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in the province of Quebec since the closing down of the small Capelton 
smelter some thirty-five years ago. The Noranda smelter has a rated 
capacity of 1,000 tons a day, but is capable of treating much more, the 
output being blister copper, containing 99 per cent copper, as well as the 
gold and silver contents of the ores. 
The development of the Rouyn-Harricana region is proceeding 
steadily, such as the promising properties of the Horne mine, the Aldermac, 
Horne copper-gold mines and Noranda smelter at Rouyn, Quebec 
the Amulet, the Robb-Montbray, the Waite-Montgomery, the O'Brien, 
and the Abana. The Canadian National Railway has operated the line 
between Noranda station and Taschereau on the Transcontinental line 
since December, 1926. The Nipissing Central Railway has extended 
its Swastika-Larder lake line to Rouyn, and the towns of Rouyn and 
Noranda now enjoy direct communication with the mining districts of 
Ontario to the west and the financial centres of the province of Quebec. 
Necessary electric power for mine and metallurgical operations in 
the Rouyn area is transmitted from the hydro-electric power plant on the 
Des Quinze rapids at the head of lake T(miscamingue, owned by the 
Des Quinze Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Canada Northern Power 
Corporation Limited. This plant is designed for an ultimate develop- 
ment of 60,000 h.p. year.