ammsa visit mccreedy west mine
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AMMSA Visit
McCreedy West Mine
September 2012
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McCreedy West Mine Site
Portal Sample tower
Warehouse Main office
Waste sorter
Storm water management pond
Cu
Ni PM
MCCREEDY WEST MINE
• 1100 Tons/day from Ni and Cu areas.
• 92% Production from Ni mining areas
• Cut+Fill Mining method -- 78% of ore production
• Longhole Mining method -- 22% of ore production
• Cu areas mined by NV Development, Longhole and Shrinkage methods.
• Stopped Mining PM zone July 2011.
• Production Equipment – 50T+36T Haul Trucks, 7/10 Yd Scooptrams
• Manpower - 82 Hourly
- 24 Staff
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46,000
333,000
496,000
565,000
733,000 740,000
290,000 305,000
327,000
252,000
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200,000
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600,000
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MINE ORE-WASTE PRODUCTION
Ore
Waste
MINE SECTION
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3500 feet
2000 ft.
vertical
depth
MINE SECTION
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3500 feet
2000 ft.
vertical
depth
1970 – 1997
15.8 Million Tons
of Ore moved
Ore sent by U/G
Rail to Levack Mine
7,700ft
McCreedy West Mine – 1970 – 1997 ( 27 years)
2012 YTD MINING STATS
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2012 YTD
Production Stats Actual
Tons 252,000
Ni Grade 1.24%
Cu lbs 2,818,000
Ni lbs 6,175,000
Dev - FT 1,931
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MCCREEDY WEST MINE – DEVELOPMENT
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MCCREEDY WEST MINE – Haulage Operation
2011-2012 DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY
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DEVELOPMENT FT/MAN-SHIFT
Dev Ft /MS Dev Ft /MS Plan
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McCreedy West Mine – Ore Sorter Pilot Plant
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McCreedy West Mine – Sorting Operation
KGHM-INTERNATIONAL PROPERTIES IN SUDBURY
McCreedy West Mine 3-D Model
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GEO-SCIENCE DRILLING 2012 (Nickel-Long Section)
McCreedy WEST MINE: 3D-VIEW NICKEL MINING
Portal
600 ft
1770
954
1760
1580
570
780
950
Pod
570
Pod 39 Pod 7
Pod 31
Pod 23
Pod 33
Pod 37
700 Complex 500
1650 HW Exploration Drift
950-level
EM
1490
Current mining areas
Current drilling
Support 2012 Cu-Mining
780 Nickel-recent drilling
FNF 31094
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FW
Ore
HW
McCreedy West Mine – 1285 level nickel mining
Mucking Line
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GEO-SCIENCE DRILLING 2012
McCreedy West CU Drilling – 3D-View Looking West
McCREEDY WEST MINE: COPPER DRILLING 700 COMPLEX SUPPORT 2012 MINING
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McCreedy West Mine – 600 Level Copper Mining
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McCreedy West Mine – 860 level copper mining
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McCreedy West Mine – Geology
Photos courtesy of Steve Clapp-
Creative Photography
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McCreedy West – Potential Ni Production
Legend
400 ft
Ni-Mining Area 1
Ni-Mining Area 2
Ni-Mining Area 3
Ni-Mining Area 4
Ni-Mining Area 5
Ni-Mining Area 6 Ni-Mining Area 7
Portal
Ni-Contact deposit
PM-FW Deposit
CU-FW Deposit
Ni-mining areas
(Initial proposal)
Ni-Exploration Potential
FW-Exploration
Potential
EM Up dip extension
stope 7 Up dip extension
stope 37
Open
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PM
McCreedy West Levack
Morrison
McCreedy – Production - Future
McCreedy West Plan View Showing Exploration Potential
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3D-View Showing– Exploration Potential Between McCreedy West and
Levack Mine
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Portal
570
590
880
950
550
1490
1580 1770
954
1400 E
350 ft
McCreedy – Ni/Cu-Current mining stopes
EM
Stop 1 (570 Level)
Stop 2 (860 Level)
Stop 3 (1770 Level)
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