Northerners not ready to cash in on massive mine cleanup in Arctic Canada, report says
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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Final hearing on planned mine in southcentral Alaska draws mix of views
People who oppose the Pebble Mine – and quite a few who support it – came out in force Tuesday
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Diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories wants to dump waste into its pits
The Diavik Diamond Mine, in the Northwest Territories, wants to radically change the way it deals with mine waste at
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Minister downplays environmental impact of planned mine in Arctic Norway
Dumping of tailings into the Repparfjord on Norway’s Barents Sea coast will not be problematic in such a way that
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Conservation group calls for more research into effects of mine shipping noise on narwhal in Arctic Canada
A Canadian conservation group says more research into the impact of vessel traffic on narwhal and other marine life is
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Contaminated sites in northwestern Canada now mapped online
The Yukon government has published a new map that marks contaminated sites throughout the territory. It includes everything from relatively
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Canadian eastern Arctic mines setting example in Indigenous employment: report
A new report from the Conference Board of Canada says employers looking to hire and keep northern Indigenous employees could
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Iron mine in Arctic Norway set to reopen
The Sydvaranger mine gets a long awaited permission for renewed mining along Norway’s border to Russia. The company on Tuesday
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Canada invests $5.1M on Arctic mine access road, aerial surveys
The government of Canada and the government of the Northwest Territories announced on Monday they plan to spend nearly $3.4
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Canada’s northern territories among world’s most attractive mining regions for investors, survey says
Canada’s northern territories are among the most attractive jurisdictions in the world to mining companies, according to the latest annual
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Stricter mining regulations and oversight needed in the Arctic, Finnish report says
A new report has called for closer and broader regulation of mining activity in the Arctic region. The authors of
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Pauktuutit to explore challenges confronting Inuit women in Canada’s extractive industry
Canada’s national women’s organization is working to launch a new project to better understand the violence and harassment faced by
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Rare earth elements project in Northern Canada gets $5M boost
The Nechalacho rare earth elements project near Lutselk’e, N.W.T., has a vote of confidence from an Australian investment group. Cheetah
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Mining waste dump project in Norwegian fjord worries Russia
Norway’s go-ahead to a controversial copper mine in Repparfjord on the Barents Sea coast causes pollution concerns for maritime environment
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Canadian, Northwest Territories govs team up to sell tungsten mine and deposit
The federal and Northwest Territories governments are working together to sell the Cantung mine and Mactung deposit, located along the
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