Nickel City
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Nickel City is a nickname for Sudbury, Ontario, reflecting its historic importance as a major global center for nickel mining and production.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | city ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
nickel mining
ⓘ
nickel production ⓘ |
| category | City nicknames in Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicAssociation | global nickel market ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Northern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mining heritage
ⓘ
resource extraction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| materialAssociated | nickel ⓘ |
| notablePeriodOfUse |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
historic importance in nickel mining
ⓘ
major global center for nickel production ⓘ |
| refersTo | Sudbury, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Inco Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vale S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning | Sudbury’s role in the nickel industry ⓘ |
| usedAs | informal name for Sudbury, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canadian media
ⓘ
local residents of Sudbury ⓘ tourism promotion for Sudbury ⓘ |
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