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
Read more
Mines
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more