Port Radium

Japanese: ポート・ラジウム(英語表記)Port Radium
Port Radium
A settlement in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Population: about 100. It is located on the eastern shore of Great Bear Lake, just south of the Arctic Circle. Formerly called El Dorado, it was mined for gold and silver, but in 1929-30, pitchblende, a type of uranium ore, was discovered there, and it was renamed Port Radium (pronounced Port Radium in English). This discovery broke the virtual monopoly of the Belgian Congo in radium production at the time. It is the largest uranium producing area in North America, with mining reaching 33,400 tons in 1939.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カナダ,ノースウェスト・テリトリーズの集落。人口約100。グレート・ベア湖東岸,北極圏のすぐ南にある。かつてエルドラドと呼ばれ,金銀が採掘されていたが,1929,30年にウラン鉱の一種のピッチブレンド鉱石が発見され,ポート・ラジウム(英語の発音ではポート・レーディアム)と改名された。この発見はラジウム産出における当時のベルギー領コンゴの実質的独占状態を破った。北アメリカ大陸最大のウラン産地で,39年の採掘は3万3400tに達した。

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