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Sabina says yes to building a gold mine in western Nunavut

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 11:51
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Nunavut is set to see a third operating gold mine in 2025 with Sabina Gold and Silver Corp.’s recent decision

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Agreement in principle reached between Raglan Mine and United Steelworkers

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 16:00
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An agreement in principle has been reached in the three-month long strike at Raglan Mine in Nunavik, the Arctic region

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Termination notices sent to over 1,100 employees at Arctic Canadian mine on Sunday

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 08:20
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In the event of terminations, there will be 2 rounds; Sept. 25 and Oct. 11 Baffinland Iron Mines sent termination notices

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How is the growing demand for minerals affecting northeastern Canada and the climate?

Julien Gignac, CBC News @juliengignac
Posted: Friday, February 11, 2022 at 14:51
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Inside electric car batteries is nickel. The mineral, which is found in the Yukon, may not have the same value

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UN experts call on Sweden to halt mining project on Indigenous Sami land

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 20:18 — Last Updated: Friday, February 11, 2022 at 10:54
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Two United Nations human rights experts urged the Swedish government on Thursday not to issue a license for an iron

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Bolstered by battery boom, British mining company to dig nine new open pits in Russian Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 20, 2021 at 11:59
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Eurasian Mining Plc teams up with state company Rosgeo for the development of a new far northern ‘global center’ for

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Canada, territories need to better communicate on Giant Mine cleanup, says review board

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 15:37
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The board pointed to public concerns raised last October when strong winds caused dust to move from the site. The

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Blog – Can we make peace with nature in a rapidly changing Arctic?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 16:57
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The United Nations Environment Programme is calling for bold action to “make peace with nature” by cutting greenhouse gases and

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‘What is happening now is not working for Inuit’: Why Inuit association in Arctic Canada won’t support Baffinland mine expansion

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 09:50
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QIA board voted in March not to support expansion The Qikiqtani Inuit Association says its decision to not support Baffinland’s

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Wildlife concerns still lingering in Arctic Canada as public hearings into Baffinland’s expansion resume

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:10
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Final public hearings into Baffinland’s Mary River Mine expansion run until April 2 Nunavut’s Qikiqtaaluk communities are still concerned about

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Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 12:00
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – In the tenth century, Erik the Red, a Viking from Iceland, was so impressed with the vegetation

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Nunavut mine in Arctic Canada says it’s not allowed to harm Inuit harvesting

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 16:02
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Baffinland reacts to the blockade and a community call to slow down its expansion In the wake of last week’s

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Mine blockade sparks solidarity protests across Nunavut, Canada

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 10:08
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Baffinland says 700 staff are stranded, supply flights suspended Community members across Nunavut came out in peaceful protests on Monday,

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Nunavut mine expansion won’t harm narwhals or seals, company says

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 1, 2021 at 18:11
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Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation says its proposed expansion of the Mary River Mine on north Baffin Island won’t cause any lasting

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Canadian geologist raises questions about controversial Greenland mining project

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 18:47 — Last Updated: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 19:24
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As residents of five communities in southern Greenland gear up for public hearings about a proposed rare earths mining project

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Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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