Frood-Stobie Mine is a

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mine in

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, named for Thomas Frood, an employee of the federal department of

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who prospected and staked many of the early mining claims in the area. A major arterial road in the city is also named for Frood. During the

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, the Frood Mine alone accounted for a full 40 per cent of all the nickel used in

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production. In recognition of that contribution,

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, Queen of Canada, and her husband,

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, visited Frood Mine in 1959. The Queen's parents, King

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and Queen Elizabeth visited on June 6, 1939. Frood Mine shared the 1989

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for the best occupational safety record among Canadian mines in the previous year. On June 8, 2011, however, two miners were killed at Stobie Mine when they were struck by a run of

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at an ore pass on the mine's 900-metre level (3000 ft level). The Ontario Ministry of Labour fined

Vale Limited Vale Canada Limited (formerly Vale Inco, CVRD Inco and Inco Limited; for corporate branding purposes simply known as "Vale" and pronounced in English) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian mining company Vale. Vale's nickel mining and ...

$1,050,000 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after Vale pleaded guilty to three counts related to mine safety.

announced in 2012 that production at the mine would be suspended at the year's end.

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