Nanisivik
Nanisivik (; ) is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. The townsite is located just inland from Strathcona Sound, about east of the community of Arctic Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
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13 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Geology
- Mineralogy
- History
- Ore discovery
- Development
- Operation
- Mine closure
- Conversion to naval station
- Geography
- Climate
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Nanisivik (; ) is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. The townsite is located just inland from Strathcona Sound, about east of the community of Arctic Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
There is a port and dock about north of the abandoned mine site, which was used for shipping concentrate from the site, and receiving supplies (). It is used by the Canadian Coast Guard for training.
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1975 establishments in the Northwest Territories2002 disestablishments in NunavutBaffin IslandCompany towns in CanadaFormer populated places in the Qikiqtaaluk RegionGhost towns in NunavutMining communities in NunavutPopulated places disestablished in 2002Populated places established in 1972Ports and harbours of NunavutRoad-inaccessible communities of Nunavut