Voisey's Bay Mine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nickel mine
gptkbp:containsCommunity agreements with Indigenous groups
gptkbp:coordinates 56.27°N 61.48°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1993
gptkbp:employs over 500 people
gptkbp:environmentalImpact subject to environmental assessments
gptkbp:estimatedReserves high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt sulfide
gptkbp:exportedTo international markets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Voisey's Bay Mine
gptkbp:location gptkb:Labrador
gptkbp:miningMethod underground
open-pit
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Voisey's_Bay
gptkbp:notableFor one of the most significant mineral discoveries in Canada in the 20th century
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Vale_Limited
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Vale_Limited
gptkbp:previousOwner gptkb:Inco_Limited
gptkbp:processingFacility gptkb:Long_Harbour_Processing_Plant
gptkbp:product copper
cobalt
nickel
gptkbp:productionStartYear 2005
gptkbp:province gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador
gptkbp:significantEvent major mineral discovery in 1993
underground expansion began in 2018
gptkbp:website https://www.vale.com/canada/EN/aboutvale/communities/voiseysbay/Pages/default.aspx
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vale_Limited
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7