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This is a list of nickel mines in Canada sorted by province.
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This is a list of nickel mines in Canada sorted by province.
| Mine | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments | References |
| Birchtree Mine | 55°42′06″N097°55′37″W / 55.70167°N 97.92694°W | Thompson | Vale Inco | 1965–Present | In 2005 Birchtree mine was the recipient of the John T. Ryan Trophy for having achieving the lowest accident frequency of all Canadian metal mines. In 2008 it received the regional John T. Ryan trophy for the Prairies & Northwest Territories. | [1] |
| Bucko Lake Mine | 54°52′40.8″N098°39′25.1994″W / 54.878000°N 98.656999833°W | Wabowden | CaNickel | 2009–Present | near Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada and is owned by CaNickel Mining LTD previously Crowflight Minerals who purchased the property from Xtrata. [2] Production began on 10 June 2009. [3] | [2] |
| Mine | Coordinates | Associated region | Owner | Dates | Comments | References |
| Voisey's Bay Mine | 56°20′5″N62°6′11″W / 56.33472°N 62.10306°W | Voisey's Bay | Vale Limited | 2005–Present | Purchased for $4.3 billion Canadian dollars | [4] |
| Mine | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments | References |
| Coleman Mine | 46°40′1.51″N81°21′36.36″W / 46.6670861°N 81.3601000°W | Sudbury | Vale Limited | 1970–Present | [5] | |
| Copper Cliff North Mine | 46°29′45″N81°03′20″W / 46.49583°N 81.05556°W | Copper Cliff | Vale Canada Limited | [6] | ||
| Copper Cliff South Mine | 46°27′30″N81°04′45″W / 46.45833°N 81.07917°W | Copper Cliff | Vale Canada Limited | Discovered in 1887 | [6] | |
| Mine | Coordinates | Associated region | Owner | Dates | Comments | References |
| Raglan Mine | 61°41′15″N073°40′41″W / 61.68750°N 73.67806°W | Nunavik | Glencore | 1997–Present | ||
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