List of copper mines in Canada
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This is a list of copper mines in Canada sorted by province.
| 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 | 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 | Logan Lake | Teck Resources | 1962–Present | [2] | |
| Mount Polley mine | 52°30′48″N 121°35′47″W / 52.513437°N 121.596309°W | 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 | 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 | 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 | Millertown | Teck Resources | 2007–2015 | Closed in 2015 | [6] |
