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Thetford-Mines, Thetford Mines, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada


Alternative Names:Thetford-Mines
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Region:Thetford Mines, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Latitude:46° 5' 37" N
Longitude:71° 18' 19" W
Lat/Long (dec):46.09371,-71.30539
Köppen climate type:Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Population:25,704 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:6943827
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:6943827:3
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Bell mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 5' 12" N71° 18' 37" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
King mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 5' 8" N71° 18' 3" W0.9km (0.6 miles)
Johnson mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 4' 42" N71° 18' 2" W1.7km (1.1 miles)
King Beaver mine (Jacob mine; Beaver-1 mine; Beaver-2 mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 4' 37" N71° 18' 45" W1.9km (1.2 miles)
Flintkote mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 7' 45" N71° 16' 19" W4.7km (2.9 miles)
Reed mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 58" N71° 19' 2" W5.0km (3.1 miles)
Maple Leaf mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 3' 2" N71° 19' 27" W5.0km (3.1 miles)
Poudrier mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 57" N71° 19' 24" W5.1km (3.2 miles)
Southwark Mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 39" N71° 19' 18" W5.6km (3.5 miles)
Stewart mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 44" N71° 16' 53" W5.6km (3.5 miles)
Lemelin mine (Gray mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 38" N71° 16' 50" W5.9km (3.6 miles)
Union mine (Southwark mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 26" N71° 19' 42" W6.1km (3.8 miles)
National mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 8' 7" N71° 15' 10" W6.1km (3.8 miles)
Pennington mine, Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 8' 13" N71° 15' 10" W6.3km (3.9 miles)
Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 18" N71° 16' 56" W6.4km (4.0 miles)
Road cut on Chemin du Lac, Adstock, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 5' 43" N71° 13' 15" W6.5km (4.0 miles)
Murphy Hill-Sud mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 8" N71° 19' 42" W6.7km (4.2 miles)
Ward-Ross mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 7" N71° 19' 39" W6.7km (4.2 miles)
British Canadian mine (B.C. 1 mine; B.C. 2 mine; Martin mine; Black Lake mine; American mine; Dauville mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 23" N71° 20' 44" W6.7km (4.2 miles)
Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 2' 55" N71° 22' 6" W7.0km (4.3 miles)
Noël mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 1' 44" N71° 18' 57" W7.3km (4.5 miles)
Standard mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 1' 50" N71° 20' 41" W7.7km (4.8 miles)
Pontbriand, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 9' 12" N71° 15' 15" W7.7km (4.8 miles)
Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 1' 54" N71° 21' 42" W8.2km (5.1 miles)
American Chrome pit, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 1' 5" N71° 17' 39" W8.5km (5.3 miles)
Caribou pit (Caribou mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 1' 8" N71° 19' 51" W8.6km (5.3 miles)
Robertsonville, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 8' 29" N71° 12' 53" W8.8km (5.5 miles)
Fréchette mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 1' 17" N71° 21' 11" W8.9km (5.5 miles)
Colline Morin, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 0' 47" N71° 17' 11" W9.1km (5.6 miles)
Greenshields mine (Greenshield mine; Bergeron mine; Croteau mine; Greenshield Extension), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada46° 1' 8" N71° 21' 32" W9.3km (5.8 miles)
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1939 Shafthouse

King mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Lake Asbestos open pit, 1959

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Johnson Mine Shafthouse

Johnson mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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1939 Shafthouse

King mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Lake Asbestos open pit, 1959

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Johnson Mine Shafthouse

Johnson mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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1939 Shafthouse

King mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Lake Asbestos open pit, 1959

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Minerals recorded nearby (within 9.3 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 9.3 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
CanadaCountry
Québec, CanadaProvince
Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaAdministrative Region
Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaRegional County Municipality
Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaMunicipality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Laurentides Domain, North America PlatePassive Margin
Quebec basin, North America PlateBasin
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Canada, Québec, L'Amiante42.11.205.0.0.0
Canada, Québec, L'Amiante, Thetford Mines42.11.205.3525.0.0
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