| Location | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | Sherridon |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 55°08′06″N 101°06′12″W / 55.135074°N 101.103339°W |
| Production | |
| Products | zinc, copper, gold and silver |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1899 |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Closed | 1951 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Sherritt International |
| Local impacts | |
| Pollution | acid, metals, sulphide |
| Impacted | Kississing Lake |
Sherritt-Gordon Mine is a defunct zinc and copper mine in Sherridon, Manitoba, Canada, on the shore of Kississing Lake.[1]
Situated near Flin Flon, the mine is located about 800 kilometres (500 mi) northwest of the provincial capital city of Winnipeg.[2][3]
Pollution from the mine contaminated Kississing Lake in what has been described as "one of the worst cases of acidic mine drainage in the world." In 1947, workers staged a months-long strike at the mine.
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Moncur, Michael C.; Ptacek, Carol J.; Hayashi, Masaki; Blowes, David W.; Birks, S. Jean (2014-02-01). "Seasonal cycling and mass-loading of dissolved metals and sulfate discharging from an abandoned mine site in northern Canada". Applied Geochemistry. 41: 176–188. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.12.007. ISSN 0883-2927.
- ^ Owen, Bruce (2009-10-29). "Province spending $42M on mine cleanup". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
