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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Putin signs Arctic master plan calling for more industrialization, partnerships and stability
The strategic document paves way for a massive industrialization of the country’s far north. The strategy includes Russia’s main objectives,
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Indigenous leader wants clarity on impacts from mines outside of Canada’s Northwest Territories
The withdrawal of Teck Resources Ltd.’s application to develop a new oilsands project in northeastern Alberta has not silenced concern in
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Prospectors disturbed by surprise staking ban in Yukon, Canada
The Yukon government is defending its decision to ban mineral staking on some First Nations settlement lands — despite prospectors saying
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Canadian mining company Baffinland faces millions in liens over stalled expansion project in Arctic
Construction companies are taking steps to make sure they’ll get paid for work they did for Baffinland’s Mary River Mine.
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Northwestern Canadian First Nation asks N.W.T. to speak out against northern Alberta mine
The chief of Smith’s Landing First Nation near Fort Smith, , is calling on the territorial government to speak out
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Compilation: Mining and drilling in the Arctic
Arctic countries are showing a growing interest in the region’s natural resources. While some states are cancelling their plans for
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Commission seeks public input for land use plan in northwestern Canada
The Dawson Regional Planning Commission in Yukon is releasing its work to date for public feedback. The commission, which is
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Mining boost in Russian central Arctic to feed electric vehicle market
Russia’s Nornickel says it can supply enough battery packs to reduce global CO2 emissions by 50-100 million tonnes over the
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Cleanup team for Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says no to compensation claims
After considering dozens of claims for compensation totalling millions of dollars, the team overseeing the cleanup of Giant Mine just
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Major rare metal plant planned for Russia’s central Arctic
On the remote Arctic tundra of Norilsk, in Russia’s central Arctic, comes a big plant for the production of palladium,
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Mineral exploration plummets in northwestern Canada
There’s concern about the future of mineral exploration in Yukon, a territory in northwestern Canada, after a sharp downturn in
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Nickel plant in northwest Russia shutting down its first furnace
With the closure comes a 33% cut in emissions from the infamous factory in the Russian, Norwegian borderland. Just one
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Green light for new seaport in Russian Arctic archipelago
Russian state experts approve construction plans for the Pavlovskoye seaport in the remote and heavy militarized Arctic archipelago in northern
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Aging nickel plant in northwest Russia due to close in late 2020
A gradual halt in production is likely to take place before Nornickel fully closes its smelter in the Russian border
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