Winners

2024
Glencore, Kidd Operations
Located in Timmins, Ontario, we operate the Kidd Concentrator and the Kidd Mine, the world's deepest base-metal mine below sea level, mining at 9800 feet with shaft bottom at 9889 feet. The mine also has the longest surface-to-bottom ramp in the world. Kidd Mine produces an average of 40,000 tonnes of copper and 70,000 of zinc annually.
We are one of the largest private-sector employers in the City of Timmins with a workforce of approximately 700 including full-time employees and contractors.
To meet the challenges of deep mining, we employ a highly skilled workforce and use leading edge technology like automated loaders and ventilation-on-demand. With a constant focus on achieving zero harm, we are committed to safety, the development of our people, and the sustainability of our community and environment.

2023
Sudbury INO, Nickel Rim South Mine
Nickel Rim South Mine (NRS) is a 1.3Mtpy underground hard rock mine, located within the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Operating at depths between 1,100-1,720 metres below surface, NRS has been producing nickel and copper ore streams since 2010 (including minor amounts of cobalt, gold, silver, platinum and palladium) through the application of transverse blasthole mining methods (bulk mining). The current life of mine is Q1 2024 and the site employs approximately 280 direct employees. The site has been ISO 14001 Certified since 2014, and its underground mobile shop has achieved the CAT 5 Star contamination control award 11 years consecutively (2013 – 2023).
NRS has demonstrated its continued commitment to operational safety excellence across all levels of the organization and credits its success due to the collaboration, engagement and openness of its workforce, JHSC committee, supervision and management in achieving a common goal – Safe Work.