Inco and Falconbridge History – Page 2 – Republic of Mining. Kidd Creek Mine has been in production since 1966. It has processed 106.5 million tones grading 6.55% zinc, 2.31% copper, .24% lead and 94 grams silver per tonne.
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In 1985, the company paid $1.3-billion to acquire the coveted Kidd Creek copper, silver and zinc mine near Timmins, Ont. In doing so, he trumped his former boss at Noranda, Mr. Powis, who was ...
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For those facilities that are combined sources (i.e. the Inco nickel–copper smelter, copper refinery and nickel refinery in Sudbury, the Falconbridge–Kidd Creek copper smelter and refinery and zinc plant in Timmins, and the Cominco lead smelter and zinc plant in Trail), that portion of the EPI that was attributable to the operation(s) that ...
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Falconbridge Ltd. is spending $640-million to expand its Kidd Creek copper and zinc mine in Timmins, Ont., creating the world's deepest base metal mine. The project involves sinking a new mine ...
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Indium is recovered from Falconbridge Ltd.'s Kidd Creek Cu/Zn operations located in Ontario, Canada. Although the original plant design capacity was 30 metric tpa of indium, the process can accommodate a peak of 50 tpa depending upon factors such as impurity levels and the percent operating time.
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The Kidd Creek copper/zinc mine is located near Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Along with copper and zinc it produces indium, silver-bearing slimes, nickel-copper carbonate, liquid SO2 and sulphuric acid. Kidd Creek is owned and operated by Xstrata plc, which acquired the complex through its take-over of the former owner, Falconbridge Ltd, in 2006.
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Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited was a Canadian mining company with operations in 18 countries, involved in the exploration, mining, processing, and marketing of metal and mineral products, including nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum.In 1982 the company was renamed Falconbridge Limited. It was listed on the TSX (under the symbol FAL.LV) …
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The Kidd Creek zinc smelter was commissioned in 1972 with a capacity of 105kt/a cathode zinc to treat concentrate from the Kidd Creek mine. The Kiddmet site …
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Indium is recovered from Falconbridge Ltd.'s Kidd Creek Cu/Zn operations located in Ontario, Canada. Although the original plant design capacity was 30 metric …
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About 675 workers at Xstrata Copper Canada's Kidd Metallurgical plant in northern Ontario have begun a strike. Oct. 1, 2008. Oct. 1, 2008. 1 min read. Save TIMMINS–About 675 workers at Xstrata ...
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The Kiddmet site is shared with a 145kt/a copper smelter, commissioned in 1981. Noranda's ownership of Falconbridge slowly increased in the late 1990s/early 2000s, Noranda acting as selling agent for Kidd Creek's zinc and Norfalco for its sulphuric acid. Falconbridge and Noranda merged in June 2005. Xstrata bought Falconbridge in …
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In 1985, Mobil purchased Superior Oil, then sold its Falconbridge interests to Dome Mines. More importantly that year, James outmaneuvered his ex-boss and mentor at Noranda, Alfred Powis, to acquire Kidd Creek Mines, a major silver, copper, zinc, and gold producer. The ore body, located near Timmons, Ontario, was discovered in 1964 by Texasgulf.
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Kidd Creek Mine. tags. Silver ... and zinc, cadmium, indium plant, liquid sulphur dioxide and sulfuric acid plant. Kidd's concentrating, smelting and refining processes are among the most advanced in the world. The mine currently employs 1400 people and operates 7 days a week with two 12-hour shifts. The properties comprise 14 patented half ...
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Kidd Creek is based on a rich, steeply dipping volcanogenic sulphide deposit located in the Archaean Abitibi greenstone belt. There are two major orebodies with associated smaller lenses. The ore is hosted in felsic rocks of the Kidd Volcanic Complex and is cut by mafic sills and dykes. …
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Falconbridge Limited / Kidd Creek. Conducted solvent extraction tests to determine the extraction distribution curve of molybdenum by Alamine 336 from Indium plant SX feed. Falconbridge Limited / Kidd Creek. ... Developed four conceptual processes for the recovery of indium, copper, and zinc from the Mount Pleasant ore body. 1995:
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The ore is sent to the nearby Kidd metallurgical plant which has a copper smelter and refinery, zinc plant, cadmium plant indium plant, sulfuric acid plant, and exploration office. Kidd's concentrating, smelting and refining processes are among the most advanced in the world. Kidd Creek has three shafts known as the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 mines.
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Jan 08, 2024 (Sheree Hinz) - Zinc concentrate had an average of 270 ppm In, and annual indium production was 50 tonnes of In metal before the closure of a smelter in Timmins, …
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The history of our nickel business. By the 19 th century, the Sudbury area in Ontario was attracting prospectors looking for copper and other metals. Thomas Edison, the American businessman and inventor, had an office in Falconbridge Township from 1901 to 1903, exploring the area in hopes of finding a nickel deposit for the alkaline battery he had …
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The Outokumpu (now Boliden Kokkola) zinc plant at Kokkola in Finland has since the start-up more than 40 years ago been using roasting - leaching - solution purification - electrowinning - casting ...
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The Kidd Creek Metallurgy site processes the copper/zinc ore from the Kidd Mine site located 7km away. The metallurgy site has a copper smelter and refinery, a zinc refinery, and indium and acid plants. In 1973 the …
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Sherritt Zinc Pressure Leach Process at Cominco Ltd. in Trail, Canada, in 1981. The second commercial plant, at Kidd Creek Mines in Timmins, Canada was commissioned in 1983. Both facilities are currently operating significantly above their design rates. A third ... • Kidd Creek Division of Falconbridge Limited, Canada(1983) • Cominco Ltd ...
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Located in Timmins, Ontario, we operate the Kidd Concentrator and the Kidd Mine, the world's deepest base-metal mine below sea level, mining at 9800 feet with shaft bottom at 9889 feet. To meet the challenges of deep mining, we employ a highly skilled workforce and use leading edge technology like automated loaders and ventilation-on-demand.
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Falconbridge Kidd Creek Seng Indium Plant (Facility) Kidd Creek Copper Smelter (MRDS #10255174) CU, AG. the kidd creek division of falconbridge ltd. is a base metal and metallurgical complex located near timmins, ontario. the kidd creek operation produces copper, zinc, cadmium and silver, and will produce indium in the future. planning for a ...
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the kidd creek division of falconbridge ltd. is a base metal and metallurgical complex located near timmins, ontario. the kidd creek operation produces copper, zinc, cadmium and silver, and will produce indium in the future. ... associated zinc plant and gold mill. commissioned 6/81, since expanded. dc acid plant, cap 1692 mtpd. ...
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At the Kidd Creek deposit, the zinc concentrate had an average of 270 ppm In (Pinto et al., 2014), and annual indium production was 50 tonnes of In metal before the closure of a smelter in Timmins ...
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The search for improved copper cathode quality in the original starter sheet refinery necessitated the development and installation of permanent cathode technology. In 1992, after many requests from producers around the world, Falconbridge started marketing the KIDD PROCESS. Xstrata plc (now Glencore) purchased MIM in 2003, and …
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The effects of Saponin alone and in combination with antimony and glue on zinc deposition current efficiency and polarization and on the morphology and orientation of 6h and 24h zinc deposits electrowon at 500 A m−2 and 38°C from Kidd Creek zinc electrolyte were determined. Saponin, at concentrations to 100mgl−1, was weakly polarizing, changed …
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Xstrata Copper operates the Kidd Creek copper-zinc mine, located about 25 km north of Timmins, as well as a copper smelter and zinc hydrometallurgical plant. The ore-body …
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Swiss-based Xstrata acquired the northern Ontario metallurgical complex when it took over Canadian-mining giant Falconbridge in 2006. The Kidd metallurgical site is located 30 kilometres from the Kidd Creek mine and includes a concentrator, copper smelter and refinery, as well as zinc, cadmium, indium and sulphuric acid plant.
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Falconbridge, Kidd Creek Division, operates a modern zinc plant at Timmins, Ontario, with an annual production capacity of about 145,000 tonnes of zinc …
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