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open pit mine at which ore from a copper, zinc, lead, and silver
deposit is produced. In 1966, Kidd Creek Mine had a concentrator
which was about 17 miles from the mine. A railroad connected
them.
Texasgulf Canada owned and operated the Kidd Creek Mine from
1968 to 1981. From 1968 to 1980, Texasgulf Canada crushed the
ore from Kidd Creek Mine into pieces 7� inches or smaller.
Texasgulf Canada then put the ore in storage bins and carried it
by rail to the concentrator for further processing. The
concentrator further crushed, pulverized, and concentrated the
ore.
Ecstall changed its name to Texasgulf Canada Ltd. in 1975
and to Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. in 1981. Texasgulf Canada was
subject to the OMT because it mined and processed ore at Kidd
Creek Mine. Texasgulf Canada paid OMT of $934,238 for 1978,
$12,437,280 for 1979, and $18,307,052 for 1980.
B. The Ontario Mining Industry and the Production of Metal
Many metallic and nonmetallic minerals are mined and
produced in Ontario. Metallic minerals mined in Ontario include
base metals such as nickel, copper, and zinc, and precious metals
such as gold, silver, and platinum. Nonmetallic minerals mined
in Ontario include asbestos, peat, gypsum, talc, and salt.
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