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  2. Abitibi gold belt - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Wesdome Gold Mines - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Val-d'Or - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Jim Redpath - Wikipedia

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    James S. Redpath is a Canadian mining engineer, and former president of J.S. Redpath Limited a mining contractor and engineering company based in North Bay, Ontario.In 1975 he was awarded the Engineering Medal by the Professional Engineers Ontario. [1]

  6. Noranda Mines - Wikipedia

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    Noranda had bought 19.9% of rival mining company Falconbridge in 1988, which was raised to a 58.4% stake in 2002. In 2004 China Minmetals was interested in buying Noranda, and completed negotiations with the Noranda board in October 2004 with a sale price of $6.7 billion, which caused the Canadian federal government to review its foreign investment policy.

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  8. Agnico Eagle - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Kosovars Who Rebuilt War-Torn Village Face New Threat As ...

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    In Kosovo, a state-owned energy company plans to destroy a village to make way for expanded coal mining as the government and the World Bank plan for a proposed coal-burning power plant. The government has already forced roughly 1,000 residents from their homes. Many former residents claim officials violated World Bank policy requiring borrowers to restore their living conditions at equal or ...