Gillies Bay Limestone Quarry
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World / Canada / British Columbia / Nanaimo
quarry, mining, limestone quarry
This is the largest of 3 limestone quarries on "the Rock". Owned by LaFarge Canada Inc, it produces up to 6 million tonnes of limestone per year.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°42'42"N 124°33'32"W
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- Open pit Tyrone Copper Mine 2316 km
- TXI- Bridgeport Plant 2856 km
- former Texada Iron Mines 1.5 km
- Cranby Lake 4.2 km
- Marble Bay 5.5 km
- Shelter Point Park 9 km
- Blubber Bay 10 km
- Myrtle Point Golf Club 12 km
- Powell River Airport 14 km
- Texada Island 15 km
- Harwood Island ("Ahgykson") 18 km
- Malaspina Strait 21 km