Didn't really see a mention about Montcalm specifically in either news article I have posted. For those who may not know of the Montcalm site, here's a bit of info. Looks to be only the copper side of operations if I have read things correctly.
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The mine is a nickel-copper producer
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The Montcalm mine is a nickel-copper property located 70 kilometres northwest of Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
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Geology
The Montcalm deposit is located on the northern tip of the large (85 square kilometre) arc-shaped Montcalm Gabbro Complex (MGC), which is within the west margin of the Abitibi Subprovince along the eastern border of the Kapuskasing Structural Zone.
Detailed Geology
Operations
The mine reached its designed production capacity of 750,000 tonnes annually during the fourth quarter of 2004. This included conversion of a redundant mill line at the Kidd concentrator to handle the Montcalm ores. Two concentrates are produced – a copper concentrate which is treated at the Kidd Metallurgical complex and a nickel concentrate which is transported to the Sudbury smelter for processing into nickel matte.
During 2004, the Montcalm mine produced 214,392 tonnes of ore grading 1.32% nickel and 0.69% copper. The initial 73,148 tonnes of ore produced were hauled to the Strathcona concentrator in Sudbury while construction at the Kidd concentrator was taking place.
Montcalm is expected to contribute up to 9,000 tonnes annually to refined nickel output.
Reserves
- Proven: 3.2 million tonnes grading 1.56% nickel and 0.75% copper
- Probable: 1.7 million tonnes grading 1.44% nickel and 0.70% copper
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Resources
Falconbridge is actively exploring additional nickel resources in the Montcalm area through our joint venture partner Pacific North West Capital Corp.
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Employees
The mine is operated by a small team of Falconbridge employees and close to 200 contract workers.
History
The Montcalm mine was brought into production in 2004, ahead of schedule and under budget.
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