List of mines in Nunavut
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This is a list of mines in Nunavut, Canada. It includes mines that were operating prior to 1999 in what was then Northwest Territories. Start and end dates set in the future are projected, or "expected".
Nanisivik
Polaris
Lupin
Jericho
Meadowbank
Mary River (Nunavut)
Hope Bay
Meliadine
Amaruq
Qilalugaq
Mine | Commodities | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Start | End | Comments | References |
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Nanisivik Mine | Zinc, lead | 73°02′40″N 084°32′14″W / 73.04444°N 84.53722°W / 73.04444; -84.53722 | Nanisivik | Breakwater Resources | 1976 | 2002 | [1] | |
Polaris Mine | Zinc, lead | 75°23′24″N 096°54′00″W / 75.39000°N 96.90000°W / 75.39000; -96.90000 | Resolute | Cominco | 1981 | 2002 | Canada's northernmost mine. | [2][3] |
Lupin Mine | Gold | 65°45′N 111°15′W / 65.750°N 111.250°W / 65.750; -111.250 | Echo Bay Mines Limited | 1982 | 2006 | [4] | ||
Jericho Mine | Diamond | 65°59′50″N 111°28′30″W / 65.99722°N 111.47500°W / 65.99722; -111.47500 | Tahera Diamond Corporation | 2006 | 2008 | |||
Meadowbank Mine | Gold | 65°01′07″N 096°04′26″W / 65.01861°N 96.07389°W / 65.01861; -96.07389 | Baker Lake | Agnico-Eagle Mines | 2010 | |||
Mary River Mine | Iron | 71°10′59″N 079°21′00″W / 71.18306°N 79.35000°W / 71.18306; -79.35000 | Pond Inlet | Baffinland Iron Mine | 2014 | [5] | ||
Hope Bay Mine | Gold | 68°08′14″N 106°36′46″W / 68.13722°N 106.61278°W / 68.13722; -106.61278 | Cambridge Bay | TMAQ Resources Inc. | 2017 | [5] | ||
Amaruq Mine | Gold | 65°24′54″N 96°41′49″W / 65.41500°N 96.69694°W / 65.41500; -96.69694 | Baker Lake | Agnico-Eagle Mines | 2019 | [5] | ||
Meliadine Mine | Gold | 63°01′58″N 092°13′17″W / 63.03278°N 92.22139°W / 63.03278; -92.22139 | Rankin Inlet | Agnico-Eagle Mines | 2019 | 2034 | ||
Qilalugaq Mine | Diamond | Naujaat | North Arrow Minerals | [6] |
References
- ^ Canadian Mines Handbook 2003-2004. Toronto, Ontario: Business Information Group. 2003. p. 591. ISBN 0-919336-60-4. ISSN 0068-9289.
- ^ Spitzer, Aaron (May 11, 2001). "Cominco plots clean-up of Polaris mine". Nunatsiaq News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Polaris mine to close next year". CBC. March 29, 2001. Archived from the original on September 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Echo Bay Mines Ltd". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ a b c "Principal mineral areas, producing mines, and oil and gas fields in Canada". 2020. doi:10.4095/321446.
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(help) - ^ "The Naujaat Diamond Project". North Arrow Minerals.
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