| Red Dog Project |
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Red Dog |
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USA
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Alaska |
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Kotzebue |
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PRODUCTION
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Latitude / Longitude |
68 N 03 / 162 W 50 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Red Dog Project |
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| Title(s) of the Red Dog Project |
 | Teck Resources Limited
Owner: 100% |
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| Title | Company Profile | All Projects | Company website | Company project page |
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| The Red Dog mine is 100% owned and operated by Teck Cominco Alaska Incorporated, subject to a royalty as described below (see link). |
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| Location of the Red Dog Project |
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The Red Dog mine is located in the DeLong Mountains of Alaska's Brooks Range. The remote site is approximately 144 kilometres (90 miles) north of Kotzebue and 88 kilometres (55 miles) from the Chukchi Sea
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| History of the Red Dog Project |
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In 1982 Cominco American signed an agreement with NANA, regarding development of the deposit. Initial mine development began in 1986 and by November 1989 construction was complete. Operations and production began in December 1989. Facilities were expanded in 1998 and again in 2001.
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| Geology of the Red Dog Project |
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Red Dog is comprised of a number of sedimentary hosted exhalative (SEDEX) lead-zinc sulphide
deposits hosted in Mississippian-age to Pennsylvanian-age sedimentary rocks. The orebodies are lens
shaped and occur within structurally controlled (thrust more...
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
| LEAD (lbs) | 289,907,874 | 270,286,733 | 300,269,601 | 272,270,893 | 225,532,894 | 257,940,846 | 275,357,365 | 237,878,780 | 209,999,123 | 307,324,393 |
| ZINC (lbs) | 1,284,192,677 | 1,135,821,574 | 1,268,539,856 | 1,229,077,111 | 1,252,225,649 | 1,221,801,857 | | 1,275,153,724 | 1,141,000,233 | 2,115,996,792 |
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2009
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Disclaimer
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All information on this page comes from internal and external sources deemed reliable. This information might not be up to date, so please perform due diligence before making any conclusion or making any action. Do contact us should any information be missing or incorrect.
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