# Goldcorp developing all-electric Borden gold mine in Ontario

Goldcorp is developing the Borden gold mine in northern Ontario as an all-electric underground mine, using battery-powered equipment from Sandvik, with commercial production expected in the second half of 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-01-24
- Where: Borden, northern Ontario, Canada
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: gold, electric mining equipment
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Goldcorp](https://endata.com/companies/21429.md)
- [Sandvik](https://endata.com/companies/6190.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [thebuzzbusiness.com](https://www.thebuzzbusiness.com/the-underground-revolution/), 2019-01-24: "We believe that the days of diesel use for underground mining equipment are now numbered."

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