Manitoba Base Metals
Base Metals
Nickel cooper and zinc are the primary base metals mined in Manitoba. Thompson, Flyn Flon, Lynn Lake and Snow lake are important base metal mining areas in Manitoba. The province has a history of prosperous mining from large base metal deposits.
At Thompson and Flyn Flon, mining operations continue on these large deposits with new discoveries continuing to be made. Recent hikes in Nickel and Copper prices has created a lot of interest and new exploration activity focussed on re-evaluation of deposits that were not economically viable at depressed metal prices.
Manitoba’s proven potential to host world-class nickel-sulphide deposits has attracted a number of junior companies which are now aggressively conducting exploration and feasibility work known undeveloped deposits and former producers.