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Agnico invests $90M in exploring Nunavut
Continuing a tradition of robust investments to unlock the enormous gold potential on its Nunavut properties, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. budgeted more than US$90 million on exploring this politically... — Updated 1/18/2023
Bolstering North of 60 mineral exploration
With mineral exploration expenditures nearly doubling over the past year, Nunavut has dethroned Yukon as the most popular Canadian territory to discover and expand deposits of industrial, precious,... — Updated 12/15/2022
Nunavut exploration heats up in 2021
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
Agnico pursues key goals in 2021
For Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., 2021 proved to be a transformative year at its operations in Nunavut. The gold miner acquired a third mine in the Far North Canadian territory, completed extensive... — Updated 1/26/2022
Agnico investing $33M in exploring Nunavut
Looking to strengthen the gold mine platform it is building in Nunavut, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is investing roughly US$33 million into exploring its three main assets in the Canadian territory ... — Updated 12/9/2021
Mining in northern territory to rebound
Nunavut is one jurisdiction in Canada with a favorable economic outlook in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent economic analysis completed by the Conference Board of Canada.... — Updated 2/25/2021
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. Travel and... — Updated 1/28/2021
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 endeavors in... — Updated 1/18/2021
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 miner for... — Updated 1/14/2021
TMAC weighs Hope Bay gold mine options
In a move that prevents a Chinese state-owned company from grabbing a foothold along the Northwest Passage in Canada's Arctic, officials in Ottawa have blocked Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.'s bid... — Updated 1/7/2021
Ottawa reviews TMAC sale to China miner
TMAC Resources Inc. Oct. 15 announced that Ottawa has ordered a national security review of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.'s acquisition of TMAC and its Hope Bay gold mine in the Kitikmeot region of... — Updated 10/15/2020
China, U.S. investors take the long view
Until novel coronavirus ignited a global pandemic that plunged the world economy into recession, foreign investors, except for a lucky few, have salivated from afar over the bountiful mineral... — Updated 9/26/2020
China's SD Gold cuts deal to buy Hope Bay
The Hope Bay gold mine will come under Chinese ownership with the finalization of a deal that would see Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. buy full ownership of TMAC Resources Inc., the current owner... — Updated 9/26/2020
Mines drive growth across Canada's North
Thanks to the start-up of new mines, The Conference Board of Canada forecasts the economies of Canada's territories to grow significantly over the next two years. In Territorial Outlook Economic... — Updated 9/25/2020
TMAC turns a profit at Hope Bay gold mine
TMAC Resources Inc. May 1 announced continued improvements at its Doris Mine, resulting in the first positive earnings for this gold operation on the company's Hope Bay property in Nunavut. The 40,0... — Updated 9/25/2020
Hope Bay improvements continue into 2019
TMAC Resources Inc. Feb. 21 announced that its Doris Mine on its Hope Bay property in Nunavut achieved record gold production of 34,080 ounces during the fourth quarter. Building on the... — Updated 9/25/2020
Upgrades boost Hope Bay gold recoveries
TMAC Resources Inc. June 14 reported that the addition of a Falcon gravity concentrator to the recovery circuit processing ore from the Doris Mine at the company's Hope Bay project has resulted in... — Updated 9/25/2020
Mill upgrades boost Hope Bay gold output
TMAC Resources Inc. Jan. 15 reported the sale of 17,350 ounces of gold for US$1,275 per ounce, for US$22.1 million, from its Hope Bay Mine in Nunavut during the fourth quarter. For the full year,... — Updated 9/24/2020
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 lakes and... — Updated 8/14/2020
Are mega-gold-mergers good for North?
The two mega-mergers that hit the gold mining sector early in 2019 – Barrick Gold Corp. combining with Randgold Resources Ltd. and Newmont Mining Corp. acquiring Goldcorp Inc. – is forever... — Updated 8/14/2020
Explorer executes vision at Hope Bay
More than halfway through its third year as a gold producer at the Hope Bay Property in Nunavut, TMAC Resources Inc. is also emerging as a top mineral explorer in Canada's northernmost territory.... — Updated 8/14/2020
Territory hits exploration slump
Canada is the world's top destination for mining exploration spending, attracting more than 14 percent of global budgeted expenditures from explorers seeking to tap the country's vast mineral wealth... — Updated 3/1/2019
ME2018: TMAC Resources Inc.
Since reaching commercial production at the Doris Bay Mine in 2017, TMAC Resources Inc. has been working toward achieving the gold recoveries, ore throughput and gold output envisioned for this... — Updated 11/23/2018
Mining Explorers 2017: Nunavut ready for new mining era
Nunavut is a vast and minerals-rich swath of the Earth's crust and Nunavummiut, or the people who live there, see mining as the foundation of the territory's future. "The mining industry brings... — Updated 1/24/2018
TMAC makes headway; hires experienced COO
TMAC Resources Inc. Aug. 14 said its first drill program at the Boston deposit, located in the southern portion of its Hope Bay project in Nunavut, has cut high-grade gold mineralization over wide widths. "Since acquiring the Hope Bay Project in 20... — Updated 1/14/2018