▁the ▁municipality ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 6 1 ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁Category : M unicip al ities ▁in ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁B ada j oz ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁B ada j oz <0x0A> </s> ▁C uni pt au ▁M ines ▁( a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁symbols ▁Cu , ▁Ni , ▁P t ▁and ▁Au ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁min ing ▁company ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁B . ▁W . ▁Wat kins ▁with ▁its ▁headquarters ▁based ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁C uni pt au ▁Mine , ▁a ▁polym et all ic ▁ore ▁depos it ▁in ▁Str ath y ▁Township ▁of ▁N ort he astern ▁Ontario . ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁C uni pt au ▁M ines ▁also ▁acquired ▁the ▁Alex o ▁Mine ▁property ▁in ▁C ler gue ▁and ▁D und on ald ▁town ships ▁of ▁C och rane ▁District . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁operations ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁C uni pt au ▁Mine ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁with ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁sh aft ▁and ▁under ground ▁dr ifting ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁sh aft ▁level . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁deep ening ▁of ▁the ▁sh aft ▁to ▁, ▁a ▁new ▁level ▁established ▁at ▁, ▁dr ifting , ▁cross cut ting ▁and ▁raising ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Oper