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Creighton Mine Article Evaluation
Creighton Mine

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Creighton Mine was mentioned in my class on mineral deposits. When I visited its Wikipedia page I found very little information supported by very few, if any, sources. What information was there was out of date, incomplete, and left me with many unanswered questions. Creighton Mine is home to SNOLAB, and boasts the deepest mining shaft in Canada. This article is rated of Mid-Importance in the WikiProject Mining and WikiProject Canada, and is considered by both WikiProjects to be a Start-Class article.

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The article on Creighton Mine is written in a neutral tone, and focuses on factual information. The article covers a small range of topics about the mine, such as its history, production, a major construction project, and SNOLAB. These topics cover a decent balanced range of subjects, from the economics of the mine to the underground laboratory. However, there are only three references in the short article. This leaves a few statements, such as "Production at Creighton Mine began in 1901, and as of August 2004 there was an estimated 20 years of reserves left." and "Creighton Mine's 6,800-foot (2,100 m) level is home to one of the world's deepest underground physics laboratories" without citations. It goes without stating that these statements should be properly sourced. Of the three referenced statements, the sources are 11 to 15 years old. While their information remains accurate, the sources should be checked and new sources should be added to update the statements or to report on new events. Suggested sources are included below.

The Talk page for the article is extremely sparse with no discussion, and only includes the different WikiProjects that encompass the article, its rating within those projects, and that it is written in Canadian English. This Talk page should discuss how the aforementioned phrases should have citations, along with other possible sections for the article.

The article is written clearly, with no noticeable grammar, phrasing, or spelling mistakes. This article communicates the small amount of information contained in it in a clear and concise manner. For example, the Lead Section is only two sentences long, yet it conveys the necessary initial information like the name of the mine, the major mineral commodity, the mine type, the owning company, the previous name for the company, and that it is the deepest nickel mine in Canada all in two sentences. While there is some good core information on this article, much of the information should be updated. A list of information I believe should be updated, along with their citations, are provided below.

- The History section should be updated to include when SNOLAB opened, along with an updated estimation of the remaining reserves. If more reserves have been found, include the date of announcement of those reserves and what they are. There is also more data available on the history of the mine which could be added here, as the mine is situated on location of the first nickel discovery in the Sudbury area.

- In the Production section, the daily yield could be updated from 2006 data to the available 2019 data from the 2019 Vale SA Annual Report.

- The Creighton Deepening Project section has also not been updated since 2007, and should include the results of the project along with any subsequent additions to the project. Have those two phases been completed? Have any further phases been planned?

- The overview box currently only lists nickel as a mined commodity, however the mine also produces copper, cobalt, platinum, palladium, and gold. This could be updated.

To further improve improve the article and cover more aspects of the mining operation, I believe the following sections should be added or improved upon.

- In the Production section, a brief description of the processing and mining methods used could also be added, along with a list of primary and secondary commodities mined. While the I believe this would give a comprehensive overview of the mining operation at the mine.

- I believe a Geology section would be an important addition to the page. A brief overview of the mineral occurrences, ore types , and general geology of the area would help fill in some of the information gaps left by this article.

- Currently only an image of what I can only assume is the sign for Creighton Mine and a large scale, imprecise map of the location of the mine is included in the article. An aerial photo of the mine might be an interesting addition to the article, as it would actually show the mine its self.

- I believe that another useful section would be a Seismic Occurrences list, as Creighton Mine has been the source of multiple small-magnitude earthquakes felt by the surrounding communities.