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This is a list of mines, past and present, in Newfoundland and Labrador[1], Canada..
| Mine
|
Major commodities
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Coordinates
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Associated town
|
Owner
|
Dates
|
Comments
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| Bell Island Mine
|
Iron ore
|
|
Wabana
|
|
1895–1966
|
Underground Mine
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| Buchans Mine
|
Zinc, copper, lead, silver, gold
|
|
Buchans
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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
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| 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
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| IOC Labrador West Mines[4]
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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
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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
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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
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Vale Inco
|
2005–present
|
Open-pit mine
|
| Scully Mine
|
Iron Ore
|
|
Wabush
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Tacora Resources
|
2017–present
|
Open-pit mine
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- ^ Department of Mines and Energy, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Mining Companies and Commodities. Accessed February 23, 2019.
- ^ Mineral Occurrence, Geological Survey of NL Accessed May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Mining Overview: Commodities". Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Iron Ore Company of Canada, Our Operations. Accessed March 16, 2019.
- ^ Atlantic Minerals Limited, Operations. Accessed February 23, 2019.
- ^ Maritime Resources, Point Rousse Project. Accessed May 6, 2024
- ^ Canada Fluorspar Inc., Our Project. Accessed February 23, 2019.
