Voisey’s Bay Nickel Mine Expansion
Sector: Raw Materials • Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Source: The Globe and Mail
The Voisey’s Bay mine in northern Labrador, operated by Vale Base Metals, has switched from open pit to underground mining, resulting in more than doubling of greenhouse gas emissions from 2016 to 2024. The mine will undergo a three-year baseline-setting program after which it will have annually increasing greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Plans for a wind farm to offset fossil fuel burni
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Raw Materials, Wind, Government, Natural Gas
- Location
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Globe and Mail
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Description | The Voisey’s Bay mine in northern Labrador, operated by Vale Base Metals, has switched from open pit to underground mining, resulting in more than doubling of greenhouse gas emissions from 2016 to 2024. The mine will undergo a three-year baseline-setting program after which it will have annually increasing greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Plans for a wind farm to offset fossil fuel burning at the site were approved in 2022, though construction status is unclear. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Country | Canada |
State | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Source | The Globe and Mail |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Raw Materials, Wind, Government, Natural Gas |
Article published date | 2026-04-30 |
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