Figure 1

Rouyn-Noranda is located in western Quebec, Canada, between the cities of Val-d’Or, Quebec, and Timmins, Ontario. These three cities all fall within the Abitibi gold belt, a major mining district within the Abitibi greenstone belt. The Horne smelter is located in Rouyn-Noranda, and the surrounding region hosts some of the largest volcanic massive sulfide deposits in the world. Labelled water bodies: Lake Huron (LH) and Georgian Bay (GB).