Creighton Mine

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Coordinates: 46°27′50″N, 81°10′29″W

This article is about the mine. For the ghost town, see Creighton Mine, Ontario.

Creighton Mine is an underground nickel mine, owned and operated by Vale Inco Limited (formerly named CVRD Inco) in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is currently the deepest mine in Canada.[1]

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[edit] History

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] SNOLAB

Creighton Mine's 6800 foot level is the home of the world's deepest (2070 m) underground physics laboratory. Originally excavated for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO), it has been expanded into a general-purpose facility called SNOLAB.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  2. ^ (2006) Canadian & American Mines Handbook—75th Edition. Toronto, Ontario: Business Information Group, 493. ISSN 171-4042. ISBN 0-919336-65-5. 
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