Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
E731318
Val-d'Or is a mining town in western Quebec, Canada, known for its rich gold deposits and role as a regional economic and transportation hub in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Val-d’Or, Quebec | 1 |
| Val-d'Or | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| airportIATAcode | YVO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode |
819
ⓘ
873 ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Quebec Route 117
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
base metal mining
ⓘ
gold extraction ⓘ mining exploration services ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 320 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governingProvince | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Val-d'Or Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | continental climate ⓘ |
| hasGoldDeposits | rich gold deposits ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
mineral processing
ⓘ
mining equipment supply ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNaturalResource |
forests
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ mineral deposits ⓘ |
| hasRailService | freight rail ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Abitibi greenstone belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
ⓘ
mineral resources ⓘ mining industry ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Francophone population ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeRegion | Abitibi-Témiscamingue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMiningRegion | Abitibi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Valley of Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | J9P ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
forestry
ⓘ
mining ⓘ services ⓘ |
| regionalFunction | service centre for surrounding mining communities ⓘ |
| regionType | resource-based community ⓘ |
| role |
regional economic hub
ⓘ
regional transportation hub ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportMode |
air transport
ⓘ
bus transport ⓘ highway transport ⓘ |
| urbanType | single-industry town ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Val-d’Or, Quebec