The mine is like a small underground city, with personnel traveling the roadways in a fleet of rugged 4 x 4s. Ore is mined on four different faces of the orebody, and various mechanical and maintenance shops are situated in the mine to quickly and efficiently deal with equipment repairs and overhauls. The mine now covers about 77 sq. The orebody has reserves that will sustain current production rates for 99 years. Vanscoy Storage Facility can store 180,000 metric tonnes of dry product.
Access is by rail and truck.