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Gold leads activity in central Nunavut
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
Junior reports new finds at Chidliak
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
Mining Explorers 2013: Nunavut exploration taps vast resources
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
Mining Explorers 2013: Mining activity remains strong in 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
Mining Explorers 2013: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
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
Territory offers vast mineral potential
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
Territory sees spurt in mining activity
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
Mining Explorers 2012: Slow, steady growth marks 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
Mining Explorers 2012: Nunavut sees growth in mining
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
Mining Explorers 2012: Explorers flock to Far North
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
Mining Explorers 2012: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
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
Peregrine exploration kept pace in 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
Geologists brave Canada's last frontier
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
Mining Explorers 2011: BHP Billiton Group
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
Mining Explorers 2011: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
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
Hunt for diamonds heats up in territory
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
Dollars add glitter to diamond outlook
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
2010 Mining Explorers: Territory ranks fourth in investment
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
2010 Mining Explorers: BHP Billiton plc
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
2010 Mining Explorers: Indicator Minerals Inc.
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
2010 Mining Explorers: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
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
Geo-mapping Far North pays dividends
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
Remote territory offers mineral bonanza
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
New junior targets production in 2010
With its sights set on becoming one of North America's newest junior gold producers, Harmony Gold Corp. has entered into a joint venture agreement with Full Metal Minerals Ltd. on that company's... — Updated 11/22/2009
Mining Explorers 2009: Discovering Nunavut: 10 years of growth and opportunities ahead
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