of the world's uranium production.
Surface mining began in Voisey's Bay in 2005 in order to access the nickel deposit. [7] [8] The bulk carrier ship Umiak I was commissioned in May 2006 to transport ore from the mine. [9] [10] In July 2015, the ownership board of directors approved the construction of the underground phase of the Voisey's Bay Mine.