SUDBURY INO

At a glance

Sudbury, Ontario has been home to Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (Sudbury INO) since 1928.

These operations include exploration, two underground mines (Fraser and Nickel Rim South), Strathcona Mill and the Sudbury Smelter, which are all located in the Sudbury basin. The Strathcona Mill receives ore from the two mines as well as third-party custom feed ores. The Sudbury Smelter processes the nickel-copper concentrate as well as custom feed materials to produce a nickel matte, which is sent to port facilities in Quebec City, and from there to Glencore’s Nikkelverk refinery in Norway.

Sudbury INO in numbers - 2022 (CA$ unless otherwise specified)

  • 2

    underground mines

  • 1

    mill

  • 1

    smelter

  • 1

    mine project in development

  • 2,400

    directly employed (permanent employees & contractors)

  • 4

    working relationships with Indigenous communities

  • $654M

    wages and operations spend

  • $264M

    in capital investment

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Recycling

The metals we recycle help fulfill our Purpose to responsibly source the metals and minerals needed to advance everyday life.
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Sudbury INO production numbers – 2023

Nickel Rim South Mine 844,433 ore tonnes mined
Fraser Mine 587,247 ore tonnes mined
Strathcona Mill 1,433,062 ore tonnes milled
10,861 tonnes nickel in concentrate
8,853 tonnes copper in concentrate
Sudbury Smelter 73,240 tonnes nickel in matte
16,885 tonnes copper in matte