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Polaris zinc mine was a former underground mine on Little Cornwallis Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut (Northwest Territories prior to Nunavut's official separation). [2] The zinc mine was located 1,120 km (700 mi) north of the Arctic Circle , and 96 km (60 mi) north of the community of Resolute . [ 3 ]
Little Cornwallis Island was the home to Polaris Mine, the most poleward base-metal mine in the world. In 1960 a vast concentration of zinc and lead was discovered on the island during mapping for oil permits. Cominco acquired land in the area and a gravity survey in 1970 detected a large anomaly. By 1973 surface drilling and underground ...
This is a list of mines in Nunavut, Canada. It includes mines that were operating prior to 1999 in what was then Northwest Territories . Start and end dates set in the future are projected, or "expected".
Category: Zinc mines in Canada. ... Polaris mine; S. Sherritt-Gordon Mine; Sullivan Mine This page was last edited on 23 September 2014, at 21:01 ...
Pages in category "Former mines in Canada" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Pine Point Mine; Polaris mine; Ptarmigan and Tom Mine; S.
Canada portal; By province or territory: Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; ... Polaris mine This page was last edited on 27 September 2019, at 11:34 (UTC). ...
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Pages in category "Lead mines in Canada" ... Polaris mine; Priest Mine; S. Sullivan Mine This page was last edited on 23 September 2014, at 21:09 ...