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First female president takes over at Diavik diamond mine

First female president takes over at Diavik diamond mine

Angela Bigg has been appointed president and chief operating officer at Diavik diamond mine.
Sabina negotiating funds to put Goose mine into production

Sabina negotiating funds to put Goose mine into production

Sabina Gold and Silver is striving to conclude a $500-million financing deal that could soon make the Kitikmeot’s Goose gold project Nunavut’s fifth operating mine.
Co-ops, Chrono Aviation bringing new cargo plane into service for Nunavut in 2022

Co-ops, Chrono Aviation bringing new cargo plane into service for Nunavut in 2022

Arctic Co-operatives and Chrono Aviation Group are teaming up to put the first 737-800 SF cargo plane operating in Canada into service in Nunavut.
Getting back into the swing of mining

Getting back into the swing of mining

Hundreds of Nunavummiut miners returned to work during the summer and fall, but it wasn’t just a simple process of picking up where they left off.

NWT mining money winners named

Five mining companies will each receive $100,000 in grants for advanced mining exploration, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment announced, Dec. 9.
Nunasi Corp sells interest in Malca-Amit

Nunasi Corp sells interest in Malca-Amit

Nunasi Corporation announced Thursday that it has sold its ownership interest in Malca-Amit (NWT) Ltd. to Malca-Amit North America, Inc.
Geoscience forum highlights critical minerals’ role in NWT

Geoscience forum highlights critical minerals’ role in NWT

At least three critical minerals companies in the NWT will have huge implications for Hay River in the coming years, attendees of the Yellowknife Geoscience Forum heard on Nov. 25.
Shawarma House makes its debut in Yellowknife

Shawarma House makes its debut in Yellowknife

Shawarma House officially opened in Yellowknife on Nov. 29, bringing with it a taste of the Middle East and India.
Nunavut bucks national trend on business closures

Nunavut bucks national trend on business closures

Although business closures outnumbered business openings nationally in August, Nunavut was one of only two jurisdictions to defy that trend, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
Building skills and shovelling money: life as a Northern Indigenous miner in the ’80s and ‘90s

Building skills and shovelling money: life as a Northern Indigenous miner in the ’80s and ‘90s

Ted Tsetta spent close to 30 years working at various Northern mines.