| Lupin Mine | |
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| Location | |
 Lupin Mine
65°45′N 111°15′W / 65.75°N 111.25°WCoordinates: 65°45′N 111°15′W / 65.75°N 111.25°W |
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| Territory | Nunavut |
| Country | Canada |
| History | |
| Opened | 1982 |
Lupin Mine was a gold mine in Nunavut Territory, Canada. It opened in 1982 and was originally owned and operated by Echo Bay Mines Limited,[1] who in 2003 became a fully owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation.[citation needed]
The mine ceased production briefly in August 2003, but was re-started in early 2004 to recover old stope pillars with a reduced crew.[citation needed] The mine closed again in February 2005 and, in 2006, the assets were sold to Wolfden Resources Limited and subsequently to Zinifex.[citation needed] Plans are ongoing to use the production plant to operate a proposed mine at Izok Lake, located to the south west near the Nunavut and Northwest Territories border.[citation needed] Lupin may also be reopened to recover the last available ore reserves.[citation needed]
During the winter, the mine is served by the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road.
Climate [link]
| Climate data for Lupin Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Humidex | -5.6 | -5.4 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 17.5 | 28.1 | 35.3 | 30.8 | 21.7 | 15.5 | 0.0 | -4.5 | 35.3 |
| Record high °C (°F) | −5 (23.0) |
−5 (23.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.4 (−22.7) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −34 (−29.2) |
−32.1 (−25.8) |
−28.8 (−19.8) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−30.4 (−22.7) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49 (−56.2) |
−46 (−50.8) |
−44 (−47.2) |
−38 (−36.4) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−9 (15.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−11 (12.2) |
−30.5 (−22.9) |
−40.5 (−40.9) |
−42 (−43.6) |
−49 (−56.2) |
| Wind chill | −62.5 | −63.3 | −67.4 | −51.8 | −35.9 | −17.8 | −6.4 | −12.4 | −22.4 | −40.7 | −56.9 | −60.8 | −67.4 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 9.4 (0.37) |
8.4 (0.331) |
11.3 (0.445) |
13.8 (0.543) |
18.5 (0.728) |
29.2 (1.15) |
43.1 (1.697) |
60.1 (2.366) |
45.7 (1.799) |
30.1 (1.185) |
15.2 (0.598) |
14.4 (0.567) |
299.2 (11.78) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.1 (0.004) |
6.2 (0.244) |
25.6 (1.008) |
42.7 (1.681) |
56.9 (2.24) |
27.7 (1.091) |
1.9 (0.075) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
161.1 (6.343) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 9.4 (3.7) |
8.4 (3.31) |
11.3 (4.45) |
13.7 (5.39) |
12.3 (4.84) |
3.6 (1.42) |
0.5 (0.2) |
3.3 (1.3) |
18.0 (7.09) |
28.2 (11.1) |
15.2 (5.98) |
14.4 (5.67) |
138.1 (54.37) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 140.4 |
| Avg. rainy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.11 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 47.5 |
| Avg. snowy days | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.47 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 17.0 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 98.6 |
| Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
References [link]
- ^ "Echo Bay Mines Ltd". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20071007124338/https://www.nunalogistics.com/projects/clients/echo_bay_mines/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
