The ''Cité de l'Or'' ("The City of Gold") is an attraction located in
Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or ( , , ; meaning "Golden Valley" or "Valley of Gold") is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,752 inhabitants according to the 2021 Canadian census. The city is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near La Vérendrye ...
, in the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 147,082 people as of the 2021 cens ...
region of
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada. It has been operating since 1995 as a place where people can see what gold mining was like by touring the underground Lamaque gold mine and the Bourlamaque historic mining village. Bourlamaque was declared a provincial historic site in 1979 and a
National Historic Site in 2012.
In 1923, the gold deposit was discovered and in 1935, the mine came in operation. In 1985, it was exhausted and closed.
Since 2000, one stage of the ''
Tour de l'Abitibi'' takes place in the underground mine, some below ground. Cyclists must ride through the tunnels and up the access ramp (a 17% slope) before they race through the streets of Val-d'Or.
Since 2007, ''Cité de l'Or'' also became a training location for new miners.
Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with:
CMA,
CHIN
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Evolution
The presence of a we ...
and
Virtual Museum of Canada
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Administered by the Canadian Museum of History (CMH) wi ...
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See also
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List of museums in Quebec
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Culture of Quebec
The culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French-speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spiri ...
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Gold extraction
Gold extraction is the extraction of gold from dilute ores using a combination of chemical processes. Gold mining produces about 3600 tons annually, and another 300 tons is produced from recycling.
Since the 20th century, gold has been principal ...
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Gold prospecting
Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries Placer mining, plac ...
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Placer mining
Placer mining () is the mining of stream bed deposits for minerals. This may be done by open-pit mining or by various surface excavating equipment or tunneling equipment.
Placer mining is frequently used for precious metal deposits (particularly ...
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Quartz reef mining
Quartz reef mining is a type of gold mining in "reefs" ( veins) of quartz.
Quartz is one of the most common minerals in the Earth's crust, and most quartz veins do not carry gold, but those that have gold are avidly hunted by prospectors.
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References
Mining museums in Canada
Val-d'Or
Museums in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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