Mineral Exploration and Mining in Nunavut
Mineral exploration expenditure in 2006 approached $200 million in Nunavut, with spending from over 60 ongoing exploration projects. Nunavut ranks in the top five of Canadian provinces and territories in exploration expenditures, and is the highest north of 60°. Diamonds, gold, uranium and base metals are the main exploration targets.
The Jericho diamond project, the territory's first diamond mine, opened in August 2006. The Meadowbank gold project near Baker Lake begins construction in 2007. Another gold project, Doris North, has been approved for construction. In total five new mines are expected to be operating in Nunavut by 2010, adding $500 million to our GDP annually, and creating 1,700 new jobs.
Nunavut Overview 2008: Mineral Exploration, Mining and Geoscience
This exploration overview is a combined effort of four partners: Mineral Resources Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada –Nunavut Regiona lOffice ;Minerals and Petroleum Resources Division, Government
of Nunavut; Department of Lands and Resources, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office. The intent of this publication is to capture information on exploration and mining activities
in 2008, and to make this information available to the public. All exploration information was gathered prior to mid-November 2008.
Nunavut Overview 2008: Mineral Exploration, Mining and Geoscience
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This exploration overview is a combined effort of four partners: Mineral Resources Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada –Nunavut Regiona lOffice ;Minerals and Petroleum Resources Division, Government
of Nunavut; Department of Lands and Resources, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office. The intent of this publication is to capture information on exploration and mining activities
in 2008, and to make this information available to the public. All exploration information was gathered prior to mid-November 2008.