Brunswick Mine
Canada /
New Brunswick /
Bathurst /
World
/ Canada
/ New Brunswick
/ Bathurst
World / Canada / New Brunswick / Gloucester
mine, copper mine, production, mining, lead production / processing, zinc mine/processing
The world's largest underground zinc mine has been in operation for more than 40 years. It is currently operated by Xstrata PLC of Switzerland.
Brunswick mine has extracted and processed ore from the world's largest underground zinc mine for more than 40 years. Located in northern New Brunswick, approximately 30 kilometres southwest of Bathurst, the mine produces 3.6 million tonnes per year of zinc, lead, copper and silver ore and has produced 110 million tonnes of ore to date.
The mine will be depleted by the end of 2010.
www.xstrata.com/operation/brunswickmine/
Brunswick mine has extracted and processed ore from the world's largest underground zinc mine for more than 40 years. Located in northern New Brunswick, approximately 30 kilometres southwest of Bathurst, the mine produces 3.6 million tonnes per year of zinc, lead, copper and silver ore and has produced 110 million tonnes of ore to date.
The mine will be depleted by the end of 2010.
www.xstrata.com/operation/brunswickmine/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xstrata
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Coordinates: 47°28'27"N 65°51'34"W
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