Nanisivik
Sign in to saveNanisivik (; ) 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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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Nanisivik
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Company town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nanisivik.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Nanisivik
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Canada Nunavut#Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Territory
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nunavut
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Qikiqtaaluk
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Electoral district
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Quttiktuq
- Settlement.leader_title1
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Steven Taqtu
- Settlement.area_footnotes
- (2021)
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 165.49
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 341
- Image
- Nanisivik.jpg
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- Nanisivik
- native label
- ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Geology
- Mineralogy
- History
- Ore discovery
- Development
- Operation
- Mine closure
- Conversion to naval station
- Geography
- Climate
- References
- External links
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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