Wedge Mine
title: "Wedge Mine" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["underground-mines-in-canada", "copper-mines-in-new-brunswick", "mines-in-new-brunswick", "volcanogenic-massive-sulfide-ore-deposits"] topic_path: "geography/canada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_Mine" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wedge Mine |
| pushpin_map | New Brunswick#Canada |
| pushpin_label | Wedge Mine |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in New Brunswick |
| coordinates | |
| place | Northumberland County |
| subdivision_type | Province |
| state/province | New Brunswick |
| country | Canada |
| owner | Cominco |
| products | Copper |
| opening year | 1962 |
| closing year | 1968 |
| discovery year | 1956 |
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| name = Wedge Mine | image = | width = | caption = | pushpin_map = New Brunswick#Canada | pushpin_label = Wedge Mine | pushpin_map_caption = Location in New Brunswick | coordinates = | place = Northumberland County | subdivision_type = Province | state/province = New Brunswick | country = Canada | owner = Cominco | official website = | acquisition year = | stock_exchange = | stock_code = | products = Copper | financial year = | amount = | opening year = 1962 | closing year = 1968 | discovery year = 1956
The Wedge Mine was a copper mine in the Bathurst Mining Camp of Northeast New Brunswick. It was owned and operated by Cominco on the north bank of the Nepisiguit River. The mine was discovered in 1956 and in operation from 1962 to 1968 producing 1.5 million tonnes of ore.{{citation |title=A history of mining in the Bathurst area, northern New Brunswick, Canada |journal=CIM Bulletin |date=October 1995 |publisher=Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |author=Luff, William M.
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