List of copper mines in Canada

This is a list of copper mines in Canada sorted by province.

British Columbia

Mine Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments References
Gibraltar Mine 52°31′47.31″N 122°17′11.53″W / 52.5298083°N 122.2865361°W / 52.5298083; -122.2865361 (Gibraltar mine) McLeese Lake Taseko Mines 1973–Present Reserves of 2.4 billion pounds of copper and 69 million pounds of molybdenum [1]
Highland Valley Copper mine 50°28′25″N 121°01′18″W / 50.47361°N 121.02167°W / 50.47361; -121.02167 (Highland Valley Copper mine) Logan Lake Teck Resources 1962–Present [2]
Mount Polley mine 52°30′48″N 121°35′47″W / 52.513437°N 121.596309°W / 52.513437; -121.596309 (Mount Polley mine) Williams Lake Imperial Metals 1997–Present On care and maintenance status during remediation work on site [3]
New Afton mine 50°39′35″N 120°30′48″W / 50.659813°N 120.513437°W / 50.659813; -120.513437 (New Afton mine) Kamloops New Gold 2012–Present Proven and probable reserves of the mine were 1.0 million ounces of gold, 2.8 million ounces of silver, and 802 million pounds of copper [4]
Mount Milligan Mine 55°07′26″N 124°01′39″W / 55.12389°N 124.02750°W / 55.12389; -124.02750 Between Fort St.James and Mackenzie Centerra Gold 2014-Present A open pit operation that extracts both copper and gold ore. [5]

Newfoundland and Labrador

Mine Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments References
Duck Pond mine 48°38′38.19″N 56°29′19.59″W / 48.6439417°N 56.4887750°W / 48.6439417; -56.4887750 (Duck Pond mine) Millertown Teck Resources 2007–2015 Closed in 2015 [6]

Ontario

Mine Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments References
Coldstream copper mine 48°36′11″N 90°35′31″W / 48.603°N 90.592°W / 48.603; -90.592 Burchell Lake Ovintiv 1957-1967 [7]
Coleman Mine 46°40′1.51″N 81°21′36.36″W / 46.6670861°N 81.3601000°W / 46.6670861; -81.3601000 (Coleman mine) Sudbury Vale Limited 1970–Present Flagship mine of Vale's Sudbury operation [8]
Kidd Mine 48°41′20″N 81°21′55″W / 48.68889°N 81.36528°W / 48.68889; -81.36528 Timmins Glencore 1966-Present

Quebec

This is a list of mines in the Canadian province of Quebec and includes both operating and closed mines.

Mine Commodities Ore deposit Administrative regions Owner(s) Period
Raglan Mine Ni, Cu, Co Komatiitic Nord-du-Québec GlencoreSwitzerland 1997-
Mouska Au, Cu, Ag Abitibi-Témiscamingue IamgoldCanada 1991-2014
LaRonde Au, Cu, Ag, Zn Abitibi-Témiscamingue Agnico-EagleCanada 1988-
Langlois Au, Cu, Ag, Zn Abitibi-Témiscamingue Breakwater ResourcesCanada 1996-2001

2007-2008 2012-2019

Persévérance Au, Cu, Ag, Zn VHMS Nord-du-Québec XstrataSwitzerland 2008-2013?
Eustis Cu, S Estrie Consolidated Copper and Sulphur Company (1927-1939)Canada 1865-1939
Capelton Cu Estrie 1863-1907
Troïlus Au, Cu Nord-du-Québec Inmet MiningCanada 1997-2010
Gaspé Copper Cu Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Noranda miningCanada 1968-1999
Aldermac Au, Ag, Cu Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1932-1943
East Sullivan Cu, Zn Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1949-1967
Manitou Au, Ag, Cu, Zn Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1942-1994
Des Georges Cu, Au, Ag Nord-du-Québec 1954-1991
Principale Cu, Au, Ag Nord-du-Québec 1955-2008

References

  1. ^ "Taseko Mines Limited - News Releases - Taseko Adds 128 Million Tons to Gibraltar Mineral Reserves - Thu Aug 14, 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. ^ "Highland Valley Copper (HVC), British Columbia Mine Information". mines.nrs.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ^ Mount Polley Mining Corporation (June 2020), Mount Polley Update on Mineral Resource Estimate and Exploration Drilling, retrieved 7 August 2020
  4. ^ New Gold, New Gold Inc. - Assets - New Afton
  5. ^ Accessed 15 July 2025 https://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=093N++194
  6. ^ Collaborating on Closure Planning at Duck Pond Operations, 27 April 2016, retrieved 23 July 2021
  7. ^ "Institute on Lake Superior Geology: Proceedings, 2012". Lakehead University. 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  8. ^ "Vale's Coleman Mine marks 50 years in operation". 11 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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