Caribou zinc mine

For other uses, see Caribou Mine.
Caribou zinc mine
Location
Caribou zinc mine is located in New Brunswick
Caribou zinc mine
Caribou zinc mine
Location in New Brunswick
LocationRestigouche County
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountryCanada
Coordinates47°33′54″N 66°17′35″W / 47.565°N 66.293°W / 47.565; -66.293
Production
ProductsLead, Zinc, Copper
History
Discovered1955
Opened1970[1]
Owner
CompanyTrevali Mining
Year of acquisition2009[2]

The Caribou Mine is a copper-lead-zinc mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp of northern New Brunswick, Canada. It was discovered in 1955[1] and has seen several stages of development and production. The mine has changed ownership four times in the past 20 years.

Geology

The Caribou deposit is a volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit rich in lead, zinc, copper, silver and gold.

History

Changing Ownership

Breakwater Resources owned the Caribou mine from 1995[citation needed] until 2006, when the operation was taken over by Blue Note Metals Inc.[3]

Blue Note Caribou Mines Inc. filed for bankruptcy in the summer of 2009. An Ontario-based company purchased the mine in September 2009 with the intent to reopen it.[2]

Caribou mine is currently owned by Trevali Mining Corporation and is on care and maintenance. Receiver appointed January 2023 under terms of the CCAA.

References

  1. ^ a b Luff, William M. (October 1995), "A history of mining in the Bathurst area, northern New Brunswick, Canada", CIM Bulletin, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  2. ^ a b "Back from the brink: Caribou Mine sold New owners want to reopen it". The Northern Light. October 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-09. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Caribou Mines to re-open mining operation". Government of New Brunswick. August 9, 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-09.