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Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. took healthy strides in 2016 towards developing Amaruq as a satellite to its Meadowbank gold mine in Nunavut. The company acquired Amaruq, a previously undrilled gold... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story

Nunavut seems to be ahead of the curve when it comes to recovering from the global downturn in mineral exploration spending. An estimated C$202.5 million was invested in unlocking this Canadian... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story

Endowed with some of the largest undeveloped mineral belts in the world, investment in public geoscience has shown the potential of Nunavut. The 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles)... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story

White Gold Corp. Feb. 15 provided an overview of the 2017 exploration program at its 297,000-hectare (734,000 acres) land package in the White Gold District, Yukon. This program will be carried out... — Updated 1/18/2018 Full story

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Feb. 15 said its board of directors has approved the development of Amaruq and Meliadine, two new gold mines in Nunavut. Amaruq is to be developed as a satellite to Agnico's... — Updated 1/18/2018

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. April 27 reported continued strong gold production from its Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut and good progress at Amaruq and Meliadine, two advanced gold projects in the... — Updated 1/15/2018

Sparked by the discovery of the White Gold district and fueled by investors' appetite for mining stocks, the Yukon experienced a modern era gold rush in 2007 that included nearly C$1 billion of... — Updated 1/15/2018

Kinross Gold Corp. May 18 said it has cut a deal to trade its White Gold project and other properties in the Yukon to White Gold Corp. in exchange for a 19.9 percent stake in the junior gold... — Updated 1/15/2018

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. July 26 reported positive results from its Meadowbank gold mine and two development projects in Nunavut. The Meadowbank Mine produced 95,289 ounces of gold in the second... — Updated 1/14/2018

G4G Capital Corp. Dec. 20 announced the appointment of renowned Yukon prospector Shawn Ryan to its board of directors. In recent years Ryan has made a number of important gold discoveries in the... — Updated 12/25/2016

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Dec. 6 announced an agreement to acquire 19.93 percent of the G4G Capital Corp.'s issued and outstanding shares. In late October, G4G Capital announced finalization of an opt... — Updated 12/11/2016

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. July 28 provided an update on its gold projects in Nunavut. The company's Meadowbank Mine produced 144,713 ounces gold at total cash costs of US$789/oz. through the first... — Updated 8/7/2016 Full story

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. April 28 reported good progress on a plan of transitioning to processing ore from its Amaraq deposit in Nunavut once mining is completed at the Meadowbank gold mine,... — Updated 5/8/2016 Full story

Aura Silver Resources Inc. April 12 said Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is planning a third season of exploration on Aura's Greyhound property located some 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Agnico's... — Updated 4/17/2016

The Conference Board of Canada Feb. 24 said declining metal and mineral prices, rising global inventories of most mining commodities and easing growth in the Chinese economy will weigh on the... — Updated 2/28/2016

Aura Silver Resources Inc. Nov. 24 reported results of an eight-hole drill program completed at its Greyhound property in Nunavut. The program was funded and operated by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.,... — Updated 12/6/2015

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Oct. 28 reported that its operations produced a record 441,124 ounces of gold during the third quarter at an all-in sustaining cost of US$759 per oz. As a result of the... — Updated 11/8/2015

Thanks largely to its burgeoning mining sector, Nunavut is leading the Canadian territories in economic growth. With the start-up of the Mary River iron mine late in 2014, Nunavut now has two... — Updated 11/1/2015

Since acquiring Amaruq in 2013, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. has elevated the Nunavut property from an intriguing grassroots prospect to a 2-million-ounce gold deposit that could follow the company's... — Updated 11/1/2015

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Aug. 20 provided an update on exploration at its Amaruq gold project in Nunavut, including an expanded resource of the project's Whale Tail deposit. A 50,000-meter drill... — Updated 8/30/2015 Full story

Aura Silver Resources Inc. Aug. 14 reported that Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. has begun a 1,000-meter drill program at Aura's Greyhound property in Nunavut. This drilling program will focus on the... — Updated 8/23/2015

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. July 29 reported net income of US$10.1 million (US5 cents per share) for the second quarter of 2015, compared with net income of US$22.2 million (12 cents per share) for the... — Updated 8/9/2015