Owner: KGHM International

The McCreedy West Mine was first developed by Inco in 1970 and operated until1998, when it was closed KGHM International began work on the McCreedy West property in 2002. Exploration efforts on the property resulted in the discovery of the contact nickel Inter Main Deposit in 2002, which has been in production since 2003.

 

In 2005, the Sudbury mining camp's first low-sulphide copper-nickel-platinum group deposit with stand-alone infrastructure was brought into production. Contact nickel production was suspended at the end of 2008 due to low commodity prices while copper production continued through 2011, when production was halted due to low ore grade. Contact nickel production restarted in July 2011 in an arrangement with Xstrata Nickel, which processes the ore at its Strathcona mill. Production of contact nickel ore is currently ongoing.

 

Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Ownership: 100%

Type of Mine: Underground

Type of Ore Body: Contact Ni /Footwall

Primary Metal: Ni / Cu

Secondary Metals: Pt, Pd, Au

Status: In Operation