Doris Lake Aerodrome
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Doris Lake Aerodrome is a privately owned ice runway located on Doris Lake, Nunavut
, Canada
. The aerodrome
, which is open from January to April, services the related explorations for the gold
deposits that were found in the Hope Bay greenstone belt
.
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The aerodrome
Aerodrome
An aerodrome, airdrome or airfield is a term for any location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo, passengers or neither...
, which is open from January to April, services the related explorations for the gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
deposits that were found in the Hope Bay greenstone belt
Hope Bay greenstone belt
The Hope Bay greenstone belt, also called the Hope Bay volcanic belt, is a long Archean greenstone belt in western Nunavut, Canada. It consists of mostly mafic volcanic rocks and contains three major gold deposits called Boston, Doris andNaartok....
.