McFaulds Lake
lake in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
McFaulds Lake is a lake located in the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is part of the James Bay drainage basin and is in the Hudson Bay Lowlands area. There are two unnamed inflows, at the south and north. The primary outflow is an unnamed stream at the northeast leading to the Attawapiskat River, which itself flows to James Bay.
Geology
McFaulds Lake is at the centre of the Northern Ontario Ring of Fire, a region of geological activity which has left a rich source of minerals, including nickel, copper, platinum, palladium, chromite, vanadium, diamond and gold, buried beneath the muskeg. Muskeg refers to a peat forming the ecosystem common in Arctic and boreal areas, although it is found in other northern climates as well.
Mining interests
The area near the lake has attracted the attention of junior mining exploration companies. Since a 2002 investigation of the area, some 20 companies have staked claims, forming joint ventures (JV). There have been numerous finds, though none have yet moved to the exploitation phase.
First Nations
First Nations communities in Northern Ontario are involved in the mining exploration.
“McFaulds Lake” enters the record as lake in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what McFaulds, Lake and lake can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6801163. Authority coordinates are 52.768, -86.057. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2002.
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