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A sticker on a garbage can outside of a rural store reads, 'Ban heap leach.'
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A year after the Eagle mine failure, questions remain about Yukon’s mining future

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:03 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 12:03
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‘It goes beyond the Yukon in terms of how we judge whether it’s right to mine or not,’ minister says

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Dawson City business community fears impact of continued placer mining licence delays

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 11:09
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‘This is not just a placer mining industry issue. We have a lot of industries that rely on the placer

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Budget reconciliation bill clears a path for Alaska drilling, mining

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 11:56
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Republicans in the U.S. House are trying to clear hurdles for Alaska oil drilling and mining with a budget reconciliation bill

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New mining legislation for N.W.T. expected to come into force in 2027

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 10:31 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 10:49
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MLAs say they’ve heard from constituents concerned about what new regulations could mean for industry Some long-awaited, and contentious, mining

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Mining companies call on gov’ts to invest in N.W.T.’s ailing mineral sector

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 09:16
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‘We’ve got a multi-billion dollar industry that’s now at risk,’ says former chamber of mines director At this year’s Yellowknife

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Pine Point Mine Ltd. and Town of Hay River sign agreement in hopes of restarting mining project

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 12:51
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By Carla Ulrich The Town of Hay River and Pine Point Mining Limited have signed an agreement with the goal

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New documentary spotlights Inuit perspectives on Nunavik mining impacts

Regard sur l'Arctique
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2024 at 15:46
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The Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund (NMEF) aims to highlight Inuit perspectives on the economic, environmental, and cultural impacts of the

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Agency managing Victoria Gold’s assets fires mining company’s CEO

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:00
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John McConnell let go after meeting with receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers The agency managing the assets of mining company Victoria Gold has

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Yukon First Nation urges shutdown of mining on their land following mine slide

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 10:52
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Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation wants independent investigation and review A Yukon First Nation is calling for a “urgent” halt

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Mining companies decry regulatory burden at N.W.T. committee meeting

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 15:45
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The executive chair of mining development company NorZinc Limited says the regulatory process for mining and exploration work in the

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Yukon gov’t considers subsidies for mining companies to reduce emissions

Julien Gignac, CBC News @juliengignac
Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 09:32
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Internal gov’t documents suggest move is to ensure investments in industry don’t wither The Yukon government may subsidize mining companies

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Experts warn about potential risks of foreign investment in Arctic mining

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:28
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Some representatives of the federal government and northern mining experts are issuing a warning about the risk of foreign investment

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US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 10:44
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The Biden administration is set to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern

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Geologists defend mining within Whitehorse city limits

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 09:19
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By Meribeth Deen · CBC News Several members of the public also showed up in support of a full ban on mining

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Commercial mining could disrupt deep-sea carbon storage, says study

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:13
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By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer  Scientists from Norway and The United Kingdom surveyed animals living at 17 different sites on

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