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This is a list of copper mines in Canada sorted by province.

British Columbia

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Mine Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments References
Gibraltar Mine 52°31′47.31″N 122°17′11.53″W / 52.5298083°N 122.2865361°W / 52.5298083; -122.2865361 (Gibraltar mine) 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 / 50.47361°N 121.02167°W / 50.47361; -121.02167 (Highland Valley Copper mine) Logan Lake Teck Resources 1962–Present [2]
Mount Polley mine 52°30′48″N 121°35′47″W / 52.513437°N 121.596309°W / 52.513437; -121.596309 (Mount Polley mine) Williams Lake Imperial Metals 1997–Present On care and maintenance status during remediation work on site [3]
New Afton mine 50°39′35″N 120°30′48″W / 50.659813°N 120.513437°W / 50.659813; -120.513437 (New Afton mine) 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]

Newfoundland and Labrador

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Mine Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments References
Duck Pond mine 48°38′38.19″N 56°29′19.59″W / 48.6439417°N 56.4887750°W / 48.6439417; -56.4887750 (Duck Pond mine) Millertown Teck Resources 2007–2015 Closed in 2015 [5]

Ontario

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Mine Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments References
Coldstream copper mine 48°36′11″N 90°35′31″W / 48.603°N 90.592°W / 48.603; -90.592 Burchell Lake Ovintiv 1957-1967 [6]
Coleman Mine 46°40′1.51″N 81°21′36.36″W / 46.6670861°N 81.3601000°W / 46.6670861; -81.3601000 (Coleman mine) Sudbury Vale Limited 1970–Present Flagship mine of Vale's Sudbury operation [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Taseko Mines Limited - News Releases - Taseko Adds 128 Million Tons to Gibraltar Mineral Reserves - Thu Aug 14, 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. ^ "Highland Valley Copper (HVC), British Columbia Mine Information". mines.nrs.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ^ Mount Polley Mining Corporation (June 2020), Mount Polley Update on Mineral Resource Estimate and Exploration Drilling, retrieved 7 August 2020
  4. ^ New Gold, New Gold Inc. - Assets - New Afton
  5. ^ Collaborating on Closure Planning at Duck Pond Operations, 27 April 2016, retrieved 23 July 2021
  6. ^ "Institute on Lake Superior Geology: Proceedings, 2012". Lakehead University. 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  7. ^ "Vale's Coleman Mine marks 50 years in operation". 11 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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