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Kivalliq, located northwest of Hudson Bay and sharing a border with the Northwest Territories and Manitoba, is the heart of Nunavut's gold country. This central region of the territory is also the home of Nunavut's sole operating mine, Meadowbank.... — Updated 5/25/2014 Full story

In the wake of the departure of its former option partner, De Beers Canada Inc., Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. has reported discovery during the 2013 summer exploration program of three new kimberlite bodies at the Chidliak diamond project located 120... — Updated 11/24/2013 Full story

Nunavut's exploration and mining opportunities consistently have attracted the attention of the major global producers. Natural Resources Canada determined that C$422 million was spent on exploring for minerals in Nunavut in 2012, and estimates... — Updated 11/3/2013

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

PGD: TSX Chairman and CEO: Eric Friedland President: Brooke Clements Chief Geoscientist: Jennifer Pell Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. focused in 2013 on its primary diamond exploration project, the Chidliak Project, in southeastern Nunavut. At Chidliak,... — Updated 11/3/2013 Full story

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

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

An underlying motto for Nunavut this year is "Creating a Resourceful Future," a theme that can be interpreted as creating and building a future full of resources. Nunavut and its expansive geology are rich in many natural mineral resources such as... — Updated 11/11/2012

Companies chasing mineral riches in Nunavut in 2012 are expected to meet and surpass the brisk pace of exploration set a year earlier. But the race to discover major deposits of precious and base metals, along with uranium, diamonds and other commo... — 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

David Mate, chief geologist for the Canada Nunavut Geoscience Office, is part of a team of scientists venturing this field season into relatively unknown territory. Mate refers to the Hall Peninsula where he will be working this summer as "white... — Updated 4/29/2012

Bhp: ASX/NYSE Ceo: Marius Kloppers, PhD Cfo: Alex Vanselow President, Diamonds and Specialty Products: Tim Cutt BHP Billiton Group is a diversified global natural resources company that operates nine industry groups: petroleum, aluminum, base... — Updated 11/6/2011

PGD: TSX Chairman & CEO: Eric Friedland President: Brooke Clements Vice President, Exploration: Peter Holmes Since 2007, Peregrine has discovered new Canadian diamond districts, Chidliak and Qilaq on southern Baffin Island, Nunavut, and Nanuq in... — 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

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

Government and industry officials agree that mining exploration and development in recent years have brought substantial positive change to Nunavut, Canada's newest and least explored territory. Ongoing and new exploration, however, are rapidly adv... — Updated 10/31/2010

BLT: LON Chief Executive Officer: Marius Kloppers Chief Financial Officer: Alex Vanselow London-based BHP Billiton, one of the world's largest diversified resources companies, owns nearly 80 percent of the Ekati diamond mine, Canada's first... — Updated 10/31/2010

IME: TSX-V President and CEO: Bruce Counts Vice President, Exploration: Dave Kelsch Chief Financial Officer: Andrew Wilton Indicator Minerals Inc., a junior focused on gem exploration-stage projects, is looking for diamonds on more than 2.74... — Updated 10/31/2010

PGD: TSX Chairman & CEO: Eric Friedland President: Brooke Clements Vice President, Exploration: Peter Holmes Since 2002 Peregrine has focused on diamond exploration in northern Canada, acquiring varying interests in Northwest Territories, Nunavut... — Updated 10/31/2010

As we contemplate manned space flights to Mars, it may be hard to believe that there are still vast areas of the earth's surface that we have yet to explore. Believe it. The world's knowledge of the geology of Canada's Far North is very limited.... — Updated 7/25/2010

No discussion of opening Canada's Far North to mineral resource development could get far without the focus turning to Nunavut, the nation's newest and least-explored territory. At one-fifth the size of Canada, Nunavut contains 1,994,000 million... — Updated 3/28/2010

Nunavut was created on April 1, 1999. The new territory and the public government, in which I am proud to be the Minister of Mines, was created as part of the largest aboriginal land claims settlement in Canadian history. The signing of the... — Updated 11/1/2009 Full story