Malartic
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Abitibi-Témiscamingue | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Vallée-de-l'Or | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 8 ′ N , 78 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 147.96 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3640 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 24.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 890050 | ||
| Postal code : | J0Y, 1Z0 | ||
| Mayor : | André Vézeau | ||
| Website : | ville.malartic.qc.ca | ||
Malartic is a small town in the northwest of the Canadian province of Québec . Malartic is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue administrative region on Lake Osisko in the municipality of La Vallée-de-l'Or. The place is on Quebec Route 117, 80 kilometers east of Rouyn-Noranda .
economy
The city's economy builds on the gold deposits that have been found around the city since 1928. In 1935 the Canadian Malartic Gold Mines were opened. Together with Eastern Malartic and Malartic Goldfields, which began operations in 1937 and 1939, they were Québec's largest gold mines. Around 1950 the city had around 7,000 inhabitants. In 1965, Canadian Malartic and Malartic Goldfields were closed. The closure of the Barnat and East Malartic mines followed in the 1980s. Employment opportunities in the region fell sharply, leading to emigration and economic downturn. In 2008/2009 Osiko Mining carried out soil surveys which revealed a large gold deposit under part of the city. In order to reduce this potential, the company relocated around 200 buildings to the other end of the city before the Québec government gave its approval. Commercial mining at Canada's largest open gold mine began in May 2011. Since the mine opened, the community has grown by 800 people. Numerous new buildings, including a school and an old people's home, were built by the mine operator Osiko.
Demographics
Population:
- 2006: 3640 inhabitants
- 2001: 3704 inhabitants
- 1996: 4154 inhabitants
- 1991: 4326 inhabitants
Native language:
- Mother tongue English: 4.2%
- French as mother tongue: 90.3%
- English and French as mother tongues: 0.6%
- Other mother tongues: 4.9%
sons and daughters of the town
- Michel Brière (1949–1971), ice hockey player
Web links
- City website (French and English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada
- ↑ a b Gourd, Benoit-Beaudry. "Malartic". In: The Canadian Encyclopedia Hurtig Publishing, Edmonton 1988, Volume 2, p.1287.
- ^ François Munger: Osisko à Malartic
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996 , 2001 , 2006 census
- ^ "Malartic community profile" . Statistics Canada.