GlencoreXstrata - Sudbury smelter

 copper mine, metallurgy, mining, nickel mine/processing, smelter

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GlencoreXstrata plc is an international diversified natural resources group operating in metals and minerals quoted on the London and Swiss Stock Exchanges.

The Company has been mining nickel-copper ores in the Sudbury area of northern Ontario, Canada, since 1929 when it was known as Falconbridge. The facilities are spread throughout the 60 kilometre-long, oval-shaped geological formation known as the Sudbury basin. Nickel and copper are the primary metals but cobalt and precious metals, such as gold, silver, platinum and palladium are also produced. The Sudbury smelter's electric furnaces converts the mineral concentrate into a high-grade matte containing nickel, copper, cobalt and platinum group metals. A sulphuric acid plant is also on site.

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