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KITSAULT, British Columbia, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- For Sale: Kitsault, British Columbia, some 80 miles northeast of Prince Rupert, with a view of the water and only $5.4 million.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Tuesday the town's 1,200 residents abandoned Kitsault in 1982 after the area's molybdenum mine was closed.

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Kitsault, now owned by the Phelps Dodge Corp., a copper company, is selling for $5.4 million.

Included in the sale are: a shopping mall; seven apartment buildings; 92 homes; a hospital; two recreational centers with a pool, hot tub, racquetball courts, library, theater, curling rink and bar.

A real estate agent said an U.S. company has expressed interest in the property.

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