Low diamond prices raise risk of early closure of N.W.T. mines, experts say
All three N.W.T. diamond mines reported millions of dollars of losses in 2024 All of the N.W.T.’s diamond mines are reporting
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Mines
Finland leaves Ottawa mine ban treaty, citing geopolitical security concerns
Finland has announced it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing the escalating tensions
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N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit
What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the
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Greenland accedes to UN treaty against mercury pollution
Greenland has acceded to the UN treaty against mercury pollution, the government said on Wednesday. “The supply of mercury to
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Blog – Greenland isn’t for sale, but it is for lease
Even if global norms allowed America to buy Greenland, the neat redrawing of national borders and flag-raising that would follow
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Labour shortage in northwestern Canada is ‘choking off economic growth,’ says economist
Yukon’s economic growth, in northwestern Canada, is expected to be slow in 2019, then pick up again in the next
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Dumped bombs pose toxic threat to Gulf of Finland
Wartime depth charges and naval mines in the Gulf of Finland pose an increasing environmental risk to marine life, according
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Meet the powerful billionaires controlling Northwestern Russia’s industry
They are among the richest people on planet earth and hold an insane amount of private money. The Barents Observer
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Tourism outdoes Russian coal mining in Svalbard settlement
The proud mining history of Barentsburg comes closer to an end as industrial sites and facilities are taken over by
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Mercury levels rising in endangered Arctic gulls: biologist
Only 500 breeding pairs of the Ivory Gull remain in Canada A biologist is suggesting rapidly rising rates of mercury contamination
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Deninu K’ue chief questions timing of Avalon mine announcement in Canada’s N.W.T.
The chief of the Deninu K’ue First Nation in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories is questioning Avalon Rare Metals’ plans to
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De Beers Canada eyes expansion to mine project near Attawapiskat
De Beers Canada is looking into the possibility of extending its current Victor Mine project on northern Ontario’s James Bay
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