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List of mines in Newfoundland and Labrador

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This is a list of mines, past and present, in Newfoundland and Labrador[1], Canada..

Mine Major commodities Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments
Bell Island Mine Iron Ore Wabana 1895 - 1966 Underground Mine
Buchans Mine Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold Buchans AND Co., Asarco 1906 - 1911, 1926 - 1984 Underground Mine, Open Pit Mine
Rambler Copper 49°57'14.57"N

56°4'5.049"W

Ming's Bight Rambler Metals & Mining Canada 2005 to present Underground Mine
Coal Brook Gypsum Deposit[2] Gypsum 48.373375°N

58.451512°W

St. George's Bay Galen Gypsum Mines Ltd. 2009 to 2018[3] Open-pit mine
Duck Pond mine Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold 48°38′38.19″N 56°29′19.59″W / 48.6439417°N 56.4887750°W / 48.6439417; -56.4887750 (Duck Pond mine) Millertown Teck Resources 2007–2015 Underground mine
IOC Labrador West Mines[4] Dolomite, Iron Ore 52°57′4.08″N 66°53′47.98″W / 52.9511333°N 66.8966611°W / 52.9511333; -66.8966611 (IOC Labrador West Mines) Labrador City Iron Ore Company of Canada 1962 to present Open-pit mine
Lower Cove Quarry[5] Dolomite, Limestone 48°31′40.88″N 59°1′32.82″W / 48.5280222°N 59.0257833°W / 48.5280222; -59.0257833 (Lower Cove Quarry) Lower Cove Atlantic Minerals 1988 to present Quarry
Point Rousse Project[6] Gold 49°57′41.47″N 56°7′26.33″W / 49.9615194°N 56.1239806°W / 49.9615194; -56.1239806 (Point Rousse Project) Ming's Bight Maritime Resources 2010 to present Open-pit mine
St. Lawrence Fluorspar Mine[7] Fluorite 46°53′55.93″N 55°26′49.38″W / 46.8988694°N 55.4470500°W / 46.8988694; -55.4470500 (St. Lawrence Fluorspar Mine) St. Lawrence Canada Fluorspar 2018 to present Open-pit mine, Underground mine
Voisey's Bay Mine Nickel 56°20′5″N 62°6′11″W / 56.33472°N 62.10306°W / 56.33472; -62.10306 (Voisey's Bay mine) Voisey's Bay Vale Inco 2005 to present Open-pit mine
Scully Mine Iron Ore Wabush Tacora Resources 2017 to present Open-pit mine

References

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  1. ^ Department of Mines and Energy, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Mining Companies and Commodities. Accessed February 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Mineral Occurrence, Geological Survey of NL Accessed May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mining Overview: Commodities". Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Iron Ore Company of Canada, Our Operations. Accessed March 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Atlantic Minerals Limited, Operations. Accessed February 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Maritime Resources, Point Rousse Project. Accessed May 6, 2024
  7. ^ Canada Fluorspar Inc., Our Project. Accessed February 23, 2019.