The Coleman Mine is an underground nickel and copper mine operated by Vale 45 km northwest of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It was the flagship mine of Vale's Sudbury operation.[2] The mine recently implemented the use of electric haul vehicles and installed an underground 4G LTE network.[2]
The mine is operated by a staff of 545 workers.[2]
Ore is transported by rail or by truck for processing at Clarabelle Mill.
Geology
Coleman is located on the north ridge of the Sudbury Basin. It is a magmatic style ore deposit with two kinds of mineralization. The upper area called the Main Ore Body (MOB) consists of a nickel and copper rich zone of massive sulphides known locally as a contact nickel deposit [3]