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Tundra Mine

Coordinates: 64°3′26″N 111°10′34″W / 64.05722°N 111.17611°W / 64.05722; -111.17611
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Tundra Mine
Location
Tundra Mine is located in Canada
Tundra Mine
Tundra Mine
Location in Canada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
CountryCanada
Coordinates64°03′26.0″N 111°10′34.0″W / 64.057222°N 111.176111°W / 64.057222; -111.176111 (Tundra mine)
Production
Products
History
Opened1962
Closed1968
Owner
CompanyRoyal Oak Mines Inc.

The Tundra Mine is a gold mine that operated in the Northwest Territories of Canada between 1962 and 1968, producing 104,476 troy ounces (3,249.6 kg) of gold, from 187,714 tons of ore. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada has a project to remediate the Tundra Mine site under their Northern Contaminants Program, funded by the Canadian Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan.

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64°3′26″N 111°10′34″W / 64.05722°N 111.17611°W / 64.05722; -111.17611