Creighton Mine is an underground nickel, copper, and platinum-group elements (PGE) mine. It is presently owned and operated by Vale Limited (formerly known as INCO) in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

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Dec 19, 2024 · SNOLAB is a world-class science facility located deep underground in the operational Vale Creighton nickel mine, near Sudbury, Ontario in Canada.

Today it stands as Ontario’s largest ghost town. It began in the 1850s and 60s when surveyors haphazardly discovered minerals. Staked around 1883, the Canadian Copper Company (later INCO) pursued the Metcalf and McAllister claims and patented the claim on January 24 th 1887.

The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) was a neutrino observatory located 2100 m underground in Vale 's Creighton Mine in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The detector was designed to detect solar neutrinos through their interactions with a large tank of heavy water.

The Sunday September 15th Creighton Mine Reunion is now on the official Sudbury Events Calendar. No RSVP is needed. Just...

Creighton Mine began as a full-service community built by INCO in the early 1900s. As the name implies, it was a company town that included stores, entertainment facilities and the usual amenities such as churches and a school.

A view of the mine with the scattered town in the rear, ca. 1930s

Creighton mine continues to operate to this day. The mine is 1.2 miles deep, making it one of the world (a)s deepest. Take Regional Road 55 from Sudbury and drive to Lively. Turn north into Lively (Reg. Road #24) and go through the town. You will see the large black/yellow sign which says CREIGHTON MINE as you go around a bend, leaving Lively.

Creighton Mine, Ontario, was a mining town in Northern Ontario just a few kilometers west of Sudbury. The townsite was established in 1900, but never had proper sanitary sewers installed.