List of mines in the Northwest Territories
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This is a list of mines in the Northwest Territories and includes both operating and closed mines. Mines that are in operation are in bold. The list does not include mines that were operating prior to 1999 in what is now Nunavut.
Mine | Major commodities | Closest town | Region/locality | Owner(s) | Dates | Comments | Coordinates | References |
Beaulieu | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [1][2] | |||
Burwash | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [3] | |||
Camlaren | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [4] | |||
Cantung | Tungsten | Tungsten | Dehcho Region | North American Tungsten | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [5] | ||
Colomac | Gold | Gamèti | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [3] | |||
Con | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Diavik | Diamonds | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | Dominion Diamond Corporation/Rio TintoDiavik Diamond MinesA | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [6] | ||
Discovery | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Echo Bay | Silver | Port Radium/DelineD | Sahtu Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Ekati | Diamonds | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | Dominion Diamond Corporation/Charles E. Fipke & Stewart BlussonB | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [7] | ||
Eldorado | Radium, uranium | Port Radium/DelineD | Sahtu Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Gahcho Kue | Diamonds | Lutselk'e | North Slave Region | Mountain Province Diamonds/De Beers Canada/Camphor VenturesC | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [8] | ||
Giant | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Negus | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [9] | |||
Outpost Island | Gold, tungsten | Fort Resolution | South Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Pine Point | Lead, zinc | Pine Point/Fort ResolutionD | South Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Ptarmigan | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [3] | |||
Rayrock | Uranium | Whatì | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Ruth | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Salmita | Gold | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [3] | |||
Snap Lake | Diamonds | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | De Beers Canada | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [10] | ||
Thompson-Lundmark | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Thor Lake | Rare earth elements | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Tom | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [3] | |||
Tundra | Gold | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
See also
Notes
- A.^ Harry Winston Diamond Mines owns 40% and Diavik Diamond Mines, which is 100% owned by the Rio Tinto Group, owns 60%.
- B.^ Dominion Diamond Corporation owns 88.9% while Charles Fipke and Stewart Blusson each own 10%.
- C.^ Mountain Province Diamonds owns 44%, De Beers Canada 51% and Camphor Ventures 4.9%
- D.^ Pine Point and Port Radium are ghost towns. Deline and Fort Resolution are the closest modern communities
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References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Bullmoose Ruth Mine Sites LOI (EW699-161320/A)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Operational History of Mines in the Northwest Territories, Canada
- ↑ Site 00000162 - CAMLAREN MINE (HUMP VEIN)
- ↑ Cantung Mine
- ↑ Diavik Diamond Mine
- ↑ Ekati Diamond Mine
- ↑ Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project
- ↑ Site 00000173 - NEGUS MINE/COMINCO LTD
- ↑ Snap Lake Diamond Mine
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