US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports
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
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
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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Norwegian government approves deep-sea mining: “Devastating” say eco-activists
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer “Today, the Storting (Norwegian parliament) endorsed the Government’s proposal to open parts of
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Board recommends against proposed mining road in central Yukon
The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is recommending against a proposed mining road in central Yukon, citing concerns
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Mining, the Arctic Council & Russian LNG–Arctic roundup 2023 with Heather Exner-Pirot
As we approach the year’s end, Eye on the Arctic is reflecting on the past 12 months in northern news.
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Lawmakers in Norway make a deal opening up for deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Norway’s minority center-left government and two large opposition parties made a deal Tuesday to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed
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Victoria Gold fined $95K for violating mining licences in Yukon
The Victoria Gold Corp. has been fined $95,000 after pleading guilty to violating some of its licence conditions at the Eagle
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Mining company charged over exploration work near Whitehorse
A B.C.-based mining company is facing charges related to a contentious exploration project near Cowley Creek, just outside of Whitehorse. Gladiator
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Mining comes to end in Nikel, Russia
More 80 years after Finns found huge nickel and copper reserves in the Kaula-Kotselvaara deposit, the last remaining mine in
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Murmansk to expand lithium mining, eyes battery production
Two mines with major reserves of the valuable metal are ready to be developed in the Kola Peninsula. According to
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Kola Peninsula sees drop in mining
Industrial output, measured in volume, decreased by 4,1 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to data by Murmanskstat, the regional branch
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Tłı̨chǫ gov’t and mining company reach agreement, keeps 4 sites protected
‘It’s good news for us, good news for our region, our people,’ says Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty A mining company
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Yukon judge grants stay to mining company over higher security payment
A Yukon Supreme Court judge has paused part of a security payment contested by the territory’s largest mine, ruling the company’s
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Massive balloon examining black hole passes over Nunavut before landing in N.W.T.
From the ground, it looked like a second moon floating across the sky. A research balloon that was the size
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