Bucko Lake Mine

Bucklo Lake Mine
Location
Bucklo Lake Mine
Province  Manitoba
Country  Canada
Coordinates 54°52′41″N 98°39′25″W / 54.878°N 98.657°W / 54.878; -98.657Coordinates: 54°52′41″N 98°39′25″W / 54.878°N 98.657°W / 54.878; -98.657
History
Opened 2009
Owner
Company CaNickel Mining Ltd

Bucko Lake Mine is a nickel mine near Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada and is owned by CaNickel Mining LTD previously Crowflight Minerals who purchased the property from Xtrata.[1] Production began on 10 June 2009.[2] At present the companies reserves and resources stand at: Estimated Mineral Reserves and Resources at Bucko Lake Mine as of December 31, 2008.

Category/ Cut-Off Grade/ Tonnes/ Ni%/ Contained Nickel (M lbs)

Proven Reservers¹/ 1.25%/ 359,000/ 1.63/ 12.9 Proven Reservers¹/ 1.25%/ 3,349,100/ 1.44/ 105.3 Total Reservers/ 1.25%/ 3,708,000/ 1.45/ 118.2

Measured Resources/ 1.0%/ 495,000/ 1.48/ 16.2/ Indicated Resources/ 1.05%/ 2,264,000/ 1.53/ 76.9/ Total Measured and Indicated Resources/ 1.0%/ 2,759,000/ 1.53/ 93.1

Inferred Resources/ 1.0%/ 5,468,000/ 1.34/ 161.6 Total Inferred Resources/ 1.0%/ 5,468,000/ 1.34/ 161.6[3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Crowflight Commissioning Bucko Lake Mine". Engineering & Mining Journal. New York, New York, United States: McGraw Hill Pub. Co. 209 (9): 10. November 2008. ISSN 0095-8948.
  2. ↑ Scales, Marilyn (September 2009). "Crowflight's Bucko Lake Project". Canadian Mining Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.canickel.com/s/BuckoLake.asp


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