North of 60 Mining News - The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

There is a reason why Nunavut has one of the fastest-growing economies in Canada: mining. With one operating gold mine at Meadowbank, two huge projects on the verge of startup at Hope Bay and Mary River, five projects advancing through the... — Updated 11/3/2013

Among the dozen or so companies that are advancing mineral-rich deposits in Nunavut this year, none has more going on inside and outside of the territory this summer than Glencore Xstrata plc. Xstrata plc, owner of the Hackett River silver-zinc... — Updated 6/30/2013

You say the world's frontiers have all been conquered, and Nature's riddles have all been solved? Don't tell that to Darnley Bay Resources Ltd. The Toronto-based junior is celebrating two decades this summer of working to unravel one of Earth's... — Updated 6/30/2013

The story of the Meadowbank Mine in central Nunavut continues to be a tale of challenges met and obstacles conquered. From the hour that its development was conceptualized in the middle of the past decade, the gold at Meadowbank has delivered a... — Updated 5/26/2013

A challenging economic climate in 2012 failed to impede growth in mining activity in Northwest Territories. As miners struggled to fund their work programs, numerous companies managed to plow ahead in the wake of regulatory improvements, advancing... — Updated 12/30/2012

The Northwest Territories has been closely linked with the mining industry ever since B.A. Blakeney, a prospector on his way to the Klondike, staked the first gold mining claim here in 1898. And although the focus has shifted from gold to... — Updated 11/11/2012

Northwest Territories, a vast expanse of mountains, forests and tundra, has been slower to experience the surge in mineral exploration and development activities that has swept across Yukon Territory and Nunavut in recent years. But the mining... — Updated 11/11/2012

PGD: TSX Chairman and CEO: Eric Friedland President: Brooke Clements Chief Geoscientist: Jennifer Pell, B.Sc. (Honors), Ph.D. Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. focused in 2012 on its diamond exploration projects in Nunavut and Northwest Territories,... — Updated 11/11/2012

For a junior who lost a substantial funding partner, BHP Billiton Canada Inc., at the onset of the recent downturn in the financial markets, Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. hardly broke stride in exploration momentum in 2012. The aggressive explorer not on... — Updated 10/28/2012

As the scope and tenor of a long-predicted shortfall in zinc supply begins to take shape, proponents of advanced mine projects in northern Canada with substantial deposits of zinc, along with lead, copper and/or other metals, are busy refining... — Updated 6/24/2012

The vast landscape of the Northwest Territories is blessed with an abundance of resources. It is a land filled with opportunity, and much of the mineral wealth remains untapped. Mineral explorers and producers are making best efforts to unlock... — Updated 11/6/2011 Full story

East of the hub of Canadian production in Northwestern Territories, diamond exploration intensified this year in far-flung corners of neighboring Nunavut. Ongoing work at the Chidliak Project to the east and the Jericho Mine to the west dominated... — Updated 10/30/2011

Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc., 60 percent owner and operator of the Diavik Diamond Mine in Northwest Territories is quietly looking for more diamond deposits in Canada's high Arctic. Though the company declined to confirm a start date for its... — Updated 6/26/2011 Full story

Growing demand, especially in China and India, is driving intensified diamond exploration, development and mining activities in Northwest Territories. Diamond prices, which plunged during the recession, also have steadily rebounded recently amid he... — Updated 5/29/2011

Prospects for Nunavut emerging as another major center of diamond production in Canada are rising right along with prices and worldwide demand for the sparkly stones, thanks to small group of dedicated explorers working across the northern... — Updated 5/29/2011 Full story

All bets are off, but prospects for the project most likely to succeed in becoming the next producing mine in Northwest Territories got a boost recently when its developer commissioned a new feasibility study. Canadian Zinc Corp. in February... — Updated 3/27/2011

The search for furs opened up the Northwest Territories more than 400 years ago, bringing explorers and traders to the North. In today's economy, it's the search for - and the development of - mineral resources that is the one of the main cogs in... — Updated 10/31/2010

Diamonds continued to dominate mining production in Northwest Territories in 2010, but other hardrock mineral projects led most of the mineral exploration activity during the year. Yet 2010 is shaping up to be a year of recovery for nearly all of... — Updated 10/31/2010 Full story

DDMI President and COO: Kim Truter DDMI Superintendent, Geotechnical Engineering: Sarah Greer DDMI Chief Geologist: David Eichenberg The Diavik Diamond Mine is an unincorporated 60/40 joint venture between Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., a subsidiary... — Updated 10/31/2010

The diamond industry is poised for a turnaround due to recovery in the U.S. market and growth in Asian diamond markets such as China and India, according to a new comprehensive report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. While Europe continues to have... — Updated 9/26/2010

Though most of the gold fever sweeping northern Canada these days is focused on Yukon Territory's White Gold district to the west and near Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.'s new Meadowbank Mine to the east in Nunavut, a growing number of explorers are... — Updated 7/25/2010

Two diamond mines in Northwest Territories are vowing to recruit new workers locally rather than continue a longstanding practice of seeking candidates in southern Canada. Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., operator of the Diavik Mine, and De Beers... — Updated 12/20/2009

The Northwest Territories has a rich and diverse commodity base. There is significant interest in the development of strategic metals, base metals and precious metals. In 2008, exploration projects were active in all these areas. Of particular... — Updated 11/1/2009

AMM: TSX; AAU: AMEX Chairman: Duane Poliquin President and COO: Morgan Poliquin Organized in 2002, Almaden is one of the few companies specializing in the generation of new mineral properties, particularly gold, silver and copper with world-class... — Updated 11/1/2009

Kinross Gold Corp. - operator of the largest gold mine in the Tintina Gold Belt - has embarked on a treasure hunt in hopes of identifying another Fort Knox-like deposit in this gold-rich province. The Tintina belt is a boomerang-shaped swath of lan... — Updated 11/1/2009