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The Sudbury Basin (/ ˈ s ʌ d b ə r i /), also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geological structure in Ontario, Canada. It is the third-largest known impact structure on Earth , as well as one of the oldest. [ 1 ]
The deposits at Creighton mine were the first mineralized deposits discovered in the Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC) mining camp. They were discovered by Albert Salter in 1856 due to deflections in his compass readings. [7] Production at Creighton Mine began in 1901 under the Canadian Copper Company, and later the International Nickel Company .
In 1928, an experienced prospector and businessman Thayer Lindsley purchased mining claims containing rich deposits of nickel-copper ore in the area northeast of Sudbury. [2] These claims had been established as early as 1901, when Thomas Edison made the original discovery of the Falconbridge ore body, but remained undeveloped until Lindsley's ...
Several other mining companies, including First Nickel and KGHM, also have mining operations in the Sudbury area. Mining now employs only 6,000 people in the city, although the mining supply and service sector employs a further 10,000. [75] By 2006, 80% of Greater Sudbury's labour force was employed in services with 20% remaining in manufacturing.
Frood-Stobie Mine is a nickel mine in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, named for Thomas Frood, an employee of the federal department of Crown lands who prospected and staked many of the early mining claims in the area. A major arterial road in the city is also named for Frood.
Nickel mining started in Sudbury, Ontario in 1902, [6] and that year, the International Nickel Company, Ltd. was created by Thompson and John Pierpont Morgan [5] in New York, NY as a joint venture between Canadian Copper Company, Orford Copper Company, [7] and American Nickel Works, [8] with a capitalization of $28 million. [5]
Garson Mine is an underground nickel mine located in the community of Garson, within the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Sudbury Basin , the Garson mine was developed around 1908 by Mond Nickel Company , [ 1 ] and is now owned by Vale Inco .
The Coleman Mine is an underground nickel and copper mine operated by Vale 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is the flagship mine of Vale's Sudbury operation. [2] The mine recently implemented the use of electric haul vehicles and installed an underground 4G LTE network. [2] The mine is operated by a staff of 545 ...