Ontario
Producer

Kidd Creek

Ontario, Canada
ZincSilverCopperTinGoldLeadCadmiumSulfurSulfuric Acid
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Copper
SecondaryTin, Gold, Lead, Cadmium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Greenockite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Silver, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1966
Discovery year1963
Identification
Deposit ID10181635
Alternate namesKidd Creek Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates48.69, -81.36978
References
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