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2023

Vale, Voisey’s Bay Mine

Vale’s Voisey’s Bay Mine and Concentrator operations are located on the north coast of Labrador. Voisey's Bay has been producing nickel-copper-cobalt from an open-pit operation since 2005. The future of Voisey’s Bay involves the transition from open-pit to underground with the development of two underground mines—Reid Brook and Eastern Deeps—extending the life of Vale's Labrador Operations well into the future. Vale’s operations in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador are an integrated mining, milling, and processing operation; nickel concentrate produced at Voisey's Bay is processed at Vale's Long Harbour hydrometallurgical facility in Newfoundland, one of the world's lowest emission nickel processing plants. Vale is a proud local operator in Newfoundland and Labrador and enjoys a long and collaborative relationship with its Aboriginal/Indigenous partners, Innu Nation & Nunatsiavut Government, on whose traditional lands the Voisey's Bay Complex is located. 

2022

Mosaic Potash Belle Plaine, Solution Mine

The Mosaic Company’s Belle Plaine potash facility is located near Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the oldest and largest potash solution mine in the world. The facility produces nearly 3 million tonnes of finished product used as both agricultural and industrial inputs. The site employs close to 500 staff and contractors. Belle Plaine is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and continues to build on its legacy of exceptional safety and environmental performance.