List of nickel mines in Canada

This is a list of nickel mines in Canada sorted by province.

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Mine Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments References
Birchtree Mine 55°42′06″N 097°55′37″W / 55.70167°N 97.92694°W / 55.70167; -97.92694 (Birch Tree Mine) Thompson Vale Inco 1965–Present In 2005 Birchtree mine was the recipient of the John T. Ryan Trophy for having achieving the lowest accident frequency of all Canadian metal mines. In 2008 it received the regional John T. Ryan trophy for the Prairies & Northwest Territories. [1]
Bucko Lake Mine 54°52′40.8″N 098°39′25.1994″W / 54.878000°N 98.656999833°W / 54.878000; -98.656999833 (Birch Tree Mine) Wabowden CaNickel 2009–Present near Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada and is owned by CaNickel Mining LTD previously Crowflight Minerals who purchased the property from Xtrata.[2] Production began on 10 June 2009.[3] [2]

References

  1. Hersey, Carolyn (November 2008). "Safety, above all else". CIM Magazine. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: CIM Magazine. 3 (7): 5140–43. ISSN 1718-4177.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. Scales, Marilyn (September 2009). "Crowflight's Bucko Lake Project". Canadian Mining Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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