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–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–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–present Open-pit mine
Scully Mine Iron Ore Wabush Tacora Resources 2017–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.
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