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List of copper mines in Canada
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This is a list of copper mines in Canada sorted by province.
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British Columbia
| Mine | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments | References |
| Gibraltar Mine | 52°31′47.31″N 122°17′11.53″W | McLeese Lake | Taseko Mines | 1973–Present | Reserves of 2.4 billion pounds of copper and 69 million pounds of molybdenum | [1] |
| Highland Valley Copper mine | 50°28′25″N 121°01′18″W | Logan Lake | Teck Resources | 1962–Present | [2] | |
| Mount Polley mine | 52°30′48″N 121°35′47″W | Williams Lake | Imperial Metals | 1997–Present | On care and maintenance status during remediation work on site | [3] |
| New Afton mine | 50.659813°N 120.513437°W | Kamloops | New Gold | 2012–Present | Proven and probable reserves of the mine were 1.0 million ounces of gold, 2.8 million ounces of silver, and 802 million pounds of copper | [4] |
| Mount Milligan Mine | 55°07′26″N 124°01′39″W | Between Fort St.James and Mackenzie | Centerra Gold | 2014-Present | A open pit operation that extracts both copper and gold ore. | [5] |
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Newfoundland and Labrador
| Mine | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments | References |
| Duck Pond mine | 48°38′38.19″N 56°29′19.59″W | Millertown | Teck Resources | 2007–2015 | Closed in 2015 | [6] |
Ontario
| Mine | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments | References |
| Coldstream copper mine | 48.603°N 90.592°W | Burchell Lake | Ovintiv | 1957-1967 | [7] | |
| Coleman Mine | 46°40′1.51″N 81°21′36.36″W | Sudbury | Vale Limited | 1970–Present | Flagship mine of Vale's Sudbury operation | [8] |
| Kidd Mine | 48°41′20″N 81°21′55″W | Timmins | Glencore | 1966-Present | ||
Quebec
This is a list of mines in the Canadian province of Quebec and includes both operating and closed mines.
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References
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