Brunswick Lead and Zinc Mine, New Brunswick, Canada
Key Data:
Producer of
Lead, zinc, copper, silver, gold, bismuth, antimony and cadmium
Location
New Brunswick, Canada
Ownership
Xstrata plc (100%)
Geology type
Volcanogenic massive sulphides
Mineral type
Copper, lead and zinc sulphides with accessory minerals
Reserve base
14.7Mt proven and probable, grading 0.36% Cu, 8.77% Zn, 3.53% Pb and 104g/t Ag (2005)
Annual production
3.53Mt run-of-mine ore, 265,648t Zn, 75,417t Pb and 5.9Moz Ag (2005)
Mining method
Underground open stoping and cut-and-fill
Processing method
Crushing, grinding and sequential flotation
Employment
800
Key Equipment:
Underground
Atlas Copco Wagner LHDs and mine trucks
Mining Technologies International (MTI)-Montabert hydraulic development jumbos
Tamrock pneumatic development jumbos
MTI and Cubex ITH 5200 in-the-hole drill rigs
Boart Longyear longhole drills
Secoma rockbolting jumbo
Tamrock Solo 606 top-hammer drill
Atlas Copco cable bolting rig
Atlas Copco Robbins 34RH raiseborer
JKS Boyles diamond drills
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