Malartic, Quebec

Malartic is a small town in the northwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. Malartic is located in the administrative region Abitibi- Témiscamingue the Lac Osisko in the municipality of La Vallée- de - l'Or. The village lies on the Quebec Route 117, 80 kilometers east of Rouyn -Noranda.

Economy

Since 1928, the city of gold deposits have been found, builds the economy on these. 1935 opened the Canadian Malartic Gold Mines. Along with Eastern Malartic and Malartic Gold Fields, the operation of recordings in 1937 and 1939, they found Québec 's largest gold mines dar. By 1950 the town had 7,000 inhabitants at the 1965 Canadian Malartic and Malartic Gold Fields was closed. The closure of the mines Barnat and East Malartic followed in the 1980s. The employment opportunities in the region fell sharply, resulting in migration and economic downturn resulted. 2008/2009 Osiko Mining conducted soil studies in which a large gold deposits were found under a part of the city. To reduce this potential, the company moved prior to the approval by the Government of Québec about 200 buildings at the other end of the city has to offer. The commercial mining at the largest open cut mine in Canada began in May 2011. Since the opening of the mine, the community recorded a growth of around 800 inhabitants. Many new buildings, including a school and a home for the elderly, built by the mine operator Osiko.

Demography

Population figures are

• 2006: 3640 inhabitants
• 2001: 3704 inhabitants
• 1996: 4154 inhabitants
• 1991: 4326 inhabitants

Mother tongue:

• English as a first language: 4.2 %
• French as a first language: 90.3 %
• English and French as mother tongues: 0.6 %
• Other native languages ​​: 4.9 %

Sons and daughters of the town

• Michel Brière (1949-1971), ice hockey player