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 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Aerial view of drill testing for uranium on tundra next to a fog covered lake.

Uranium explorers return to Far North

While lithium deposits are sparking fresh interest in Canada's northernmost territory, uranium is also spurring exploration companies to venture north this year to search for mineral riches in Nunav... — Updated 3/23/2023

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Sandvik equipment advances underground development at Goose gold mine.

Sabina greenlights Goose gold mine

Board okays 3.3M oz Nunavut mine, first gold pour slated for 2025 It's official, Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. is moving forward with the development of the Goose Mine on the company's Back River... — Updated 2/13/2023

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Four women from Nunavut in mining apparel with a large bar of gold.

Mint offers coin with only Nunavut gold

In response to an increasing number of precious metals investors wanting to know that the bullion they are buying is responsibly sourced, the Royal Canadian Mint has introduced its first gold... — Updated 10/27/2022

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
A driller operates an underground rig at the Meliadine gold mine in Nunavut.

Agnico steps up exploration in Nunavut

Adds $30 million to 2022 budgets at Nunavut gold mines, projects Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., now firmly established as a gold producer in Nunavut, is adding another US$30 million to an already... — Updated 9/15/2022

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Crews drill first 2022 hole at the high-grade Storm Copper project in Nunavut.

Aston Bay jumps on Storm Copper visuals

Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. shares rocketed 33% on Monday on the news of visual confirmation of strong copper mineralization encountered in the first two holes American West Metals Ltd. drilled this yea... — Updated 7/28/2022

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Copper, green from oxidization, lying amongst rocks at the Storm project.

Storm ore could deliver simple payday

American West Metals Ltd., a junior led by two mining industry veterans from Australia, has returned to the Arctic this year for a second field season in pursuit of rich deposits at the Storm... — Updated 6/9/2022

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
North Arrow Minerals Nunavut Canada Naujaat diamond kimberlite mining yellow

Outlook glitters for Naujaat diamonds

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

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Covid 19 omicron variant Nunavummiut miners Meliadine Hope Bay gold mines

Agnico sends Nunavummiut home – again

With the rise of the Omicron variant and the 13 presumptive COVID-19 cases at its Meliadine and Hope Bay gold mines in Nunavut, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is sending its Nunavummiut (Nunavut... — Updated 1/6/2022

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Angilak Lac 50 trend uranium exploration drill Nunavut Canada ValOre Metals

ValOre plans 2022 exploration at Angilak

In a move welcomed by investors, ValOre Metals Corp. plans to return to Nunavut to resume exploring its Angilak uranium project in 2022. A district-scale property covering a 59,483-hectare (146,982... — Updated 12/16/2021

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Agnico Eagle Mines TMAC Resources Meliadine Hope Bay Nunavut Canada

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

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Sabina Gold & Silver Nunavut Canada Agnico Eagle Mines Baffinland Iron COVID-19

Mining activity heats up after slowdown

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

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Baffinland Iron Mines COVID-19 Mary River Canada Nunavut Inuit First Nation

Operator proposes iron mine expansion

As Nunavut regulators wrapped up a contentious final series of hearings in April on a proposed expansion of the Mary River iron ore mine on Baffin Island, the Canadian territory got hit with a new... — Updated 5/6/2021

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Nunavut Canada Blue Star TMAC Resources Agnico Eagle Mines Sabina Gold

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

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
TMAC Resources Inc. Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

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

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Jason Neal TMAC Resources Inc SD Gold Mining Hope Bay Mine Richard Fadden

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

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
TMAC Resource Shandong SD Gold Mining Hope Bay gold mine Nunavut Canada

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

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Back River gold exploration in Nunavut delayed due to COVID 19

Back River exploration put on back burner

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. has deferred it planned drill program at the Back River gold project in Nunavut and has established work-from-home protocols for employees at its corporate office in... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

 
 By Shane Lasley    News

Agnico opens second new Nunavut mine

For the second time in 2019, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. announced reaching commercial production at a new Nunavut gold mine – this time at Amaruq, a satellite deposit about 50 kilometers (31 miles) n... — Updated 9/26/2020

 
 By Shane Lasley    News

Mixed bag for Agnico's Nunavut gold mines

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. July 24 reported that the ramp up of production at two new gold mines in Nunavut – Meliadine and Amaruq – is setting the Toronto-based miner up for a strong second half... — Updated 9/26/2020

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Meliadine project near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut commercial production

Gold operation shines with early startup

With the Meliadine project near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut hitting its target for commercial production in mid-May, senior gold miner Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is already reaping the rewards of output... — Updated 9/26/2020

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Artificial Intelligence AI machine learning generated gold drill targets

Auryn to drill AI targets at Committee Bay

Auryn Resources Inc. is gearing up test intriguing drill targets that artificial intelligence has generated on the Committee Bay gold project in Nunavut. "We are looking forward to turning the... — Updated 9/25/2020

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Auryn Resources uses AI machine learning to hunt for Arctic gold in Nunavut

Junior uses AI to hunt for arctic gold

In a move many considered the stuff of science fiction or fantasy just 20 years ago, junior miner Auryn Resources Inc. has used artificial intelligence to help identify gold deposits at the... — Updated 9/25/2020

 
 By Shane Lasley    News
Amaruq, Meliadine gold mine projects Nunavut

Nunavut mines push record gold for Agnico

When Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. established a foothold in Nunavut roughly a decade ago, the gold mining company saw the northern Canadian Territory as a politically attractive and stable jurisdiction w... — Updated 9/25/2020

 
 By Rose Ragsdale    News
Two new gold mines in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut

Explorers aim to resume gold hunt in 2019

With the startup of two new gold mining operations scheduled for the first half of this year and recent regulatory approvals for development of at least three other gold deposits in the territory,... — Updated 9/25/2020

 

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