made the discovery of this deposit. Xstrata Zinc's expedient decision to develop Bracemac-McLeod was made in order to meet a timeline that is expected to enable production from Bracemac-McLeod to replace production from Xstrata's wholly owned Perseverance mine without a gap in feed to the Matagami mill. CTV News reported that Xstrata Zinc Canada is going ahead with a new base metals mine in northwestern Quebec that will create about 250 jobs. The combined Xstrata-Donner exploration team discovered the ore deposit and the two companies will spend $158-million to develop the project. Jean Desrosiers, vice-president of mining operations for Xstrata Zinc Canada, said he is "delighted" with development of the Bracemac-McLeod mine, which will produce 80,000 tonnes of zinc and 10,000 tonnes of copper annually when it opens in 2013. "The project is a low capital cost, high return project that will provide a continued feed of ore to Xstrata's Matagami concentrator once the Perseverance Mine comes to the end of its life," he said in a release. "The new mine will use existing processing infrastructure and will provide ongoing employment opportunities for the existing work force at Perseverance. The new mine will also minimize its environmental footprint by using the closed Bell-Allard South mine pit to dig the new ramp." Awards In November 2007, Donner was presented the Prospector of the Year Award by the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association. In December 2008, Donner won The Mining Journal (trade magazine)'s Outstanding Exploration Achievement Award. In November 2010, Donner and Xstrata accepted the Development of the Year award from the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association. References External links Donner Metals Ltd. Xstrata Matagami, Quebec Companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange Copper mining companies of Canada Zinc mining companies Companies based in Vancouver Companies established in 1996 Xstrata