Country Canada RCM Abitibi Constituted August 2, 1975 Area 329.9 km² Province Québec | Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue Settled c. 1935 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Population 700 (2011) Area code 819 | |
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La Corne is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec in Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
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Map of La Corne, QC, Canada
The place is named in honour of Louis de La Corne (1703–1761), a French naval officer who was wounded in the Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760. Until 1978, the place name was incorrectly spelled as Lacorne.
From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only lithium mine. The underground mine had a 150 metres (490 ft) deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and ceramics industries. With the advent of lithium batteries for electric cars and a myriad of consumer electronic products, the mine is currently being studied for reopening in late 2012 as an open-pit mine.
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 283 (total dwellings: 404)
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