Robert Campbell Highway

Km 107.6 - Nahanni Range Road

In 1959 the Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation was formed to develop the rich deposit of scheelite which had been discovered 125 miles north of here, past the Northwest Territories border. This immense deposit of tungsten- bearing ore is the largest in the free world. Located at the headwaters of the Flat River, the area was remote and difficult to reach, with a primitive landing strip providing the only means of access. In 1961 an aerial reconnaissance was carried out, and later that year, without any further survey work, construction started on the Cantung road, as it was commonly called. Funding for the project was provided by the company and the government, and construction was completed in 1963.

Warning: The Nahanni Range Road is narrow and winding and should only be used with caution. It is 125 miles (200 kilometres) long, and there are no services or campgrounds on the road or in the community of Tungsten.

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