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".

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Nanisivik
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Polaris
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Lupin
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Jericho
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Meadowbank
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Mary River (Nunavut)
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Hope Bay
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Meliadine
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Amaruq
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Qilalugaq
MineCommoditiesCoordinatesAssociated townOwnerStartEndCommentsReferences
Nanisivik Mine Zinc, lead 73°02′40″N084°32′14″W / 73.04444°N 84.53722°W / 73.04444; -84.53722 Nanisivik Breakwater Resources 19762002 [1]
Polaris Mine Zinc, lead 75°23′24″N096°54′00″W / 75.39000°N 96.90000°W / 75.39000; -96.90000 Resolute Cominco 19812002Canada's northernmost mine. [2] [3]
Lupin Mine Gold 65°45′N111°15′W / 65.750°N 111.250°W / 65.750; -111.250 Echo Bay Mines Limited 19822006 [4]
Jericho Mine Diamond 65°59′50″N111°28′30″W / 65.99722°N 111.47500°W / 65.99722; -111.47500 Tahera Diamond Corporation 20062008
Meadowbank Mine Gold 65°01′07″N096°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″N079°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″N106°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″N96°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″N092°13′17″W / 63.03278°N 92.22139°W / 63.03278; -92.22139 Rankin Inlet Agnico-Eagle Mines 20192034
Qilalugaq Mine Diamond Naujaat North Arrow Minerals [6]


References

  1. ↑ Canadian Mines Handbook 2003-2004. Toronto, Ontario: Business Information Group. 2003. p. 591. ISBN   0-919336-60-4. ISSN   0068-9289.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Polaris mine to close next year". CBC. March 29, 2001. Archived from the original on September 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Echo Bay Mines Ltd". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  5. 1 2 3 "Principal mineral areas, producing mines, and oil and gas fields in Canada". 2020. doi: 10.4095/321446 .{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ "The Naujaat Diamond Project". North Arrow Minerals.
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