Summary Review of Performance of Metal Mines
Subject to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations
in 2010

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Appendix B: Mining Facilities Subject to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations in 2010

Facility Operator Province / Territory (Location) Products Production Capacity Process Status
1 Myra Falls Operations NVI Mining Ltd. British Columbia (Vancouver Island) Copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver 4 000 t/d Flotation Active
2 Endako Mines Thompson Creek Mining Ltd. British Columbia (west-central BC) Molybdenum 27 000 t/d Flotation Active
3 Huckleberry Mine Huckleberry Mines Ltd. British Columbia (central BC, southwest of Houston) Copper, molybdenum, gold, silver 21 000 t/d Flotation Active
4 Eskay Creek Mine Barrick Gold Corporation British Columbia (northwestern BC, east of Alaska Panhandle) Gold, silver 300 t/d Crushing
only
Closing phase
5 Kemess South Mine Northgate Minerals Corporation British Columbia (north-central BC) Gold, copper 49 000 t/d Flotation Active
6 MAX Molybdenum Mine and Mill FortyTwo Metals Inc. British Columbia (southeastern BC, 60 km southeast of Revelstoke) Molybdenum 1 000 t/d (mill) Flotation Active
7 Yellowjacket Gold Mine Prize Mining Corporation British Columbia (northwestern BC, 9 km east of Atlin) Gold 50 000 t/a Gravity Concentrators Active
8 Gibraltar Mine Taseko Mines Ltd. British Columbia (south-central BC, 68 km north of Williams Lake) Copper, molybdenum 55 000 t/d Flotation Active
9 Minto Project Minto Explorations Ltd. Yukon Territory (240 km northwest of Whitehorse) Copper, gold, silver 3 200 t/d Flotation Active
10 Wolverine Project Yukon Zinc Corporation Yukon Territory (590 km northeast of Whitehorse) Zinc, copper, lead, silver, gold 1 700 t/d Flotation Active
11 Bellekeno Mine Alexco Keno Hill Mining Corporation Yukon Territory (330 km north of Whitehorse) Silver, lead, zinc 408 t/d Flotation Active
12 Key Lake Operation Cameco Corporation Saskatchewan (northern SK) Uranium Mill only. Annual production capacity of 18 million pounds U3O8 Leaching
and solvent extraction
Active
13 McArthur River Operation Cameco Corporation Saskatchewan (northern SK) Uranium 150 t/d Crushing
only – processed
at Key Lake
Active
14 Cigar Lake Project Cameco Corporation Saskatchewan (northern SK) Uranium     Mine under development
15 McClean Lake Operation AREVA Resources Canada Inc. Saskatchewan (northeastern SK, Wollaston Lake area) Uranium 300 t/d Leaching
and solvent extraction
Active
16 Rabbit Lake Operation Cameco Corporation Saskatchewan (northeastern SK, Wollaston Lake area) Uranium Annual production capacity of 16 million pounds U3O8 Leaching
and solvent extraction
Active
17 Seabee Mine Claude Resources Inc. Saskatchewan (northern SK) Gold 800 t/d Cyanidation Active
18 Santoy 7 Mine Claude Resources Inc. Saskatchewan (northern SK) Gold   Mining only – ore shipped to Seabee Mill Active
19 Flin Flon Complex Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. Manitoba (west-central MB, in Flin Flon) Copper, lead, zinc 5 500 t/d Flotation Active
20 Trout Lake Mine Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. Manitoba (west-central MB, near Flin Flon) Copper, zinc, gold, silver 2 500 t/d Flotation Active
21 Chisel North Mine Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. Manitoba (west-central MB, near Snow Lake) Zinc 750 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Stall / Snow Lake Mill Active
22 Snow Lake Mill Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. Manitoba (west-central MB, near Snow Lake) Copper, zinc, selenium, tellurium, silver 3 600 t/d Flotation Active
23 Birchtree Mine Vale Inco Ltd. Manitoba (northern MB, near Thompson) Nickel, copper 3 175 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Thompson Complex Active
24 Thompson Complex Vale Inco Ltd. Manitoba (northern MB, in Thompson) Nickel, copper 12 000 t/d Flotation Active
25 Bucko Lake Mine Crowflight Minerals Inc. Manitoba (northern MB, near Thompson) Nickel 1 000 t/d Flotation Active
26 New Britannia Mine / Snow Lake Mine Garson Gold Corporation / Alexis Minerals Corporation Manitoba (west-central MB, near Snow Lake) Gold 2 150 t/d Cyanidation Active
27 Tanco Mine Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd. Manitoba (southeastern MB, northeast of Winnipeg) Tantalum, lithium, cesium, rubidium Varies by commodity Gravity, flotation, dry grinding, leach Active
28 Rice Lake Gold Mine San Gold Corporation Manitoba (southeast MB, Red Lake area) Gold 1 250 t/d Gravity concentration, flotation and carbon-in-leach (cyanide) Active
29 Cantung Mine North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd. Northwest Territories (east of Yukon border) Tungsten 3 000 t/d Flotation Active
30 Con Mine Miramar Northern Mining Ltd. Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) Gold     Closed
31 Giant Mine Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) Gold 5 800 t/month Mining only – ore shipped to Con Mine Closed
32 Lupin Operations MMG Resources Inc. Nunavut (western NU, northeast of Yellowknife) Gold     On care and maintenance
33 Meadowbank Mine Agnico-Eagle Ltd. Nunavut (western NU, 70 km north of Baker Lake northeast of Yellowknife) Gold 8 500 t/d Gravity, cyanidation Active
34 Red Lake Mine Goldcorp Canada Ltd. Ontario (northwestern ON, Red Lake area) Gold 600 t/d Gravity, cyanidation, flotation Active
35 Campbell Mine Goldcorp Inc. Ontario (northwestern ON, Red Lake area) Gold ≥1 000 t/d Cyanidation Active
36 Musselwhite Mine Goldcorp Inc. Ontario (northwestern ON) Gold 3 300 t/d Cyanidation Active
37 Lac des Iles Mine North American Palladium Ltd. Ontario (northwestern ON, northwest of Thunder Bay) Palladium, platinum, gold, copper, nickel, cobalt 15 000 t/d Flotation Active
38 Golden Giant Mine Newmont Canada Corporation Ontario (northern ON, east of Marathon) Gold 3 000 t/d Cyanidation Closed
39 Williams Mine Barrick Gold Corporation Ontario (northern ON, east of Marathon) Gold 10 000 t/d Cyanidation, gravity Active
40 David Bell Mine Barrick Gold Corporation Ontario (northern ON, east of Marathon) Gold 1 500 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Williams Mill Active
41 Eagle River Mine Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. Ontario (northern ON, west of Wawa) Gold 850 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to River Gold Mill Active
42 Eagle River Mill (Mill, Mishi Pit and Magnacon Mine) Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. Ontario (northern ON, west of Wawa) Gold 1 000 t/d Cyanidation Active
43 Island Gold Project Richmont Mines Inc. Ontario (northern ON, west of Wawa) Gold 650 t/d Cyanidation Active
44 Porcupine Gold Mines (Dome Mine, Owl Creek Pit, Pamour Mine) Goldcorp Canada Ltd. and Goldcorp Inc. Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Gold   Cyanidation Active
45 Holloway Mine Holloway Mining Company Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Gold 2 500 t/d Cyanidation Active
46 Clavos Mine St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Gold 700 t/d Ore shipped to Stock Mill Active
47 Hislop Mine St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Gold 1 500 t/d Ore shipped to Stock Mill Active
48 Black Fox Mill Complex / Stock Mine and Mill Complex Apollo Gold Corporation / Brigus Gold Corporation Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Gold 1 300 t/d (mill) Carbon-in-leach (cyanide) Active
49 Bell Creek Mine and Mill Lake Shore Gold Corporation Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Gold 1 500 t/d Carbon-in-leach (cyanide) Active
50 Black Fox Mine Apollo Gold Corporation / Brigus Gold Corporation Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Gold 1 500 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Black Fox Mill Complex Active
51 Redstone Mine Liberty Mines Inc. Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Nickel 50 000 t/m (Mill) Flottation Active
52 McWatters Mine Liberty Mines Inc. Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Nickel   Mining only – ore shipped to Redstone Mill Active
53 Kidd Mining Division Xstrata Canada Corporation Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Zinc, copper, cadmium, indium, cobalt, selenium, silver, palladium, platinum 10 000 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Kidd Metallurgical Division Active
54 Kidd Metallurgical Division Xstrata Canada Corporation Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Zinc, copper, cadmium, indium, cobalt, selenium, silver, palladium, platinum 10 000 t/d Flotation Active
55 Montcalm Project Xstrata Canada Corporation Ontario (northeastern ON, Timmins area) Nickel, copper, cobalt 875 000 t/y  Ore shipped to Kidd Metallurgical Division On care and maintenance
56 Macassa Mine Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. Ontario (northeastern ON, Kirkland Lake area) Gold 1 450 t/d Cyanidation Active
57 Young-Davidson Mine Northgate Minerals Corporation Ontario (northeastern ON, 60 km west of Kirkland Lake) Gold 6 000 t/d Gravity, flotation, cyanidation Mine under development
58 McAlpine Mill SMC (Canada) Ltd. Ontario (northeastern ON, Cobalt area) Gold, silver, platinum, palladium 200 t/d processes metallurgical wastes Gravity and flotation Active
59 Lockerby Mine First Nickel Inc. Ontario (Sudbury area) Copper, nickel, cobalt ≥700 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Strathcona Mill On care and maintenance
60 Strathcona Tailings Treatment System (includes Fraser, Strathcona Mine and Mill, Craig and Onaping Mines; also includes Inco’s Coleman and McCreedy East Mines) Xstrata Canada Corporation Ontario (Sudbury area) Nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum, palladium 8 200 t/d Flotation Active
61 Copper Cliff Complex (includes Clarabelle Mill, smelter, Copper Cliff North, Copper Cliff South, Creighton, Gertrude, Frood, and Stobie Mines) Vale Inco Ltd. – Vale Canada Ltd. Ontario (Sudbury area) Nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum 27 300 t/d for Clarabelle Mill Flotation Active
62 Garson Mine Vale Inco Ltd. – Vale Canada Ltd. Ontario (Sudbury area) Nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum 2 400 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Copper Cliff Complex – Clarabelle Mill Active
63 Crean Hill Mine Vale Canada Ltd. Ontario (Sudbury area) Nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum 1 800 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Copper Cliff Complex – Clarabelle Mill Active
64 Totten Mine Vale Inco Ltd. – Vale Canada Ltd. Ontario (Sudbury area) Nickel, copper, precious metals 2 200 t/d   Mine under development
65 Podolsky Mine FNX Mining Company Inc. Ontario (Sudbury area) Nickel, copper, precious metals 1 000 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Copper Cliff Complex – Clarabelle Mill Active
66 Shakespeare Nickel Mine URSA Major Minerals Inc. Ontario (Sudbury area) Nickel, copper, cobalt, gold, platinum, palladium   Mining only – ore shipped to Xstrata’s Strathcona Mill Active
67 Haley Plant Timminco Ltd. Ontario (southeastern ON, west of Ottawa) Magnesium, calcium, strontium 7 500 t/y magnesium, 900 t/y calcium Calcining, reduction, refining, melting, casting, extruding Active
68 Langlois (Mine) Ressources Breakwater Ltée Quebec (northwestern QC, 213 km north of Val-d’Or) Zinc, copper, gold, silver 2 000 t/d Flotation On care and maintenance
69 Matagami (Mine) / Xstrata Zinc Canada Division Xstrata Canada Corporation Quebec (northeastern QC, near Matagami) Zinc, copper 2 000 t/d Flotation Active
70 Casa Berardi (Mine) Mines Aurizon Ltée Quebec (northwestern QC, 95 km north of La Sarre) Gold 1 600 to 2 200 t/d Cyanidation Active
71 Géant Dormant (Mine) Ressources Cadiscor Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 900 t/d Cyanidation Active
72 Barry Ressources Métanor Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 500 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Bachelor Mill Active
73 Lac Bachelor Ressources Métanor Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 800 t/d Cyanidation Active
74 Laronde (Mine) Mines Agnico-Eagle Ltée Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold, silver, copper, zinc 5 000 t/d Flotation, leaching, gravity concentration Active
75 Lapa (Project) Mines Agnico-Eagle Ltée Quebec (northwestern QC, 11 km east of LaRonde Mine) Gold 1 500 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to LaRonde Mill Active
76 Mouska (Mine) Gestion Iamgold-Québec Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 600 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Doyon Mill Active
77 Doyon Gestion Iamgold-Québec Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 3 500 t/d Cyanidation Active
78 Kiena (Mine) Mines d’Or Wesdome Ltée Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 2 000 t/d Cyanidation Active
79 Sigma Century Mining Corporation Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 5 000 t/d Cyanidation Active
80 Goldex (Mine) Mines Agnico-Eagle Ltée Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 6 900 t/d Gravity, cyanidation, flotation Active
81 Beaufor Mines Richmont Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 820 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Camflo Active
82 Camflo (Mill) Mines Richmont Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 1 300 t/d (mill only) Cyanidation Active
83 Lac Herbin Alexis Minerals Corporation Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 450 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Aurbel Mill Active
84 Aurbel (Mine) Alexis Minerals Corporation Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Gold 800 t/d (mill) Gravity, flotation, cyanidation Active
85 Horne (Smelter) Xstrata Canada Corporation Quebec (northeastern QC, Abitibi region) Copper Ore processed from Fabie Mine Flotation Mill closed
86 Joe Mann Ressources Campbell Inc. / Legault Métal Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Chibougamau area) Gold, copper 1 000 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Camchib On care and maintenance
87 Copper Rand (Mine) Ressources Campbell Inc. Quebec (northeastern QC, Chibougamau area) Copper, gold, silver   Gravity, flotation On care and maintenance
88 Troilus Corporation minière Inmet Quebec (northeastern QC, north of Chibougamau) Gold, copper 15 000 t/d Gravity, flotation Active
89 Raglan (Mine) Xstrata Canada Corporation Quebec (northern QC, west of Ungava Bay) Nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum, palladium 3 000 t/d Flotation Active
90 Niobec (Mine) Gestion Iamgold-Québec Inc. Quebec (central QC, Lac St. Jean region) Niobium 3 500 t/d Flotation, magnetic separation Active
91 Complexe métallurgique Sorel-Tracy QIT-Fer et Titane Inc. Quebec (southwestern QC) Titanium, iron ore Ore processed from Tio Mine Metallurgical process Active
92 Tio (Mine) QIT-Fer et Titane Inc. Quebec (eastern QC, north of Havre-Saint-Pierre) Titanium, iron ore 8 000 t/d Mining only – ore processed at plant in Sorel, QC Active
93 Mont-Wright (Mine) ArcelorMittal Mines Canada Quebec (northeastern QC, near Wabush, NL) Iron ore 125 000 t/d Grinding and spiral separation Active
94 Fire Lake (Mine) ArcelorMittal Mines Canada Quebec (northeastern QC, 55 km south of Mont-Wright Mine) Iron Ore 675 000 t/a Mining only – ore shipped by train to Mount-Wright Mine Active
95 Lac Bloom (Mine) Société en commandite de la mine de fer du Lac Bloom Quebec (northeastern QC, near Wabush, NL) Iron ore 8 Mt of concentrate per year Grinding and spiral separation Active
96 Wabush Mines Joint Venture
(Scully Mine)
Wabush Mines Newfoundland and Labrador (western Labrador, Wabush, Labrador City area) Iron ore 54 400 t/d Grinding, spiral and high-tension separation Active
97 Iron Ore Company of Canada
– Carol Project
Iron Ore Company of Canada Newfoundland and Labrador (western Labrador, Wabush, Labrador City area) Iron ore 140 000 t/d Spirals and magnetic separators, flotation Active
98 Nugget Pond Mine Rambler Metals and Mining Canada Ltd. Newfoundland and Labrador (north-central NL, northwest of Grand Falls) Gold 500 t/d (mill only)   On care and maintenance
99 Pine Cove Mine Anaconda Mining Inc. Newfoundland and Labrador (north-central NL, northwest of Grand Falls) Gold 1 000 t/d Gravity, flotation Active
100 Duck Pond Mine Teck Resources Ltd. Newfoundland and Labrador (west-central Newfoundland) Copper, zinc, silver, gold 1 500 t/d Flotation Active
101 Voisey’s Bay Mine – Mill Vale Inco Ltd. Newfoundland and Labrador (northeastern Labrador) Nickel, copper, cobalt 6 000 t/d Flotation Active
102 Brunswick No. 12 Xstrata Canada Corporation – Xstrata Zinc Canada Division New Brunswick (northern NB, south of Bathurst) Lead, zinc, copper, silver 1 000 t/d Flotation Active
103 Caribou Mine and Mill Blue Note Mining Inc. – Blue Note Caribou Mines Inc. / Province of New Brunswick New Brunswick (northern NB, west of Bathurst) Zinc, lead, silver, copper 3 000 t/d (mill)
1 650 t/d (mine)
Flotation Closed
104 Restigouche Mine Blue Note Mining Inc. – Blue Note Caribou Mines Inc. / Province of New Brunswick New Brunswick (northern NB, west of Bathurst) Zinc, lead, silver, copper 1 350 t/d Mining only – ore shipped to Caribou Mill Closed
105 Scozinc Mine and Mill Acadian Mining Corporation Nova Scotia (65 km north of Halifax) Zinc, lead 2 300 t/d (mill) Flotation On care and maintenance

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