Specifications - Kidd Creek Copper and Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada

Key Data
Producer of	Zinc, copper, silver, indium, sulphuric acid
Location	Northern Ontario, Canada
Ownership	Xstrata plc (100%)
Geology type	Archaean greenstone belt
Mineral type	Volcanogenic base-metal sulphides
Reserve base	19Mt proven and probable, grading 1.8% Cu, 5.5% Zn, 0.18% Pb and 53g/t Ag (2005)
Annual production	42,738t of copper, 119,960t of zinc and 3.7Moz of silver (2005)
Mining method	Underground blasthole stoping
Processing method	Crushing, grinding and flotation to produce zinc and copper concentrates for smelting and refining on site
Employment	1,480
Key equipment (underground)	Ingersoll-Rand, Cubex and Mission blasthole drills, Tamrock haulers
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