Wedge Mine Explained

Wedge Mine
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick#Canada
Pushpin Label:Wedge Mine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New Brunswick
Coordinates:47.396°N -66.129°W
Place:Northumberland County
Subdivision Type:Province
State/Province:New Brunswick
Country:Canada
Owner:Cominco
Products:Copper
Opening Year:1962
Closing Year:1968
Discovery Year:1956

The Wedge Mine was a copper mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp of Northeast New Brunswick. It was owned and operated by Cominco on the north bank of the Nepisiguit River. The mine was discovered in 1956 and in operation from 1962 to 1968 producing 1.5 million tonnes of ore. The ore was trucked to, and milled at the Heath Steele Mine. Only the copper rich part of the deposit was mined.

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