加拿大矿产资源很丰富,无论是镍矿石或镍金属的产量均居世界第一位。加拿大国际镍有限公司汤普森矿区是一个采、选、冶联合企业,它位于加拿大马尼托巴省北部。共有职工3000人,其中选矿厂160人,冶炼厂约1300人。该矿区是1956年发现的,1957年开始建设,有四个矿山:汤普森、伯奇特里、派普和邵勃。共有镍金属储量242万吨,已采出约92万吨,平均含镍1.8%。1962年第一个矿山建成并投入生产,日产矿石14000吨;一个选矿厂,日处理矿石14000吨;一个冶炼厂,1964年3月 Canada is rich in mineral resources, both the output of nickel ore or nickel ranks first in the world. Canada International Nickel Ltd. The Thompson Mining District is a mining, election and metallurgical complex located in the northern part of Manitoba, Canada. A total of 3,000 workers, of which 160 concentrator, smelter about 1300 people. The mine was discovered in 1956 and started construction in 1957 with four mines: Thompson, Birch Terry, Pepp and Shao Bo. Total nickel metal reserves of 2.42 million tons, about 92 million tons have been recovered, with an average of 1.8% nickel. The first mine was completed and put into production in 1962, producing 14,000 tons of ore per day; a concentrator processing 14,000 tons of ore per day; a smelter, March 1964