Post by greysrigging on Nov 1, 2023 5:19:30 GMT -5
Another coupla mining town shitholes in Canada and Australia.
Both have been in existance for some time... and both have the old 'mining and resources' stigma associated with remote area work.
Fort Mac started to exploit the oil sands prior to WW2 and Mt isa became a powerhouse in the mining game after some of the worlds richest copper, silver and zinc deposits were discovered in the 1920's
Harsh places both of 'em socially and climatically....
I've never worked in the Isa, there being better paid jobs in my field in the Territory and over West in the Pilbara.
But I have driven through/stayed in/visited the town many times over 40 years... its a tough place out there in far north Queensland, 1650klm from Darwin and 1825klm to Brisbane.
FORT MCMURRAY, AB:
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fort-mcmurray
Climate
With severe winters except during periods of warming chinook winds, mild to warm summers and only three months which average temperature is higher than 10 °C (50 °F), Fort McMurray has a borderline subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), very slightly below to be considered a humid continental climate (Dfb) as May averages 9.9 °C (49.8 °F); and falls into the Natural Resources Canada (NRC) Plant Hardiness Zone 3a.[33]
The community lies at a lower elevation than most other parts of Alberta, so under the right conditions it can be a "hot spot" for Alberta.[citation needed]
Temperatures range from an average of −17.4 °C (0.7 °F) in January, to 17.1 °C (62.8 °F) in July. The average annual precipitation is 418.6 mm (16.48 in) and falls mainly in the summer months. Average annual snowfall is 133.8 cm (52.7 in),[34] with almost all of it falling between October and April.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Fort McMurray was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on June 30, 2021.[35] The lowest temperature ever recorded was −53.3 °C (−63.9 °F) on February 1, 1917 and December 31, 1933
MOUNT ISA, QLD:
www.isarodeo.com.au/
www.glencore.com.au/operations-and-projects/qld-metals/operations/mount-isa-mines
discovermountisa.com.au/
Climate
Mount Isa Airport, Queensland, Australia
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Mount Isa experiences a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh, Trewartha: BShl). The summer/wet season is very hot with highly variable rainfall and humidity owing to the erratic influence of the monsoon. This can be almost non-existent in years like 1985/1986, where as little as 83 millimetres (3.3 in) fell from December to March, or extremely intense as in 1973/1974 when 789 mm (31.1 in) of rain fell over the same period. A typical summer includes numerous hot windy days over 40 °C with clear skies and low humidity, a few weeks of 35-40 °C temperatures with higher humidity and spectacular thunderstorms and a few days with heavy monsoon rain and cooler conditions below 30 °C. Although Mount Isa lies within the tropics, its cool winter nights provide a temperature range similar to subtropical climates.
The winter or dry season is mild to hot and almost completely rainless with median monthly rainfalls from April to September below 1 mm (0.04 in), though nights can be quite cool and about once every three years a minimum below 0 °C (32 °F) is recorded. On rare occasions winter rain-bearing systems may bring heavy rain for a day or two, such as in June 2007, when 111.8 mm (4.40 in) of rain was recorded; however, such occurrences happen only every 5 years or less. The lowest temperature recorded at Mount Isa is −2.9 °C (26.8 °F) on 7 July 1984 and the hottest is 45.9 °C (114.6 °F) on 29 January 1990. The wettest 24 hour period on record was 213.0 mm (8.39 in) on 15 January 2004.
Both have been in existance for some time... and both have the old 'mining and resources' stigma associated with remote area work.
Fort Mac started to exploit the oil sands prior to WW2 and Mt isa became a powerhouse in the mining game after some of the worlds richest copper, silver and zinc deposits were discovered in the 1920's
Harsh places both of 'em socially and climatically....
I've never worked in the Isa, there being better paid jobs in my field in the Territory and over West in the Pilbara.
But I have driven through/stayed in/visited the town many times over 40 years... its a tough place out there in far north Queensland, 1650klm from Darwin and 1825klm to Brisbane.
FORT MCMURRAY, AB:
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fort-mcmurray
Climate
With severe winters except during periods of warming chinook winds, mild to warm summers and only three months which average temperature is higher than 10 °C (50 °F), Fort McMurray has a borderline subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), very slightly below to be considered a humid continental climate (Dfb) as May averages 9.9 °C (49.8 °F); and falls into the Natural Resources Canada (NRC) Plant Hardiness Zone 3a.[33]
The community lies at a lower elevation than most other parts of Alberta, so under the right conditions it can be a "hot spot" for Alberta.[citation needed]
Temperatures range from an average of −17.4 °C (0.7 °F) in January, to 17.1 °C (62.8 °F) in July. The average annual precipitation is 418.6 mm (16.48 in) and falls mainly in the summer months. Average annual snowfall is 133.8 cm (52.7 in),[34] with almost all of it falling between October and April.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Fort McMurray was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on June 30, 2021.[35] The lowest temperature ever recorded was −53.3 °C (−63.9 °F) on February 1, 1917 and December 31, 1933
MOUNT ISA, QLD:
www.isarodeo.com.au/
www.glencore.com.au/operations-and-projects/qld-metals/operations/mount-isa-mines
discovermountisa.com.au/
Climate
Mount Isa Airport, Queensland, Australia
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Mount Isa experiences a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh, Trewartha: BShl). The summer/wet season is very hot with highly variable rainfall and humidity owing to the erratic influence of the monsoon. This can be almost non-existent in years like 1985/1986, where as little as 83 millimetres (3.3 in) fell from December to March, or extremely intense as in 1973/1974 when 789 mm (31.1 in) of rain fell over the same period. A typical summer includes numerous hot windy days over 40 °C with clear skies and low humidity, a few weeks of 35-40 °C temperatures with higher humidity and spectacular thunderstorms and a few days with heavy monsoon rain and cooler conditions below 30 °C. Although Mount Isa lies within the tropics, its cool winter nights provide a temperature range similar to subtropical climates.
The winter or dry season is mild to hot and almost completely rainless with median monthly rainfalls from April to September below 1 mm (0.04 in), though nights can be quite cool and about once every three years a minimum below 0 °C (32 °F) is recorded. On rare occasions winter rain-bearing systems may bring heavy rain for a day or two, such as in June 2007, when 111.8 mm (4.40 in) of rain was recorded; however, such occurrences happen only every 5 years or less. The lowest temperature recorded at Mount Isa is −2.9 °C (26.8 °F) on 7 July 1984 and the hottest is 45.9 °C (114.6 °F) on 29 January 1990. The wettest 24 hour period on record was 213.0 mm (8.39 in) on 15 January 2004.
