Business

Yellowknife’s Fiona Blondin has taken her leadership skills to KWG Resources as the Ontario-based exploration company attempts to advance its projects in the Ring of Fire.

Rio Tinto became the sole owner of the Diavik diamond mine as of Nov. 18.

The lineup for the 49th annual Geoscience Forum was announced this week and for the second year in a row, the event will be held virtually.

Savannah’s Family Restaurant will be shutting its doors in Yellowknife.

The Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of Mines says a sharp drop over the last year in the mineral sector was a bad hit to the NWT, and all levels of government need to help revive the industry.

Just days before the resumption of regulatory hearings for Baffinland Iron Mines’ phase two proposal for its Mary River mine, the Hamlet of Arctic Bay is reaffirming its support for the mining expansion plans.

Paul Quassa has taken a role with Baffinland Iron Mines, the company announced Thursday morning.

In recognition of the obstacles local businesses have faced in the last year, the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of its 2021 Business Resilience Awards on Oct. 20.

The Northwest Territories economy will rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic this year thanks to widespread vaccinations and a booming construction industry, according to the Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) chief economist.

Agnico Eagle has decided to temporarily ramp down production at its Hope Bay gold mine in the Kitikmeot region due to ongoing challenges related to Covid-19.