44 44 Page 44 major contributor to T immins Sudbury the Canadian Economy Contd on pg 46 By Gregory Reynolds When you are a unique mine you face challenges every day The Kidd Creek Mine part of Kidd Operations in the City of T immins is in its 51st year of production but the challenges it faced on Day One re main at the top of the daily list oper ate safely while extracting ore from a unique orebody The local operations are the Kidd Concentrator and the Kidd Mine the world s deepest basemetal mine below sea leve l mining at 9600 feet with shaft bottom at 9889 feet Kidd s products today are zincin concentrate copper inconcentrate and silver inconcentrate Over the years other products have included lead cadmium and tin as well as sul phuric acid and indium as byprod ucts A worldwide search failed to fnd an other orebody like it Kidd is one of the lar gest private sector employe rs in T immin s with a workforce of approximately 850 in cluding fulltime employees and con tractors Kidd is an integral part of the T im mins community as a major employer economic contributor and exemplary corporate citizen It plays the same role in the City of Greater Sudbury T o meet the challenges of deep mining Kidd employs a highly skilled work force and uses leading edge technology such as autom ated loaders and ventila tionondemand W ith a constant focus on achi eving zero harm it is committed frst and foremost to safety the development of its people and the sustainability of its community and environment Extracting ore at 3km below the earth s surface requires the development and application of innovative processes methods and technologies that are unique in the global mining sector Cold stope system decreases tempera tures at lower levels and reduces elec tricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Automated scoop trams increases safety and productivity Some of the world s lar gest vent fans provide ventilationondemand One of the lar gest fbre optic infrastruc tures in Northern Ontario used to com municate and remotely operate equip ment 3km under ground In addition it regularly hosts and shares deep mining data with international re search bodies academics and private technologyproduct developers Kidd s environmental management starts with a commitment to sustainable development and to its core busi ness values It says we aim to preserve the longterm health function and vi ability of the natural environments afected by our operations All signifcant potential risks and actual impacts of our activiti es and operations on the environment are identifed anal yzed and eliminated or otherwise treated and controlled Our Environmental Management System is used to systematically manage these risks and promote continuous improvement Some signifca nt environmen tal ac tivities include air emissions water consumption and treatment waste management including mine rock and tailings conservation of ener gy and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions progressive land reha bilitation as well as spill prevention and preparedness It also maintains a biodiversity monitoring and enhancement pro gram to ensure zero harm to species at risk that may be afected by its operations In 2014 Kidd was recognized for its reclamation of the Jarosite Pond and Three Nations Creek at the for mer metallur gical site with the T om Glencor e Page 44 Page 45 major contributor to T immins Sudbury the Canadian Economy W ork saf e Go f ar Be r e w ar ded T ak e on the challenges and r e w ar ds of a car eer tha t will tak e y ou f ar Explor e opportunities a t w w w dumasmining c om Y OUR BU SINE S S P R O SP ER S WI T H CIS P R ODUC T S SERV ICE S S OL U T IONS Visit us at R1 1619 c a r ri er ei n d us t ri a l c o m