List of copper mines in Canada

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This is a list of copper mines in Canada sorted by province.

## British Columbia

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Gibraltar Mine | 52°31′47.31″N 122°17′11.53″W﻿ / ﻿52.5298083°N 122.2865361°W﻿ / 52.5298083; -122.2865361﻿ (Gibraltar mine) | 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 / 50.47361; -121.02167﻿ (Highland Valley Copper mine) | Logan Lake | Teck Resources | 1962–Present  |  | [2]
Mount Polley mine | 52°30′48″N 121°35′47″W﻿ / ﻿52.513437°N 121.596309°W﻿ / 52.513437; -121.596309﻿ (Mount Polley mine) | 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 / 50.659813; -120.513437﻿ (New Afton mine) | 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 / 55.12389; -124.02750 | 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

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Duck Pond mine | 48°38′38.19″N 56°29′19.59″W﻿ / ﻿48.6439417°N 56.4887750°W﻿ / 48.6439417; -56.4887750﻿ (Duck Pond mine) | Millertown | Teck Resources | 2007–2015  | Closed in 2015  | [6]

## Ontario

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Coldstream copper mine | 48°36′11″N 90°35′31″W﻿ / ﻿48.603°N 90.592°W﻿ / 48.603; -90.592 | Burchell Lake | Ovintiv | 1957-1967  |  | [7]
Coleman Mine | 46°40′1.51″N 81°21′36.36″W﻿ / ﻿46.6670861°N 81.3601000°W﻿ / 46.6670861; -81.3601000﻿ (Coleman mine) | Sudbury | Vale Limited | 1970–Present  | Flagship mine of Vale's Sudbury operation  | [8]
Kidd Mine | 48°41′20″N 81°21′55″W﻿ / ﻿48.68889°N 81.36528°W﻿ / 48.68889; -81.36528 | Timmins | Glencore | 1966-Present  |  |

## Quebec

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This is a list of mines in the Canadian province of Quebec and includes both operating and closed mines.

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Raglan Mine | Ni, Cu, Co | Komatiitic | Nord-du-Québec | Glencore | 1997-
Mouska | Au, Cu, Ag |  | Abitibi-Témiscamingue  | Iamgold | 1991-2014
LaRonde | Au, Cu, Ag, Zn |  | Abitibi-Témiscamingue  | Agnico-Eagle | 1988-
Langlois | Au, Cu, Ag, Zn |  | Abitibi-Témiscamingue  | Breakwater Resources | 1996-2001

2007-2008 2012-2019

Persévérance | Au, Cu, Ag, Zn | VHMS | Nord-du-Québec  | Xstrata | 2008-2013?
Eustis | Cu, S |  | Estrie  | Consolidated Copper and Sulphur Company (1927-1939) | 1865-1939
Capelton | Cu |  | Estrie  |  | 1863-1907
Troïlus | Au, Cu |  | Nord-du-Québec | Inmet Mining | 1997-2010
Gaspé Copper | Cu |  | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Noranda mining | 1968-1999
Aldermac  | Au, Ag, Cu |  | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |  | 1932-1943
East Sullivan | Cu, Zn |  | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |  | 1949-1967
Manitou | Au, Ag, Cu, Zn |  | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |  | 1942-1994
Des Georges | Cu, Au, Ag |  | Nord-du-Québec |  | 1954-1991
Principale | Cu, Au, Ag |  | Nord-du-Québec |  | 1955-2008

## References

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1. ^ "Taseko Mines Limited - News Releases - Taseko Adds 128 Million Tons to Gibraltar Mineral Reserves - Thu Aug 14, 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
2. ^ "Highland Valley Copper (HVC), British Columbia Mine Information". mines.nrs.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
3. ^ Mount Polley Mining Corporation (June 2020), Mount Polley Update on Mineral Resource Estimate and Exploration Drilling, retrieved 7 August 2020
4. ^ New Gold, New Gold Inc. - Assets - New Afton
5. ^ Accessed 15 July 2025 https://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=093N++194
6. ^ Collaborating on Closure Planning at Duck Pond Operations, 27 April 2016, retrieved 23 July 2021
7. ^ "Institute on Lake Superior Geology: Proceedings, 2012". Lakehead University. 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
8. ^ "Vale's Coleman Mine marks 50 years in operation". 11 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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