Yellowknife

Latitude: 
62.46
Longitude: 
-114.35
GeoNames ID: 
6 185 377

Giant Mine opens near Yellowknife – 1948

In 1948 the Giant Mine became a major producer of gold and eventually arsenic trioxide, presenting major pollution problems for local First Nations and a long term legacy issue as 237,000 tons of arsenic remains buried in underground chambers.

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