Lac Tio Mine
Owner: Rio Tinto
QIT-Fer et Titane exploits an ilmenite deposit at Lac Tio, near Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, and operates a metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, where high-quality titanium dioxide, pig iron and steel are extracted from this ore.
In operation since 1950, Lac Tio is an open-pit mine located 43 km northeast of Havre-Saint-Pierre, the site of the largest hard rock ilmenite deposit in the world. The exceptional size and quality of the Lac Tio deposit hold enormous potential for the future – it has a life expectancy of at least another half-century.
Operating year-round, QIT-Fer et Titane's mine has close to 2,000 employees who ensure that all activities run smoothly, from mining the ore to transporting it to Havre-Saint-Pierre, and then to the metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy.
Furthermore, Quebec Metal Powders (QMP), a company affiliated with QIT that operates within the metallurgical complex, produces iron and metal powders.
In 2011, Rio Tinto announced that it plans to invest $818 million to extend mine life to 2050 and increase processing capacity.
C.P. 160, 951 de l'EscaleHavre Saint-Pierre, PQ
Lac Tio is a magmatic Ti-Fe+/-V oxide deposit. This deposit type is also known as mafic intrusion-hosted titanium-iron deposit.
Geology & Mineralization
Lac Tio is a magmatic Ti-Fe+/-V oxide deposit. This deposit type is also known as mafic intrusion-hosted titanium-iron deposit.
The ilmenite, hemo-ilmenite or titaniferous magnetite accumulations occur as cross-cutting lenses or dike-loke bodies, layers or disseminations within anorthositic rocks. Lenses have shap contacts and could be tens to hundred of metres wide and several hundred metres long. Lac Tio is an irregular, tabular intrusive mass, 1,100 m long and 1,000 m wide.
C.P. 160, 951 de l'Escale
Havre Saint-Pierre, PQ
CAN G0G 1P0
Phone: (418) 538-2400
Fax: (418) 538-2796
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