LUNDIN MINING – EAGLE MINE
CANADA with its training so that it could hire people from the local community and skill them up for the job . Today , Eagle has a local hire percentage of 84 percent .
Eagle partnered with Northern Michigan University to develop specific training programs for its employees . Classes include Bearing & Power Transmission , Welding Testing , Conveyor Maintenance , Basic Pump Maintenance , Manual Alignment , Laser Alignment , Hydraulics , and Welding Training .
Last but not least , Eagle is funding a Technical Middle College ( TMC ). The Middle College will provide high school students in the area the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and an associate ’ s degree at no cost to the student . The program offers students the opportunity to pursue an associate degree in six career areas : Clinical Sciences , Industrial Maintenance , Electrical Technology , Building Technology , Automotive Service Technology , and Heating , Ventilation , Air Conditioning and Refrigeration .
Operations at Eagle Mine
Although Lundin has commenced production at Eagle Mine , the company is still currently ramping up production to reach its nameplate capacity .
Current operations include a long hole stope mining method , which requires a main decline tunnel , a primary ventilation system and an emergency secondary egress to the surface . Once ore is mined from each stope , it is then backfilled with a cemented / aggregate / sand mix to maintain structural integrity before mining the remaining stopes in the section . The ore is transported 66 miles by semi-trucks to the Humboldt Mill . At the Mill the ore is crushed ( three stages ) and then ground into a fine slurry whereby the nickel and the copper are floated , thickened and filtered to produce separate nickel and copper concentrates . This is where the process ends at Eagle . The concentrates are shipped to off-site facilities for smelting and refining before they can be used to manufacture the products that fuel society .
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