Canada needs new approach to meet Arctic challenges, conference hears
If Canada wants to tackle the triple threat of climate change, Russian aggression, and the Arctic infrastructure deficit, it must
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New diamond and gold deposit found in Arctic Canada
A unique diamond and gold deposit has been located near the Arctic coast, about 155 kilometres southeast of Kugluktuk in Nunavut.
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Chinese miner hires Canadian CEO as review continues on Nunavut mine deal
The Chinese company trying to buy TMAC Resources Ltd. has appointed a Barrick Gold Corp. veteran as CEO of its
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Fortune Minerals switches focus to gold, gets $144K from Canada’s Northwest government
A Northwest Territories mining company is turning its project focus to gold. Fortune Minerals Ltd. announced it received $144,000 from the territory’s Mining
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Agnico Eagle pipeline plans in Arctic Canada halted after Indigenous community outcry
A Nunavut regulator has given mining company Agnico Eagle a “significant rebuke” over a controversial pipeline proposal for the Meliadine
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Large gold mine in Yukon, northwestern Canada set for first pour
The Eagle Gold mine property is an industrial behemoth of heavy machines, buildings and workers hidden away in a obscure
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Metal, mineral price drop affecting Canada’s North
Slumping metal and mineral prices are taking their toll on the mining industry in Canada’s North and contributing to a
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Gold-dredging boats in Nome, Alaska get Coast Guard inspections
With another busy gold-dredging season underway in Nome, the U.S. Coast Guard just wound up an enforcement campaign to check
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Is Alaska getting its fair share from mining?
As debate rages over the environmental consequences of the proposed Pebble gold and copper mine in Southwest Alaska, some are
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Company shutters camp at Nunavut mine
Elgin Mining has shut down its camp at Nunavut’s Lupin gold mine site in Canada’s eastern Arctic blaming falling gold
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