Nunavut review board says Rankin Inlet mine expansion should not go forward
By Emma Tranter · CBC News Agnico Eagle “surprised and disappointed” by board’s decision The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) says a
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Review board rejects Agnico Eagle’s request to change plans for Nunavut mine
By Emma Tranter · CBC News The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) has rejected a proposal from Agnico Eagle Mines to build a
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Agnico Eagle’s Meliadine mine extension project on hold by NIRB
Agnico Eagle’s Meliadine extension project — which proposes, among other things, a windfarm and an on-site airstrip — can’t proceed to the
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Mining companies in Nunavut, Canada defend environmental management despite stiff criticism
The environmental impacts of Nunavut’s two biggest mining companies are not being properly managed, according to Inuit hunters and organizations,
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Canada waives annual mineral lease fees on Crown land in Nunavut
In a measure to reduce the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nunavut, the federal government is waiving payments
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut mining companies confirm no COVID-19 cases, as concerns rise
There are no suspected or confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, at the Meliadine Mine outside of Rankin Inlet,
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Arctic Canada: Agnico Eagle’s mine training program has its critics
A worker at Agnico Eagle’s Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) says a training program designed to train Nunavummiut
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Canadian eastern Arctic mines setting example in Indigenous employment: report
A new report from the Conference Board of Canada says employers looking to hire and keep northern Indigenous employees could
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No panic over gold prices: Arctic Canadian mine
The company behind the Meadowbank mine in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut says the recent drop in the price
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