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Canada's territories brace for pandemic
The territories of northern Canada, so far, appear to have escaped the novel coronavirus pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe. This is due, in part, to the remoteness of the... — Updated 2/4/2022 Full story
Agnico, Teck honored for sustainability
Two mining companies with operations in Alaska and northern Canada, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. and Teck Resources Ltd., landed on the Corporate Knights list of 2021 Global 100 Sustainable... — Updated 5/20/2021 Full story
Few seek new mineral deposits
Already headed toward the lowest level of annual mineral exploration spending in nearly two decades, the mining industry in Nunavut got broadsided by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.... — Updated 1/28/2021 Full story
White Gold focuses on discovery targets
White Gold Corp. continues its systematic exploration of dozens of targets it has identified across its more than 1-million-acre land package in Yukon's White Gold District. In June, the... — Updated 1/18/2021 Full story
Pandemic interrupts Agnico Nunavut plans
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. viewed the start of gold production from its Amaruq and Meliadine mines in Nunavut during 2019 as an inflection point that marked a new era for the company's... — Updated 1/18/2021 Full story
Agnico Eagle cuts deal to acquire TMAC
In what could be the best outcome of Ottawa blocking Shandong Gold Mining's bid to acquire TMAC Resources Inc., Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. has agreed to buy out its fellow Nunavut gold... — Updated 1/14/2021
White Gold hits high grades at Surprise
White Gold Corp. Oct. 14 reported that it cut high-grade gold mineralization in five of the six holes drilled this year at Ryan's Surprise, a target about 2,000 meters west of the... — Updated 10/22/2020
Notorious high-grade gold discovery at JPR
White Gold Corp. Oct. 22 reported that this year's trenching, GT probe and soil sampling at JP Ross has identified widespread structurally controlled gold mineralization at multiple... — Updated 10/22/2020
Surprise, Titan targets for White Gold
White Gold Corp. is gearing up for another season of systematically advancing the dozens of exploration targets identified across its more than 1-million-acre (422,730 hectares) land pack... — Updated 9/26/2020
Agnico idles Quebec, Nunavut mines
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. March 25 reported that it is temporarily shuttering its LaRonde Complex, Goldex and Canadian Malartic gold mines in Quebec, and reducing operations at its... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Agnico sends Nunavummiut home with pay
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. March 19 said it is providing four weeks of paid leave for its Nunavut-based workforce. This announcement follows the Government of Nunavut's declaration of a... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Junior resumes gold hunt with new focus
Buoyed by the first-ever mineral resource estimate reported for its Yellowknife City Gold Project, Vancouver-based Gold Terra Resource Corp. (formerly TerraX Minerals Inc.) appears to be... — Updated 9/26/2020
Fraser Survey: Alaska shines, Canada slips
Canada's provinces and territories have fallen from grace in the eyes of the global mining community, according to the latest rendition of Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Compa... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Explorers tout first gold, new finds
After being stalled for decades, hardrock gold mine development in Yukon Territory appears to be picking up speed, as one company rockets toward full mine production by mid-2020, while... — Updated 9/26/2020
Drills tap gold in new JP Ross targets
White Gold Corp. Jan. 9 announced that rotary air blast (RAB) has confirmed robust bedrock gold mineralization at several targets beyond the high-grade Vertigo discovery on the road... — Updated 9/26/2020
White Gold makes Titan gold discovery
White Gold Corp. Oct. 24 reported that its regional exploration has encountered very high-grade gold in rock samples collected at Titan, a discovery on the Hen property and less than 15 k... — Updated 9/26/2020
Agnico opens second new Nunavut mine
For the second time in 2019, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. announced reaching commercial production at a new Nunavut gold mine – this time at Amaruq, a satellite deposit about 50 kilometers (... — Updated 9/26/2020
10 golden rules for responsible mining
The World Gold Council Sept. 12 launched its Responsible Gold Mining Principles, which lays out a framework that provides investors and downstream gold supply chain customers with clear... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
White Gold 2019 drill results roll in
White Gold Corp. Aug. 8 reported that initial results from its 2019 drilling have identified at least six high-grade structures at Vertigo and encountered some of the best gold... — Updated 9/26/2020
Mixed bag for Agnico's Nunavut gold mines
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. July 24 reported that the ramp up of production at two new gold mines in Nunavut – Meliadine and Amaruq – is setting the Toronto-based miner up for a strong... — Updated 9/26/2020
Gold operation shines with early startup
With the Meliadine project near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut hitting its target for commercial production in mid-May, senior gold miner Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is already reaping the rewards of... — Updated 9/26/2020
Nunavut takes stock in 20th year
Twenty years ago, Canada created the territory of Nunavut, carving out the easternmost part of the Northwest Territories to form the country's northernmost jurisdiction. A vast land of... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story
Agnico's golden Nunavut vision realized
When Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. established a foothold in Nunavut roughly a decade ago, the gold mining company saw the northern Canadian Territory as a politically attractive and stable... — Updated 8/14/2020
Solstice tests targets east of Meliadine
Solstice Gold Corp. completed its first ever drill program at Nunavut (formerly Kahuna), an early stage gold project that borders the east side of Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.'s Meliadine... — Updated 8/14/2020
Explorer seeks Yukon gold
With diamond drills turning at three different properties in west-central Yukon this field season, along with rotary air blast drilling, soil sampling and other activities, White Gold... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story