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The Gahcho Kue diamond mines Hearne pit, foreground, and 5034 pit, centre, as seen from the air. Photo courtesy of De Beers Group
Gahcho Kue ᑕᐃᒪᓐᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ Hearne ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ 5034 ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ, ᕿᑎᐊᓂ, ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

Rebounding from a rocky year: operating mines in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, summarized

by Derek Neary November 26, 2021

Below is a summary of developments from operating mines in the NWT and Nunavut.

Mining for data: the Northern mining industry, by the numbers

by Derek Neary November 25, 2021

Veteran Northern geologist Gary Vivian has survived planes going down, aggressive bears and hordes of mosquitoes

by Derek Neary November 25, 2021

From the Chamber of Mines: Tough year for mineral exploration and mining in Nunavut, Northwest Territories

by NNSL Media November 24, 2021

Building skills and shovelling money: life as a Northern Indigenous miner in the ’80s and ‘90s

by Derek Neary November 24, 2021

Ekati plans new open-pit project at Point Lake

by Blair McBride April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Gold deposit near YK could be ‘more than two kilometres long’

by Blair McBride April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

Rare earths expected to leave NWT ground by April

by Blair McBride March 24, 2021

Osisko Metals takes ‘key step’ towards eventually restarting Pine Point mining

by Paul Bickford February 8, 2021

Ekati diamond mine sold to Arctic Canadian Diamond Company

by Blair McBride February 8, 2021

Agnico Eagle CEO explains company’s sudden interest in Hope Bay

by Derek Neary January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Ottawa rejects sale of Hope Bay to Chinese mining company

by Derek Neary December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

NWT economy has weakest outlook of territories into 2021: Conference Board of Canada

by Blair McBride December 14, 2020December 11, 2020

Dominion reaches agreement to sell Ekati mine

by Blair McBride December 7, 2020December 7, 2020

Four mineral exploration projects get $100,000 under Mining Incentive Program

by Blair McBride December 4, 2020December 10, 2020

Dominion recalls 60 Ekati mine workers for restart

by Blair McBride November 14, 2020November 17, 2020

Investment in mineral exploration in territories largely declining

by Blair McBride November 14, 2020November 17, 2020

Tibbitt to Contwoyto winter road preparations go ahead despite Ekati closure and Covid, company says

by Blair McBride October 29, 2020November 16, 2020

Agnico Eagle flies out Meliadine miner suspected of having Covid-19 along with 10 possible contacts

by Derek Neary October 22, 2020

Environmental safeguards at Ekati mine site will be followed, says Finance minister

by Blair McBride October 16, 2020October 20, 2020

Ottawa to conduct national security review of proposed sale of TMAC Resources to Shandong Gold

by Derek Neary October 15, 2020

YKDFN, GNWT back on same page on Slave Geological Province road

by Blair McBride October 14, 2020October 15, 2020

More jobs, greater royalty payments attached to Hope Bay sale, company reps say

by Derek Neary October 5, 2020

No risk of community transmission after positive Covid case at Diavik: CPHO

by Blair McBride September 22, 2020

New agreement might give Gold Terra 60 per cent interest in claims near Yellowknife

by Blair McBride September 16, 2020

Parent company buys Dominion Diamond Mines assets for US$146M

by Blair McBride September 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Ottawa offers rent relief to Nunavut mines

by Derek Neary August 26, 2020

NIRB rejects Baffinland’s request to resume phase two expansion public hearings on Oct. 30

by Derek Neary August 24, 2020

Record gold prices rouse interest in NWT deposits

by Blair McBride August 14, 2020November 16, 2020

Agnico Eagle paying $1.4 million monthly for Nunavummiut workers to stay home; no return date set

by Derek Neary July 30, 2020July 30, 2020