Kidd Operations is a zinc producer that runs one of the world's deepest base metal mines. Sudbury INO, which extracts nickel and copper ores, has two underground mines, a mill and a smelting plant. The Horne Smelter is one of the world's largest processors of used electronics containing copper and precious metals.

During their trip, the students had the opportunity to see things they had learned put into practice: how ore is mined underground, how specific minerals are extracted from it and how, in Sudbury, these are smelted into nickel and copper matte in granulated form before it's sent to Glencore's Nikkelverk, Norway to be processed further.

The students recorded their experiences in a blogpost on the ETH Zurich website. A few impressions of the visit in Sudbury INO can be found on these photos:

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