Caribou zinc mine

Mine in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
47°33′54″N 66°17′35″W / 47.565°N 66.293°W / 47.565; -66.293ProductionProductsLead, Zinc, CopperHistoryDiscovered1955Opened1970[1]OwnerCompanyTrevali MiningYear 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.
  • "Caribou Mine". InfoMine. Retrieved 2009-10-09.