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The following lists of mines in Canada are subsidiaries to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output and province. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Baker Lake had a population of 2,061 living in 577 of its 661 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 2,069. With a land area of 179.54 km 2 (69.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.5/km 2 (29.7/sq mi) in 2021.
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 ]
The Tyndall Stone quarry is operated by Gillis Quarries Ltd. and is located approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The quarry has been in operation, and owned by the same family, since 1910. [8] In 2023, Tyndall Stone was designated as a Global Heritage Stone Resource, the only one of Canadian origin. [9]
List of uranium mines in Canada; A. List of mines in Alberta; B. List of mines in the Bancroft area; List of mines in British Columbia; M. List of mines in Manitoba; N.
Bissett is a community situated on Rice Lake in the southeastern region of Manitoba, Canada, classified as a northern community and designated place. [1] Located two and a half hours northeast of Winnipeg on Provincial Road 304, Bissett is an entry point to Nopiming Provincial Park.
The Moa Joint Venture mines, processes and refines nickel and cobalt for sale worldwide (except in the United States). The Moa Joint Venture is a vertically‑integrated joint venture that mines lateritic ore by open pit methods and processes them at its facilities at Moa, Cuba into mixed sulphides containing nickel and cobalt.
Mine Major commodities Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments References; Birchtree Mine: Nickel: Thompson: Vale: 1965-1978 1989- Bernic Lake mine: Tantalum: Bucko Lake Mine: Nickel: Wabowden: Crowflight Minerals: 2009- Sherritt-Gordon Mine: Zinc, copper