Labrador Trough
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The Labrador Trough is a major iron ore-rich geological belt in northeastern Canada, spanning parts of Labrador and Quebec and hosting some of the country’s most significant mining operations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological belt
ⓘ
iron ore province ⓘ |
| approximateAgeMa | 2200–1800 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Grenville Orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | banded iron formation ⓘ |
| containsCommodity |
copper
ONNER
ⓘ
gold ONNER ⓘ iron ore ⓘ manganese ONNER ⓘ nickel ONNER ⓘ phosphate ONNER ⓘ zinc ONNER ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major iron ore mining district in Canada ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Ungava Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Grenville Front vicinity
ⓘ
Lac Joseph area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
mining towns and camps
ⓘ
railway links to ports on the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
iron formations
ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| hosts |
open-pit iron ore mines
ⓘ
underground iron ore mines ⓘ |
| knownFor | large iron ore deposits ⓘ |
| length_km | ~1100 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Labrador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Canada ⓘ |
| majorMiningArea |
Fermont region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kawawachikamach–Matimekush region NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador City–Wabush region NERFINISHED ⓘ Schefferville region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
hematite-rich iron ore
ⓘ
magnetite-rich iron ore ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Churchill Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphyIncludes |
Doublet Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferriman Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaniapiskau Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ Knob Lake Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Menihek Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Geological Survey of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincial geological surveys of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Paleoproterozoic rift basin
ⓘ
foreland basin ⓘ |
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