List of mines in Newfoundland and Labrador
This is a list of mines in Newfoundland and Labrador[1], Canada..
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2019) |
Mine | Major commodities | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments |
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Bell Island Mine | Iron Ore | Wabana | 1895 - 1966 | Underground Mine | ||
Buchans Mine | Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Buchans | AND Co., Asarco | 1906 - 1911, 1926 - 1984 | Underground Mine, Open Pit Mine | |
Rambler | Copper | 49°57'14.57"N
56°4'5.049"W |
Ming's Bight | Rambler Metals & Mining Canada | 2005 to present | Underground Mine |
Coal Brook Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum | St. George's Bay | Galen Gypsum Mines | 2009 to present | Quarry | |
Duck Pond mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | 48°38′38.19″N 56°29′19.59″W / 48.6439417°N 56.4887750°W / 48.6439417; -56.4887750 (Duck Pond mine) | Millertown | Teck Resources | 2007–2015 | Underground mine |
IOC Labrador West Mines[2] | Dolomite, Iron Ore | 52°57′4.08″N 66°53′47.98″W / 52.9511333°N 66.8966611°W / 52.9511333; -66.8966611 (IOC Labrador West Mines) | Labrador City | Iron Ore Company of Canada | 1962 to present | Open-pit mine |
Lower Cove Quarry[3] | Dolomite, Limestone | 48°31′40.88″N 59°1′32.82″W / 48.5280222°N 59.0257833°W / 48.5280222; -59.0257833 (Lower Cove Quarry) | Lower Cove | Atlantic Minerals | 1988 to present | Quarry |
Point Rousse Project[4] | Gold | 49°57′41.47″N 56°7′26.33″W / 49.9615194°N 56.1239806°W / 49.9615194; -56.1239806 (Point Rousse Project) | Ming's Bight | Anaconda Mining | 2010 to present | Open-pit mine |
St. Lawrence Fluorspar Mine[5] | Fluorite | 46°53′55.93″N 55°26′49.38″W / 46.8988694°N 55.4470500°W / 46.8988694; -55.4470500 (St. Lawrence Fluorspar Mine) | St. Lawrence | Canada Fluorspar | 2018 to present | Open-pit mine, Underground mine |
Voisey's Bay Mine | Nickel | 56°20′5″N 62°6′11″W / 56.33472°N 62.10306°W / 56.33472; -62.10306 (Voisey's Bay mine) | Voisey's Bay | Vale Inco | 2005 to present | Open-pit mine |
Scully Mine | Iron Ore | Wabush | Tacora Resources | 2017 to present | Open-pit mine |
References
- ^ Department of Mines and Energy, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Mining Companies and Commodities. Accessed February 23, 2019.
- ^ Iron Ore Company of Canada, Our Operations. Accessed March 16, 2019.
- ^ Atlantic Minerals Limited, Operations. Accessed February 23, 2019.
- ^ Anaconda Mining, Point Rousse Project. Accessed February 22, 2019.
- ^ Canada Fluorspar Inc., Our Project. Accessed February 23, 2019.