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Val-d'Or

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town in southwestern Quebec, Canada population 31,862

Note: A mining town, Val-d'Or has historically been noted for the extraction of gold, but other metals are also mined nearby.

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“Val-d'Or.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Val-d%27Or. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

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