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Labrador City
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Labrador City

Town in southwestern Labrador, Canada, near the Québec border, 435 km/270 mi west of Happy Valley-Goose Bay; population (1991) 9,100. The surrounding mining area is one of the world's largest producers of iron ore concentrates. Situated in a skiing area, the town is also a training centre for the Canadian cross-country team.

It was founded in the 1950s as a planned community for the Carol Lake mining region.


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It operates a mine, concentrator and a pelletizing plant in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as port facilities located in Sept-Iles (Quebec).
 
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