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Access | Climate
The Musselwhite mine is located on the southern shore of Opapimiskan Lake, 480 kilometres by air north of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario. The nearest town, Pickle Lake, is 103 kilometres by air to the south. The property consists of a combination of leases and mining claim units covering a total area of 17,548 hectares.
Access
The site is accessed by road from Pickle Lake via the North Road (formerly Highway 808). Approximately 150 kilometres north of Pickle Lake a 43 kilometre all-weather road leads to the mine site. Personnel and some services are flown into the mine which is serviced by a 1,500 metre gravel airstrip.
Climate
The continental type climate can be extreme, with temperatures commonly ranging from -45 degrees Celsius in the winter to +30 degrees Celsius in the summer. The average annual precipitation is 760 mm occurring mostly as rain in the spring and summer.
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