mining and cancer at Port Radium. Dr. Douglas Chambers told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that "The potential risk of cancer associated with transporting the ore concentrate is extremely small, and in fact so small it would not be detectable in the variability of natural cancers and factors of effect cancers such as smoking." Climate Port Radium is located near the Arctic Circle, which means that in December the sun almost does not rise and in June it does not set for 24 hours. The average temperature is –7.2 °C, the prevailing wind direction is southeast. Between 1950 and 1974, this climatic data was collected at Port Radium: References External links 1930 Eldorado Mine NWT Historical Timeline, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Ghost towns in the Northwest Territories Mining communities in the Northwest Territories