Gagnon, Quebec is a ghost town, formerly a mining town, in east-central Quebec. It was founded in 1960 by the Quebec Cartier Mining Company for the purposes of mining iron ore. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about mineral extraction. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ...
By the mid-1980s, it was no longer turning a profit. The mines were closed and the town fully dismantled in 1985. All buildings and nearly all streets were dismantled. The town's main street remained and is now part of Quebec route 389. That section of highway retains a boulevard configuration, complete with a median, sidewalks, and sewers, despite being deep in the wilderness, hundreds of kilometers from the nearest active town. The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This highway connects Highway 138 adjacent to Baie Comeau with the Newfoundland and Labrador border, connecting with the Trans-Labrador Highway (Newfoundland provincial highway 500) to Wabush and Labrador City, and beyond to Goose Bay. ...
Coordinates: 51°48′N, 68°10′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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