Energy, Mines, and Resources

Minerals

Mining in Yukon

Major Mine Licensing – Minto

General InformationLocation of the Minto mine on a map

Located 240 km northwest of Whitehorse, the Minto mine is the first hard rock mine to operate within the Yukon since Brewery Creek.

Sherwood Copper started producing concentrate in July of 2007 and the first truckloads of concentrates were delivered on July 16, 2007 to the Port of Skagway Ore Terminal. Commercial production was declared on October 1, 2007 and regular shipments have been underway since that date.

An amendment to the company’s Quartz Mining License has been approved which allows Sherwood to increase production to 3,600 tonnes of ore per day.

Capstone Mining has also been issued an amendment to their Quartz Mining License regarding their "Phase IV" development to mine the Area 2 and Area 118 resources, as well as underground exploration in the Minto East and Copper Keel areas.

Yukon Energy’s completion of a hydro transmission line from Carmacks to Pelly Crossing, with a spur line to the Minto mine, has allowed the Minto mine and the community of Pelly Crossing to switch from diesel to hydroelectricity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 24,100 tonnes per year.

*Water Licenses (Type A and Type B) for this project are available online.

Licenses, Authorizations or ApprovalsMinto mine

Reports and Plans

  •  2011 Annual Physical Inspections

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  •  General Site Plan Stage II  1MB   
  •  Waste Rock and Overburden Management Plan, Phase IV Development  3.83 MB
  •  Erosion and Sediment Control Plan  750 KB 
  •  Explosives Management Plan  1.5 MB
  •  Heritage Resources Protection Plan  7.8 MB 
  •  Solid Waste Management Plan  2.5 MB 
  •  Environmental Monitoring Plan  212 KB  
  •  Decommissioning and Reclamation Plan Revision 3.2  25.6 MB 
  • 2010 Annual Report - Part One  11.5MB Part Two  18.2 MB
  • General Site Plan, Minto Mine Phase IV Expansion April 2011 Revision 1  .98MB   
  • Stage 1 Waste Management Plan, Area 2 Open Pit Development, Minto Mine, YT April 18, 2011  7.48 MB
  • Wildlife Protection Plan, September 2011  2.49MB 
  • Emergency Spill Response Plan 2.30MB 
  • Emergency Response Plan, September 2011  1.16 MB 
  • Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance Manual Dry Stack Tailings Storage Facility, Minto Mine, YT Revision 2011-1  12 MB
  • Dry Stack Tailings Storage Facility Foundation Movement Monitoring Update  8.59MB
  • 2010 Annual Water License and Quartz Mining License Report   10.4MB
  • Reclamation Overburden Dump Expansion Geotechnical Design Report   13.5 MB
  • Detailed Decommissioning & Reclamation Plan, September 2009  17 MB
  • 2009 Annual Water Licence and Quartz Mining Licence Report   6.2 MB
  • 2008 Annual Water Licence and Quartz Mining Licence Report Revision 1.0  32 MB
  • Tailings Risk Assessment - February 2009  3.9 MB
  • Southwest Waste Dump Geotechnical Design, September 2008  12.0 MB 
  • Geotechnical Design Proposed Reclamation Overburden Dump Minto Mine, Yukon  10 MB
  • Proposed Reclamation Overburden Dump December 13, 2007  3.5 MB
  • Operation, Maintenance & Surveillance Manual Dry Stack Tailings Storage Facility Revision 2007-1  4.2 MB
  • Construction Operation Plan and CQA Manual Ice-Rich Overburden Dump  573 KB
  • Ice-Rich Overburden Dump Containment Berm Inspection Report  1.09 MB
  • 2007 Annual Water Licence and Quartz Mining Licence Report  10.6 MB
  • ABA Test Program  128 KB
  • Construction Quality Assurance Manual  1.7 MB
  • Geotechnical Design Ice-Rich Overburden Dump  6.5 MB
  • Geotechnical Evaluation Proposed Main Waste Dump  2.4 MB
  • Spill Contingency Plan  4.5 MB
  • Tailings Management Plan  6.5 MB
  • Tailings Management Plan - Additional Information  1.2 MB

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