Duck Pond mine explained

Duck Pond mine
Pushpin Map:Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Canada
Coordinates:48.6439°N -56.4888°W
Place:Millertown
Subdivision Type:Province
State/Province:Newfoundland and Labrador
Country:Canada
Owner:
Acquisition Year:2007
Products:
Amount:
  • 41 million pounds of copper
  • 70 million pounds of zinc
  • 536,000 ounces of silver
  • 4,100 ounces gold
(2006 projection)
Closing Year:2015

The Duck Pond Mine is an underground Canadian copper and zinc mine that was owned and operated by Teck Resources 28km (17miles) south of Millertown in Newfoundland, Canada. It closed operations in July 2015.

The mine was owned by Aur Resources until Aur was taken over by Teck in 2007.[1] The property was originally optioned by Thundermin Resources from Noranda. Thundermin partnered with Queenston Mining to develop the project in 2001. Noranda had originally planned to develop the site in 1988 but the conditions were not economically feasible.

During operations, the mine employed 270 workers in two shifts.

The semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill at the mine processed 1800 tpd. Further processing included a ball mill and flotation circuit.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Teck Cominco bids for Aur Resources. 3 July 2007. 23 July 2021.