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Director Mine & Mill, Alcan 19751975
St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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1843 Fluorspar first recorded in the area1933 Black Duck Mine became first producing mine
(St. Lawrence Corporation)
1940 Alcan purchased holdings of American Nfld. Fluorspar Co.
1942 Newfluor (Alcan) opened Director Mine
1957 St. Lawrence Corporation closed its operations
1965 Alcan acquired 100% of fluorspar properties
1977 Alcan closed its operations after mining 3.81 MT
1986 St. Lawrence Fluorspar Limited (Minworth - UK)
re-opened Blue Beach Mine
1991 St. Lawrence Fluorspar closed after mining 0.44 MT
1995 Burin Minerals Ltd. awarded mineral rights
1999 Burin Minerals Ltd. completed 15,000m diamond drilling program
2007 Burin Minerals Ltd. completed financial model
2008 Burin Minerals Ltd. completed a further 18,000m of diamond drilling
2009 Burin Minerals Ltd. merged to become Canada Fluorspar Inc. (CFI)
- A publicly traded company
2011 Arkema invest in Canada Fluorspar and the company
name changed to Newspar
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