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Giant Mine

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Canada, territories need to better communicate on Giant Mine cleanup, says review board

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 15:37
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The board pointed to public concerns raised last October when strong winds caused dust to move from the site. The

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Canada’s response to petition on Giant Mine cleanup ‘falls short’ for Yellowknives Dene

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 09:59
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The First Nation says the response fails to reflect over three months of discussions The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says

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Giant Mine contamination apology discussions underway, says Yellowknives Dene First Nation

Hannah Paulson, CBC
Posted: Friday, March 5, 2021 at 10:35
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A First Nation in the Northwest Territories is expecting to receive an apology from the federal government for the contamination of its land.

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Cleanup team for Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says no to compensation claims

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 09:55 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 09:57
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After considering dozens of claims for compensation totalling millions of dollars, the team overseeing the cleanup of Giant Mine just

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Northerners not ready to cash in on massive mine cleanup in Arctic Canada, report says

Alex Brockman, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 16:45
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The $1-billion cleanup of Giant Mine will be one of the largest economic projects in Canada’s Northwest Territories (central Arctic),

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Northern Canada: Giant Mine cleanup project could be complete by 2030

Michael Hugall, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 09:55
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The Giant Mine cleanup team says the project may be complete by 2030. The group released a timeline for the

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General Science Science (Canada) 

Arsenic contamination persists in Yellowknife lake a decade after gold mine shut: study

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 19:30 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:09
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  A tiny subarctic lake near Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories still contains high levels of arsenic years after gold

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Giant Mine dominated life in Yellowknife up until it was shuttered in 2004. (The Canadian Press)
Business Business (Canada) Canada 

No salvage plans for buildings after mine cleanup in Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 08:51
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The federal team tasked with cleaning up the old Giant Mine site on the outskirts of the city of Yellowknife

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The tower at Giant Mine is shown. After 50 years in operation, the site has become a liability that needs to be cleaned up. (CBC)
Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Canada: Team talks with First Nations community about decommissioned mine

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 11:31
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The Giant Mine remediation team met with people in the First Nations community of  N’dilo in Canada’s Northwest Territories on Wednesday. They

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There are 237,000 tonnes of toxic arsenic trioxide dust stored in massive chambers below Giant Mine. (CBC)
Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Conditional OK for Yellowknife mine cleanup in Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 15:16
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A northern review board has given its conditional stamp of approval to a federal cleanup plan for an abandoned gold

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Crews will begin removing asbestos and arsenic trioxide found in the roaster complex at Yellowknife's Giant Mine this summer. (CBC)
Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Clean-up work to begin on mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 15:01
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Crews will begin removing asbestos and arsenic trioxide found in the roaster complex at the Giant Mine in this summer,

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The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development says that the cost to clean up the contaminated Giant Mine site in Yellowknife could still grow from the current estimates, which put it at $903 million. (CBC)
Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Canada denies mine’s $1B cleanup cost

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 16:25
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The federal government of Canada maintains there has been no increase to the costs of cleaning up the Giant Mine

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