Russian watchdog seeks nearly $3B in damages over Arctic fuel spill in Siberia
Russia’s environmental watchdog has asked a power subsidiary of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel to pay almost 148 billion rubles, or $2.8
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Canadian Indigenous community benefit agreement worth $1B over life of Mary River Mine in Nunavut
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association have a new agreement for Inuit oversight of the Mary River Mine.
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Rio Tinto not interested in any part of Dominion Diamond Mines in Northern Canada
The company thought to be the most logical to partner with or purchase Dominion Diamond Mines is not interested in
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Russian investor breathes new life in major Arctic coal project
Roman Trotsenko on the 18th June formalized the acquisition of 75 percent of shares in the Arctic Mining Company and
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Almost 2,000 workers have contracted COVID-19 at this Russian Arctic construction site
A big cruise vessel has anchored up along the banks of the Kola Bay as the number of infected workers
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‘We weren’t prepared’: Canada’s Northwest Territories economy in a battle for survival amid COVID-19
This story is part of The COVID Economy, a CBC News series looking at how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is
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Lack of tourism, impact on mining unclear: how is northwestern Canada coping with COVID-19?
This story is part of The COVID Economy, a CBC News series looking at how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is
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Swedish company LKAB targets emission-free iron ore mining around 2030
Europe’s largest iron ore producer aims at replacing all diesel-powered mining machines with electric ones at the underground mines in
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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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