Hope Bay greenstone belt

The Hope Bay greenstone belt, also called the Hope Bay volcanic belt, is a 42 km (26 mi) long Archean greenstone belt in western Nunavut, Canada. It consists of mostly mafic volcanic rocks and contains three major gold deposits called Boston, Doris and Naartok.

Hope Bay Gold Mine, main camp area

Hope Bay Gold Mine, tailing pond

See also

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References

Volcanic Architecture Of A Part Of The Archean Hope Bay Greenstone Belt, Nunavut, Canada

Greenstone belts
Abitibi Barberton Bird River Central Lapland Ecstall Flin Flon Hope Bay Hunt River Isua Nuvvuagittuq Rattlesnake Hills Red Lake Seminoe Mountains South Pass Swayze Temagami Yellowknife

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