CREIGHTON MINE

'Creighton Mine' is an Underground nickel mine, owned and operated by CVRD Inco in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is currently the deepest mine in Canada.^[1]

Contents

History

Production

SNOLAB

References

History

Production at Creighton Mine began in 1901, and as of August 2004 there was an estimated 20 years of reserves left.

Production

In 2005 the mine produced an average of 3,755 tons per day on a 6 days per week schedule. Ore is processed off site at CVRD Inco's Clarabelle Mill.^[2]

SNOLAB

Creighton Mine is the home of the SNOLAB, an underground physics laboratory, one of the world's deepest underground lab facilities.

References

1. The Canadian Encyclopedia
2. Canadian & American Mines Handbook - 75th Edition, , , , Business Information Group, , ISSN 171-4042