The Nahanni Range Road was completed in the early 1960s from Watson Lake, Yukon along the present alignment of the Robert Campbell Highway to Cantung Junction, thence along the Highway 10 route, across the border into the Northwest Territories to the privately-owned mining town known, confusingly, as either Cantung (for Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation) or Tungsten (for the mineral mined there). The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Watson Lake is a Town at historical mile 635 on the Alaska Highway in the southeastern Yukon close to the British Columbia border Yukon Highway 4 The Robert Campbell Highway or Campbell Highway is a Road between Watson Lake Yukon on the The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory Cantung Mine is a Tungsten producer in the Nahanni area of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located northeast of Watson Lake in The townsite of Tungsten is located at Cantung Mine in the Northwest Territories. The portion between Cantung Junction and Watson Lake has, since 1971, been part of the Robert Campbell Highway (Yukon Highway 4). Yukon Highway 4 The Robert Campbell Highway or Campbell Highway is a Road between Watson Lake Yukon on the
The Nahanni Range Road proper is entirely gravel, and is not recommended for general public use. Originally, two-thirds of the route was maintained by the Yukon government, and had campgrounds for public use. Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. The remaining third was maintained by the mining company, open to public traffic, but with no public facilities at the town. When the mine shut in 1986, the road fell into disuse and maintenance became increasingly difficult. Since the mine resumed intermittent production in 2003, the road has been restored for the use of the mining company, but general public travel is still not advised. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.