Copper Cliff South Mine
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Copper Cliff South Mine is an underground nickel
mine
in Copper Cliff, Ontario
, Canada
. It is owned and operated by Vale Inco.
Part of the mine is located under the town of Copper Cliff, which means that additional care must be put into the crown pillar.
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...
mine
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
in Copper Cliff, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is owned and operated by Vale Inco.
Part of the mine is located under the town of Copper Cliff, which means that additional care must be put into the crown pillar.