Premier Doug Ford was on hand today for the grand opening of Vale’s $945-million Copper Cliff Complex South Mine expansion.
South Mine is a first-phase extension of the existing Copper Cliff Mine that will allow the company to access newer ore bodies beneath the community of Copper Cliff in Sudbury’s east end. The expansion plans were first unveiled by Vale five years ago.
In a news release, Vale tabs the life of mine at 14 years with approximately 10 million tonnes of nickel and copper ore to be mined over that span. The underground operation will create new jobs for 270.