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Open pit mine in Val-d'Or, Quebec. The Abitibi gold belt is a region of Canada that extends from Wawa, Ontario to Val-d'Or, Quebec.Located within the mineral-rich Abitibi greenstone belt, the gold belt is an established gold mining district having produced over 100 mines, and 170 million ounces of gold since 1901.
Open pit mine in Val-d'Or. Mining forms a major part of its economy. Air Creebec, a regional airline, has its headquarters in Val-d'Or and the Val-d'Or Airport serves as its hub. [15] Val-d'Or's proximity to the Abitibi gold belt has made it a large gold producer, being part of a region that produced 45 million ounces of gold since the 1930s ...
The Canadian Malartic Mine is a gold mine 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Val-d'Or in Quebec, Canada. [1] The mineral deposit was discovered in 1923 and Osisko Mining began commercial mining operations in 2011. [2] The mine came under equal ownership of Agnico-Eagle Mines and Yamana Gold in June 2014.
Wesdome Gold Mines Inc. was created as a joint venture in 1976 for the purpose of exploring and developing the Wesdome property in Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada. Wesdome derives its name from the joint venture between Western Quebec Mines Inc. and Dome Mines Limited. In 1997 Western Quebec Mines bought out Dome Mines' interest.
The LaRonde Mine is a gold mine in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region 62 kilometres (39 mi) west of Val-d'Or in Quebec, Canada. LaRonde began commercial mining operations in 1988. [1] The LaRonde mining complex has 3.8 million ounces of gold in provable and probable reserves. [1] Previous operations at the LaRonde complex used open-pit mining ...
Three-stage formation of greenstone-hosted orogenic gold deposits in the val-d’or mining district, Abitibi, Canada: Evidence from pyrite and tourmaline. Ore Geology Reviews, 120. Three-stage formation of greenstone-hosted orogenic gold deposits in the Val-d’Or mining district, Abitibi, Canada: Evidence from pyrite and tourmaline
The Cité de l'Or ("The City of Gold") is an attraction located in Val-d'Or, in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It has been operating since 1995 as a place where people can see what gold mining was like by touring the underground Lamaque gold mine and the Bourlamaque historic mining village.
The LaRonde mine, formerly Dumagami Mine, is located alongside the Trans-Canada highway in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region between Cadillac and Val-d'or, Quebec.. LaRonde's Penna shaft, also known as shaft 3, is believed to be the deepest single lift shaft in the Western Hemisphere, descending more than three kilometres (or 9800 ft) below the surface.