Asset Report
Vale Sudbury copper mine
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Vale and its predecessors have been operating in Sudbury for more than 100 years. The company’s nickel operations are now among the largest in the world. According to Vale, the Sudbury Basin still possesses untapped deposits of nickel that will ensure mining will continue in the region for the next few decades. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.
Table of contents
- Emissions
- Mining
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Process
- Milling
- Smelting
- Refinery
Tables and charts
This report includes 2 images and tables including:
- Vale Sudbury Intensity Quartile ranking - tonnes of Cu equivalent
- Detailed map
What's included
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