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

With diamond markets rebounding from the COVID-19 downturn, North Arrow Minerals Inc. and partner Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd. have continued to demonstrate the value of the fancy yellow diamonds in... — Updated 2/21/2023

While a small group of dedicated explorers returned in 2022 to advance production and development projects in Nunavut, a growing number of newcomers fanned out across the northern territory in... — Updated 1/17/2023

Mining activity in Northwest Territories held steady in 2022 despite constraints imposed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as a cadre of mainly junior mining companies took up the international... — Updated 1/17/2023

"What is the impact of not mining in Alaska?" Liz Cornejo, vice president Dowa Metals & Mining Alaska, asked during the 2022 Alaska's Minerals: A Strategic National Imperative summit. For such a... — Updated 9/15/2022

North Arrow Minerals Inc. July 28 announced that the final recoveries from an 1,823.6-dry-metric-ton bulk sample collected last year from the Q1-4 diamond deposit indicate the potential for a popula... — Updated 7/28/2022

North Arrow Minerals Inc. April 26 reports the initial diamond recoveries from the first 70% (1,316 metric tons) of a bulk sample collected in 2021 from the Q1-4 diamond deposit at the Naujaat... — Updated 5/5/2022

With diamond prices climbing while global production is expected to remain flat through 2027, the outlook for diamond explorer North Arrow Minerals Inc. is shining bright. The company Feb. 22... — Updated 3/10/2022

North Arrow Minerals Inc. Feb 22 released a processing update from the bulk sampling program at its shared Naujaat diamond project and kimberlite indicator mineral results from samples collected in... — Updated 2/24/2022

Mineral exploration activity in Nunavut intensified in 2021 as mining companies mounted larger and more extensive programs in response to stronger capital markets, government infrastructure... — Updated 2/10/2022

Mineral exploration activity in Northwest Territories showed signs of revival in 2021, coming on the heels of the slowest year in recent memory. Excited by renewed interest in gold deposits in and... — Updated 1/26/2022

As its partner Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd. advances bulk sampling of the shared Naujaat project in Nunavut, North Arrow Minerals Inc. has been revisiting its 100% owned Loki diamond project in the... — Updated 1/26/2022

The Government of the Northwest Territories Oct. 4 announced that it has partnered with the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) to provide an additional C$500,000 in funding... — Updated 10/14/2021

Mineral exploration activity is heating up this summer in Nunavut after a yearlong hiatus sparked by restrictions and cautionary moves driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. For the... — Updated 9/30/2021

North Arrow Minerals Inc. June 21 announce the start of a C$5.6 million bulk sampling program at its Naujaat diamond project about nine kilometers (5.6 miles) from the hamlet of Naujaat on the... — Updated 7/29/2021

North Arrow Minerals Inc. Feb. 17 announced that a ground geophysics program is underway at its Loki diamond project in the Lac de Gras region of Northwest Territories. Roughly 35 kilometers (22... — Updated 2/25/2021

For many mining companies eyeing prospects in Canada's far north, 2020 presented insurmountable challenges. But for the few explorers and producers focused on Northwest Territories, the year proved... — Updated 1/28/2021

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. Travel and... — Updated 1/28/2021

As 2020, arguably the most calamitous year for northern mining in decades, drew to a close, the Government of Northwest Territories took the unusual step of topping up its annual mining incentives... — Updated 1/18/2021

EHR Resources Ltd. Sept. 22 announced that former De Beers Canada CEO Kim Truter has joined its board of directors. "I am delighted to welcome Kim to the EHR board," said EHR Resources Chairman... — Updated 10/8/2020

Though world diamond markets remain closed after their shutdown this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, diamond mining in Canada's North is showing signs of life. One mine, Ekati, shut... — Updated 9/26/2020

North Arrow Minerals Inc. Feb. 27 said a geophysical survey program is underway at LDG (Lac de Gras), a 147,200-hectare (363,700 acres) diamond property in Northwest Territories being explored... — Updated 9/26/2020

North Arrow Minerals Inc. Jan. 15 reported microdiamond results from the 2019 drilling of the Anchor kimberlite at LDG (Lac de Gras), a 147,200-hectare (363,700 acres) diamond property in Northwest... — Updated 9/26/2020

North Arrow Minerals Inc. May 13 announced it has begun the engineering and cost analysis for a small-scale mobile diamond recovery plant to process bulk samples from its Naujaat project about nine... — Updated 9/25/2020

While mining activity remained strong in the Northwest Territories in 2019, industry and government officials alike worried that the robust sector, driven largely by production at three diamond... — Updated 8/14/2020

North Arrow Minerals Inc. is exploring seven diamond projects in Canada – Naujaat, Mel and Luxx in Nunavut; Lac de Gras (LDG) and Loki in Northwest Territories; Pikoo in Saskatchewan; and T... — Updated 8/14/2020