text: Mining NWT NUNAVUT A News/North report on mining Week November 2010 North a hotbed of mineral resources •Exploration spending on the rise •Agnico-Eagle pouring gold in Kivalliq •Iron ore on Chinese radar A section A2 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING ö∂í´–¥∂fl±´∆¬ ∂¯´≤Ôê¥î á«îéËÍ›ú Kanatami Nunavummilu Namminiqutiqaqtiunirmut Kivgaqtuivik Centre de services aux enterprises Canada-Nunavut Canada-Nunavut Business Service Centre www.canadabusiness.ca/nunavut Business Questions? We can help! Vous avez des questons? Nous pouvons vous aider! Nanminikaktonikut Apeghoiyutikaktohi? Ekayoktatugut! ∂´≤Ô≤≠î ÖáÒòéúΩÔÒáî? Ä ö À Ê ∏ ∂Òêüî ! Three locations to serve you: Iqaluit • Inuksugait Plaza Rankin Inlet • Innukshuk Building Cambridge Bay • KEDC Building E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com �: (867) 975-7860 • : (867) 975-7885 �: 1-877-499-5199 • : 1-877-499-5299 Spending increases NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 A3 in both territories Meadowbank and diamond recovery drive growth by Guy Quenneville Though nowhere near the Northern News Services record $432 million spent in NWT/Nunavut Nunavut in 2008, the amount Nunavut and the NWT's spent this year – $280.6 mil- exploration industries have lion – represents a 50 per cent bounced back from 2009, a increase over 2009 and is well year when companies clamped above the initial forecast of down on spending in the wake $238.3 million for 2010. of the 2008 market crisis and Outside the exploration the- the resulting drop in commod- atre, Agnico-Eagle, owner of ity prices. the Meadowbank gold mine, Exploration spending is up is pumping millions of dollars in both territories this year, into Baker Lake, located 70 according to new figures from km south of the mine. Natural Resources Canada Meadowbank, which (NRCan). poured its first bar of gold "Folks get the feeling that in March, is also a key driver we're getting out of the reces- of the territorial economy. sion or that we've come a According to the Confer- long ways out of the recession ence Board of Canada, an in the last year," said Tom independent economic think- Hoefer, executive director of thank, Meadowbank will con- the NWT & Nunavut Cham- tribute significantly to Nuna- ber of Mines. "It used to be vut's GDP, which is expected expected that we would see an to increase by 12.9 per cent upturn, and I guess I was sur- this year. prised at how big the upturn And if one mine isn't was. It's very encouraging." enough, in early July, Agnico- Hoefer said people should Eagle purchased the Meliadine keep in mind that NRCan's gold project from Comaplex measurements of exploration Minerals. While the company spending include high-priced is not going to fast-track Meli- activities like the compila- adine like it did Meadowbank, Guy Quenneville/NNSL photo tion of feasibility studies and nearby Rankin Inlet and other Nick Alukjuaq, right, assists surveyor Pierre Veilleux at Agnico-Eagle's Meadowbank gold mine, located environmental baseline stud- Kivalliq communities will 70 km north of Baker Lake. According to one economic think tank, Meadowbank will be a major factor in ies – programs that usually certainly benefit either way Nunavut's GDP rising 12.9 per cent this year. dwarf the cost of drilling pro- as Meadowbank takes a more grams, which is what most targeted approach to making people think of when they sure Northern benefits are state-owned company. The exploration activity has the As Hoefer pointed out, the diamond prices and are now hear "exploration." maximized for Nunavut-based deal has to the potential to potential to result in new NWT has been on a declin- operating at full capacity. businesses. seriously accelerate the pace mines. ing slide for years in terms De Beers Canada and its Nunavut More recently, Advanced at which the project – with In the Kitikmeot, Newmont of overall mineral exploration partner Mountain Province Recently-revised statistics Exploration's Roche Bay iron an estimated life of 50 years Mining Corporation, which spending nationwide. Diamonds are expected, by show Nunavut will account ore project near Hall Beach – goes from development to spent $140 million developing That statistic rose from 2.3 the end of this year, to release for 10 per cent of overall min- received a major boost – over production. its Hope Bay gold project near per cent to 3.5 per cent this the feasibility study for Gah- eral exploration spending in $1 billion if the mine moves The Kivalliq isn't the only Cambridge Bay this year, is year. cho Kue. The potential dia- Canada this year. ahead– from a new Chinese region of Nunavut where eager to begin production as "There's a little upturn mond mine, around 300 km early as 2012. back," said Hoefer. northeast of Yellowknife, has fact file And in the Baffin region, Peregrine Diamonds – bol- In 2010, mineral explora- tion spending reached $98.8 the potential to last 11 years. Further east near Lutsel stered by money from its part- million, a 124 per cent K'e, Canadian Zinc is engaged Northern exploration spending ner BHP Billiton – is still in increase from the previous in the environmental assess- Estimates are current as of October 2010, and will be revised by Natural Resources the early stages of developing year, when only $44.1 million ment of its Prairie Creek zinc Canada in March. the Chidliak project near was spent. mine. Prairie has much of Pangnirtung. The project has Thanks to that rebound, the its infrastructure already in NUNAVUT Initial estimate of Here's how other the potential to bring dia- territory's GDP is expected to place, a huge advantage in Actual exploration spending exploration spending in jurisdictions stack up in monds back to Nunavut after increase by 4.8 per cent this the infrastructure-challenged in 2009: $187.6 million 2010: $66.3 million terms of what percentage the 2008 closure of the Jericho year and 9.3 per North. Initial estimate of Revised estimate of of overall mineral Diamond Mine. cent next year, And demand exploration spending in exploration spending in exploration they are Speaking of Jericho, Shear according to for rare earths – 2010: $238.3 million 2010: $98.8 million estimated to account for in Minerals, heretofore a junior exploration company, is pos- the conference board. "There's a which are almost completely sup- Revised estimate of Percentage of overall 2010: exploration spending in exploration spending itioning itself to be a major Like Nuna- little upturn plied by China, player now that it has acquired vut, the NWT 2010: $280.6 million Percentage of overall in Canada the NWT is Newfoundland and estimated to account for in Labrador: 2.6% Jericho, which the company is also trying to back." which is placing tight restrictions exploration spending 2010: 3.5% Nova Scotia: 0.8% hopes to put back into produc- reach the level on shipments of in Canada Nunavut is New Brunswick: 1.0% tion as early as possible. of exploration the commodity estimated to account for in Quebec: 19.9% seen in previous – are allowing CANADA NWT years, like 2007, when $193.7 Avalon Rare Metals to quickly 2010: 10% Actual exploration spending Ontario: 29.5% Manitoba: 3.1% Nunavut's mineral explora- million was put down by com- develop its proposed Nechala- in 2009: $1.9 billion tion sector may be more panies. cho project near Yellowknife. NORTHWEST Revised estimate of Saskatchewan: 10.8% TERRITORIES Alberta: 0.6% robust, but the NWT – while But even if its exploration Read further to get a exploration spending in still faced with the perception theatre pales in comparison to clearer picture of where each Actual exploration spending 2010: $2.8 billion British Columbia: 12.6% in 2009: $44.1 million Yukon: 5.6% that its regulatory system is Nunavut, the NWT's mining of these projects are in their keeping investors and com- industry remains bolstered by development processes and Source: Natural Resources Canada panies away – is also showing three diamond mines, which how residents of the NWT and signs of strength. have recovered from weak Nunavut stand to benefit. A4 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING SUMMIT AIR. EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS. 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The plan included "I used to live in that workers to live in the North, Hoefer: What I see our a trans-Northern electrical building over there," said Tom the chamber's plans for a role as being is a facilitator, grid, nuclear power plants, Hoefer as he manoeuvred his Nunavut-focused office in an educator, helping keep- roads through the Slave Geo- car down a path inside the Iqaluit and how Hoefer views ing discussion going. What logical Province and Kivalliq old Con Min site, pointing the chamber's role. we have up here are govern- region and mining towns at to a two-story building that News/North: You previ- ments that are interested in sites like Mary River. What once housed workers from the ously announced that the seeing development occur, we do you think of it? former gold mine. chamber would like to open have aboriginal communities Hoefer: I look at it as an To his new position as an office in Iqaluit in Octo- that are interested in seeing idea generator. We need to executive director of the mem- ber. Can you give me an development occur, and we have dialogue on what's pos- ber NWT & Nunavut Chamber update on that? have companies that are inter- sible, and without putting of Mines, 57-year-old Hoefer Hoefer: I think I was a ested in seeing development something on paper to start photo courtesy of Tom Hoefer brings a wealth of informa- little optimistic when I said occur. What I see as my job the discussion, it's hard to Hoefer's father, Fritz Hoefer, pictured here, worked tion borne of his extensive October. It's really been very is to keep discussions going know where to begin. I think as the chief assayer at Con Mine. Hoefer's family experience in the North (he's a hectic here, getting started. between those three so that we what Lou did was a really lived on site for several years. lifelong Yellowknifer) and the I'm still trying to build a can find oppor- good approach, mining industry (he ran the foundation of knowledge and tunities and seek to put whatever chamber for several years in understanding of how the those opportun- you can think they are welcome here, that rich agreements for grassroots the 1990s, so it's like coming chamber's been operating and ities. "I see our role of (on paper). their investment is secure exploration,'" which is the back home.) After working rigs for Pan- where we're going. It will probably be a little With the Sel- wyn project, for as being a How viable each of these is when they come up here, that we're going to help them wrong timing for that sort of thing. So we need to have dis- arctic Oils in the High Arc- tic, Hoefer pursued a masters while longer before we can do that. example, there is an interest from facilitator." isn't the ques- tion yet. Right when they come up here. We want them to be successful, cussions on helping re-estab- lish that certainty up here. degree in mineral exploration News/North: Selwyn our side for a few now, it's blue- because it will be successful I think on the Nunavut at Queens University, eventu- Resources is developing a reasons, one rea- skying. You're for the North. I think right side, a part of it is infra- ally returning north to work huge lead-zinc mine on land son being that hopefully there's brainstorming, so you don't now there's a question mark structure. It's a very, very big for the chamber (from 1990 to that straddles the Yukon- ore underneath the NWT side criticize anything. So I think over that. region. They've got lots of 1996) and as a spokesperson NWT border. Their plan is of the boundary as well ... that's really good way to gen- Now, in some regions, exciting development going on for Diavik Diamond Mines to mine the parts falling on Importantly, too, access to it erate discussion now. Now that's not an issue, but in some there. I'll learn more, I guess, until late 2007. the Yukon first, then focus is through the NWT... people can talk around them regions where land claims as I hire a person for that As the successor to long- their attention on the NWT They would prefer to keep and come up with ideas and aren't settled, for example, office, and we start rolling our time fixture Mike Vaydik, side, so in terms of job oppor- that road access through the approaches. We need to do companies are starting to sleeves up on that front. Hoefer said his main focus tunities for NWT residents, NWT, which means we're a more of that. scratch their heads and go, Another part there, I think, will be encouraging and fos- that will only come later. Is part of that project. News/North: What do you "We don't get the feeling that would be trying to get people tering increased dialogue there anything the chamber News/North: Last year, the think is the biggest challenge we belong here. The govern- prepared for work. With all between government, industry can do to hold Selwyn to its former president of the cham- facing the mineral explora- ment's saying 'Come on in these new projects coming and aboriginal organizations. promise? ber, Lou Covello, released an tion industry in the North and stake claims and explore along, it's going to be very In that effort, he is aided Hoefer: ... they are mem- ambitious discussion paper right now? on them,' but then the pro- nice if we could get lots of by office manager Cheryl bers of the chamber, as well, calling for a unified strat- Hoefer: I think the NWT's cess is getting us hung up, or Inuit people employed in the Wourms and land access ana- and it's not our job to hold egy between government, challenges are providing some we have some groups saying, communities, which means lyst Ryan Silke. them to our promises. communities and industry certainty to companies that 'No, we want to negotiate very training. 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Estimated capital cost of mine: $1.1 billion Estimated mine production jobs: 400 to 450 gets $1 billion cash boost Cumulative spending on project since Advanced acquired it in 2007: $40 million by Guy Quenneville iron ore, XXP has agreed to of his hotel and proceeded end, personal link in their Cost of summer exploration program: $2 million Northern News Services provide Advanced with a stag- to cook a meal using fish he engagement. I was instantly Staff on site during summer program: 60 Sanirajak/Hall Beach gering $1 billion to support found washed up on the ham- impressed, because it demon- Inuit employed during summer program: 40 As his plane touched done further development of the let's shore. strated that this was a com- Status: targeting Q2 release date for feasibility study; in Hall Beach, the wind howl- project. In addition, Advanced "Everybody thought it was pany that fully comprehended preparing application for the Nunavut Impact Review ing and freezing rain pelting will receive $20 million over great. I'd never seen that kind the entire scope of what they the aircraft, John Gingerich, the next year to complete the of casual discourse at a com- needed to do when they came Board president and CEO of project's feasibility study and munity level," said Gingerich. there – to the point where Advanced Explorations Inc., yet another $30 million of "So the Chinese pulled thought to himself, "'God, working capital upon comple- Please see Potential, page A8 Source: Advanced Explorations Inc. off what I considered a high- this meeting's done. We're tion of the study. gonna lose these guys because Advanced's preliminary everybody thinks the North is economic assessment of the intolerable.'" deposit, released last year, The August meeting pegged the capital cost of the Gingerich is referring to was mine at $1.1 billion – virtually with senior ranking executives the same principal amount the of a company called XinX- Chinese have committed. ing Pipes Group Co. Ltd. The So what happened that day Chinese state-owned company in Hall Beach? was travelling to the tiny ham- "It was very friendly," let of 700 people said Gingerich. to see Advanced's In addition to Roche Bay iron assorted com- ore project, "Everybody munity members located 60 km from the com- thought it was and the mayor, "We had the munity. The execu- great." president of the hunters and trap- tives had made pers association. a long journey, (The visiting flying from China to Ottawa, delegation) all stood up and then boarding another plane made very clear that they were to Iqaluit before finally arriv- very keen to develop respon- ing in Hall Beach. sibly. They spoke very much Gingerich, whose company to the fact that they're not was seeking a partner to help asking anybody to endorse or finance the deposit's develop- support anything but respon- ment into a producing mine, sible development." saw the weather as a bad "It was the first time we omen: the deal that Advanced had visitors from that far over- had been crafting with the seas to our community. Big company's subsidiary, Xinx- money. That was awesome for ing Ductile Iron Pipes Co., us," said Hall Beach Mayor Ltd. (XXP), over the last three Ammie Kipsigak. years was going to go sour. Gingerich knew the meet- How wrong he was. ing was going well when one As the parties announced of the Chinese visitors, having Residents from Hall Beach and Iglulik work in the core shack at Advanced Explorations Inc.'s Roche Bay on Sept. 27, in exchange for difficulty adapting to the Inuit iron ore project, located 60 km northeast of Hall Beach. 50 per cent of the project's diet, took over the kitchen A8 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Potential for over 400 jobs Hall Beach, from page A7 "We always talk about training up the ladder, but one of the guys took over the what we forget is there are a kitchen and cooked a meal." lot of people who don't want Roche Bay has the poten- to go up the ladder and they tial to create between 400 and still want a network of sup- 450 jobs, but not everybody port; they don't want to get from the community or sur- left alone. rounding region will neces- "The Chinese really picked sarily desire a job at the mine up on that and spoke to that." – and the Chinese realize that, Not that technical training said Gingerich. for jobs at the mine won't be "One of the things the provided. president of the hunters and "The bigger the program trappers association said is, goes, the bigger the skill sets 'Look, not everybody wants a (needed)," said Gingerich. "... job at a mine. We have trad- we of course don't have any itional people here,'" he said. heavy equipment operating According to Gingerich, on site yet. As the project photo courtesy of Advanced Explorations Inc. the Chinese have committed matures, we'll get into road Steve Roebuck, vice-president of exploration for Advanced Explorations Inc., second from left, poses with to supporting the traditional building, site development, harvesting of foods in the area and ... we can certainly then Xu Lanjun, Zhang Hongbin and Song Yanqi, senior executives with XinXing Pipes Group Co. Ltd., during a by purchasing such foods for expand on the network and the site tour of the Roche Bay project in August. Inuit staff at the future mine. skill sets." This year, Advanced spent approximately $2 million on a drilling program meant to increase the mine's resource count, which currently stands at 357 million inferred tonnes. The summer exploration cam- paign employed around 40 people from Hall Beach, Iglu- lik and Repulse Bay. The company is aiming to release the project's feasibility study by the second quarter of next year. It has not yet filed its project application to the Nunavut Impact Review Board. While the Chinese have expressed their desire to increase Advanced's proposed annual production rate of 1 million tonnes – a move that could trim the mine's 50-year lifespan – Gingerich said, "It's not going to change it much." He added that the Chinese wouldn't have gotten involved if they didn't believe Roche Bay had long-term potential. Now that project has gradu- ated from being one of many exploration projects to one of the foremost potential mines in Nunavut, the community has some work to do to ensure the opportunity presented by the mine doesn't pass Hall Beach by. That includes the forma- tion of a Hall Beach develop- ment corporation that will cre- ate a co-ordinated approach to preparing for the mine's economic opportunities, said Kipsigak. "I'm getting the word out to the community that we have to get a (development) cor- poration in the near future because mining companies and other projects are going to be here. We'll have two min- ing projects – one is Baffin- land (Iron Mine's Mary River iron ore project) and the other is Advanced Explorations. "Even if we don't get into a corporation right away, there are others – one or two local contractors – that will bene- fit." Looking for quality NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 A9 diamonds in Nunavut Junior exploration company gathers bulk sample in bid to advance project Johnny Qilluniq, top, and Kevin Mablik, bottom, hammer a tarp on top of a cabin at the Amaruk site. photos courtesy of Diamonds North Resources Inc. Drillers with Diamonds North Resources operate a drill at Amaruk, located 40 km south of Kugaaruk. by Guy Quenneville Co-op in Kugaaruk, Dia- gold showings could also spur Northern News Services monds North often asks the more activity at Amaruk, Kugaaruk/Pelly Bay hamlet to recruit workers to added Kolebaba. Junior exploration company help off-load supply planes "Our overall focus is still Diamonds North Resources landing in the community. diamonds, but we are looking spent approximately $1.5 mil- But overall, as is typical at these other commodities lion on drilling at its Amaruk with early exploration projects because we've got them," he diamond project near Kugaar- uk this year – about on par like Amaruk, the amount of available work is small. Resi- said. Diamonds North isn't the 2011 with what it spent last year. dents might wonder: what will only company exploring at the Compared to two years it take to drive activity back to Amaruk site. In March, the ago, however, it is a signifi- the levels seen in company formed a cant decrease. Weeks before the Septem- 2008? Kolebaba "...that could joint-venture with MMG Resources IqaluIt, NuNavut aprIl 5-7, 2011 ber 2008 market collapse sent has an answer: Inc.; another play- junior exploration companies into hiding, Diamonds North Beluga 3. Referring to be a real er in the Nunavut exploration indus- Resources spent more than $10 million looking for dia- the most prom- ising deposit price driver..." try, developing the Izok Lake monds at Amaruk. So far, 29 discovered at zinc-copper-lead- kimberlites have been found, and 90 per cent of them con- Amaruk thus far, Kolebaba said, "If we come up silver project at the opposite end of the Kitik- The 2011 Nunavut Mining tain diamonds. with coarse diamonds (there), meot region, approximately Symposium is the premiere The number of Nunavum- we're going to be going big 245 km from Kugluktuk. miut who found work at the again." The agreement allows networking event for exploration project this year was also Prior work at Amaruk sug- MMG to stage its own nickel down, with four to six people gests Beluga 3 contains lar- exploration program at the and mining in Nunavut. from Kugaaruk and Repulse Bay working amidst a total ger, commercially viable dia- monds, whereas most of the Amaruk site; the company spent $2.2 million in its first Close to 400 delegates and exhibitors workforce of 17 – and many kimberlites discovered so far year. will attend from across Nunavut, residents submitting their on-site are not big enough to Canute Krejunark, former resumes, according to Mark bother with. mayor of Kugaaruk, said that Canada and worldwide. Kolebaba, president and CEO To confirm Beluga 3's while the community remains of Diamonds North. promise, the company concerned about possible For information, registration, schedule of events "They're helping with the extracted a 25-tonne bulk sam- environmental contamination exploration side of things and ple for analysis this summer. resulting from exploration or and sponsorship opportunities, management of the camp," said The results were not available mining work, it is neverthe- call 1.877.477.2919 or visit our website. Kolebaba of those employed. as of press time, but according less glad to see some of its "We've got guys who've been to Kolebaba, "If that has real residents receive employment, working here for a number of commercial stones, that could temporary as it is. years." In addition to purchasing supplies from the Koomiut be a real price driver for the company." 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NICO project near Whati is The court's decision is not being temporarily halted by expected until the new year, Fortune as the company awaits said Zoe. the outcome of a Supreme Court motion filed by the Tli- Progress halted cho government in relation to When the Tlicho govern- the proposed mine. ment filed its motion, For- In late September, after tune was ready to submit its consultation with commun- developer's assessment report ity chiefs, the Tlicho govern- (DAR) to the review board. ment filed a motion asking "We have voluntarily the Supreme Court to over- refrained from submitting the turn the Mackenzie Valley DAR for a few months so that Environmental Impact Review the Tlicho can work this out," Board (MVEIRB)'s decision said Robin Goad, president to continue with the NICO's and CEO of Fortune Min- environmental assessment, erals. "We still have to go made despite objections from through an environmental the government. assessment process no matter Three months earlier, what happens." the Tlicho asked the review "I wish they were not board to suspend the process doing what they're doing now, because Fortune has not made because unfortunately it has any agreements to build an the (appearance) of a fight," photos courtesy of Fortune Minerals access road cutting across Tli- continued Goad. "But we're Janet Rabesca of Behchoko collects deep groundwater samples for water quality monitoring at the cho lands to the mine site. The not. We are not named in the road is an essential component suit. They're suing MVEIRB proposed gold-cobalt-bismuth NICO mine, which is being developed by Fortune Minerals 50 km north of of the mine plan. to basically make Whati. The Tlicho government won't "There hasn't a legal deter- mination of who ing, investors aren't looking at new significant riches were cho communities like Gam- pany plans for drilling work be in a position to been any has the right to cobalt and bismuth and metals found, they would be added to eti, Whati and Behchoko, said next year, "There's no immedi- grant approval of make decisions they don't understand. But a the project's current resource Goad. ate plans," said Goad. "We got such a road until opposition on their lands." lot of investors are looking estimate. They worked as core split- all the drilling done. Right its own land use plan is finished to the mine While the environmental to invest in gold, and usually when you have over a million "At the very ends of the deposit, our drilling was not ters, site labourers, camp maintenance workers and now, we're in permitting ... There's not too much we can within the next itself." assessment may ounces of gold, just gold alone, sufficient to say, 'We know kitchen help. do except for environmental year. be temporarily they start to get excited." exactly where the ore termin- "The camp manager was baseline work and engineer- Therefore, the on hold, Fortune This summer, partly in an ates and starts.' We wanted to aboriginal," noted Goad. ing until we get into mine government has alleged that is still moving ahead trying effort to reach that goal, the better define those limits." Assay work was completed construction." Fortune's application is incom- to increase the gold content company mounted a $1.5 mil- The full results of the 2010 by ALS Chemex, working out Fortune has previously plete, making it too early to at NICO, as gold prices have lion drilling project on site. program were not released as of its Yellowknife office, while stated its hope to begin com- conduct an environmental reached as high as $1,300 an The program was also meant of press time. supplies and manpower were mercial production of the $250 assessment of the project. ounce. to better define the mineral- In terms of project staff- flow into camp by Yellow- million mine in 2013. "There hasn't been any The project's current ization at the edges of the ing, a third of the 20 or so knife company Air Tindi. When in operation, NICO opposition to the mine itself," resource estimate includes property, meaning that if any people on site came from Tli- As for whether the com- will create 150 jobs. John B. Zoe, executive offi- 907,000 ounces of gold – "and cer of the Tlicho government, a million ounces is object told News/North following lease significant." the motion's filing. "What Meaning it sounds better to we're talking about is to have potential investors? respect for the jurisdiction of "Yeah, that's basically (it)," the Tlicho government and said Goad. "Generally speak- fact file NICO by the numbers Commodities: gold, cobalt, bismuth Location: 50 km north of Whati Reserves: 31 million tonnes including 907,000 ounces of gold, 82 million pounds of cobalt and 109 million pounds of bismuth. Potential mine life: 15 to 18 years Projected cost: approximately $250 million Cost of summer drilling program: $1.5 million Tlicho residents on site for program: about 7 Projected mine production jobs: 150 Estimated construction start-up date: 2013 Fortune Minerals share price as of Oct. 8: $0.79 Status: under environmental assessment Jim Mucklow, manager of environmental and community affairs for Fortune Minerals, far right, explains Source: Fortune Minerals the NICO project to a group of elders from Whati touring the property this summer. A12 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Mine company wants seat at uranium public forum Areva Resources spends $12 million at uranium site this summer by Guy Quenneville public forums will take place Northern News Services across the territory next year Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake to gather people's feelings on An attempt to halt the uranium mining. environmental assessment The Government of Nuna- of a proposed uranium mine vut (GN) currently has no near Baker Lake has proved uranium policy, though it unsuccessful, but to tackle is guided by six principles concerns about the project, released in 2007 (see sidebar). the company behind it says Areva had not consulted it wants to participate in a with the GN about participat- recently-announced series ing in the process as of press of public meetings meant to time. But Areva wants to take inform the Government of part, McCallum told News/ Nunavut's yet-to-be-written North. uranium policy. "If there is a role for indus- Last month, Nunavum- try, we would be pleased to miut Makitagunarningit – an participate in it, and we in Iqaluit-based group aiming fact hope that there would be to get a public inquiry into a role for industry because uranium mining in the terri- it's a forum about industry," tory – called on the Nunavut he said. Impact Review Board (NIRB) Nunavummiut Makita- to halt its assessment of Kig- gunarningit – which is Inukti- gavik, a proposed uranium tut for "Nunavummiut can rise mine located 75 km west of up" – was formed in 2009. Baker Lake. In an inquiry, "you look The project is being into the issue and get differ- developed by Areva Resour- ent points of view, not just ces Canada Inc. from residents but medical According to Barry McCa- experts and other experts in photos courtesy of Areva Resources Canada Inc. llum, manager of the area," said Nunavut affairs sp oke sp e r son Don Mimealik, left, and Gary Ippiak, right, both of Chesterfield Inlet, worked as observers for the marine mammal surveys conducted by Nunami Jacques Whitford in Chesterfield Inlet and on Hudson Bay. This for Areva, "NIRB has writ- "We would Sandra Inutiq at the time of is just one aspect of the environmental baseline work that Areva has conducted over the past four years. ten to the group that requested a be pleased to the group's for- The information will be part of the company's draft environmental impact statement, which the company mation. "When plans to release next year. delay to the pro- participate there is so much cess, and (NIRB) told them that in it." risk involved, you need to wanted more transparency a concern about the Govern- copied from its 2007 news questions – showed that most there will be no really have an in the process for important ment of Nunavut's submission release," he said. enquiries reflected concerns suspension. inquiry before events that are going (on) in to NIRB regarding Kiggavik, Responding to concern about the environmental and "But we are not in control we start digging for uran- Nunavut." which began its environmental about the project, this year human health implications of of the environmental assess- ium." Inutiq isn't the first to ques- assessment in the spring. Areva launched a blog – www. uranium mining. ment process, so I certainly Inutiq added that Nuna- tion the GN's preparedness "Although this project kiggavik.ca – to post infor- Among the questions list- couldn't comment on the other vut lacks clear information on when it comes to uranium could have significant impact mation about Kiggavik and ed: "What is the risk of radia- parties that have control over uranium mining. mining. During the March on the community, the gov- answer submitted questions. tion exposure to our people it." "It's really hard to find any 9 session of the legislative ernment could barely produce A recent scan of the web- and the environment? How Premier Eva Aariak has information on any develop- assembly, Moses Aupaluktuq, more than one page of infor- site – which does not post much of Canada's isotopes announced that a series of ment projects," she said. "We MLA for Baker Lake, raised mation, which was mostly the identity of those sending Please see next page fact file Nunavut's guiding principles on uranium mining Though the Government of places special responsibilities on b) Environmental standards must Nunavut has no concrete policy on government because of the nature be assured for the land, water and uranium mining within the territory, of uranium and its by-products, the wildlife; in 2007 the GN released six guiding history of its use for both peaceful c) Nunavummiut must be the principles regarding the hotly and non-peaceful purposes, and its major beneficiaries of uranium contested commodity, the industry potential risks to human health and development. surrounding it and the implications the environment. for Nunavut. •believes nuclear power generation •understands uranium will be an important part of global Under its principles the Government development must have the support strategies for ensuring energy of Nunavut: of Nunavummiut, especially in supplies while reducing reliance communities close to uranium on greenhouse gas-emitting fossil • regards mining, including uranium development. fuels. mining, as an important potential source of revenue to meet the needs • will support uranium development •believes Canadian law and of Nunavut's growing population in Nunavut provided that the following international agreements provide a and also as a potential source of conditions are satisfied: reasonable level of assurance that Dianne Iyago of Baker Lake is a nursing student employment and associated skills uranium mined in Nunavut will be in Iqaluit, but has served Areva as a community development for Nunavummiut. a) Health and safety standards used for peaceful purposes. • recognizes uranium development meet Canada's national standard relations assistant in the Baker Lake office every Source: Government of Nunavut summer since 2008. NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 A13 photos courtesy of Areva Resources Canada Inc. Baker Lake expediting contractor Peter Tapatai stands by a loaded truck at Areva Resources Canada's Kiggavik uranium site, located 75 km west of Baker Lake. From previous page million on engineering work, see our operations to ensure them are repeat workers. alone, finding enough resi- "After a few years of oper- would be made from uranium ongoing environmental base- we're carrying out our wild- Some of them have worked dents has not been difficult, ations, we would expect half mined at Kiggavik?" line studies and drilling work life protection mitigation plan, for us all four seasons. said McCallum. of that workforce to be from The blog had attracted 60 at Kiggavik. and they report independently "Geological assistants "We didn't have any open- the North," said McCallum. questions as of October, said To the end of August, $2.9 back to the community. were from Baker Lake and ings that could be filled by "They won't all be from McCallum. million was spent on Northern "The camp operators – the have been the past three years local people that weren't filled Baker Lake ... but between Areva is targeting a mid- companies, with $2.4 million people who run the inciner- as well." by local people," he said. Baker Lake and the rest of 2011 release date for its draft of that going to Inuit-owned ator, who load and unload the Even with Agnico-Eagle's Kiggavik is expected to the Kivalliq communities, we environmental impact state- companies helicopters – were all locals Meadowbank gold mine create between 500 and 600 expect that workforce will be ment, which NIRB will make A total of 59 people worked and they have been all locals employing more than 150 jobs when it begins commer- there and that we will be able available for public review. on the project, and 30 of them since day one, and many of workers from Baker Lake cial production. to employ that workforce." The company is also look- were Nunavummiut – in line ing to release its feasibility with previous exploration pro- study on Kiggavik next year. grams carried out at Kiggavik Having both documents to by Areva. Most of the Inuit complete at the same time employees were from Baker "gives us the opportunity to Lake. assess the most modern look "There's a wildlife mon- at what we plan to do," said itor on site at all times," said McCallum. McCallum. "We use a total This year, Areva spent $12 of three of those. They over- fact file Kiggavik by the numbers Company: Areva Resources Canada Inc. Location: 75 km west of Baker Lake Commodity: uranium Estimated resource: approximately 130 million pounds of uranium Estimated mine life: 15 to 20 years Estimated capital cost: $1.5 billion Estimated lifetime operating cost: $4 billion Cumulative spending since 2008: $35 million Amount to Northern companies: $9.2 million Amount to Inuit-owned companies: $6.2 million Total spending in 2010 alone: $12 million Amount to Northern companies: $2.9 million Amount to Inuit-owned companies: $2.4 million Total staff during 2010 exploration season: 59 Inuit staff during 2010 exploration season: 30 Roland Alerk, left, and Roger Owingayak, right, both of Baker Lake, draw fuel from storage tanks near the Source: Areva Resources Canada Kiggavik site. Alerk has worked at Kiggavik every summer since 2007. A14 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Meadowbank pumps money fact file into Baker Lake, Kivalliq Agnico-Eagle's Direct Inuit Employees (as of Sept. 16) Community Number Percentage But now that Baker Lake 152 61% it's running, what's next Arviat Rankin Inlet 44 35 18% 14% for the mine? Coral Harbour 7 3% Chesterfield Inlet 5 2% Repulse Bay 4 1.6% by Guy Quenneville bar of gold, worth approxi- Whale Cove 1 0.4% Northern News Services mately $250,000, during an Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake on-site ceremony in March to Total 248 100% Agnico-Eagle's Meadow- mark the mine's official start Source: Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. bank gold mine near Baker of commercial operations. Lake is on track to produce The event signalled Nuna- 300,000 ounces of gold in its vut's re-entry into the mine ed amount of attention and said David Aksawnee, mayor first year of oper- production arena money. of the hamlet, which is home to ation, according after the 2008 Between the second quar- approximately 1,900 people. the company's closure of Tahera ter of 2007 and the second The money flowing into manager of Nuna- vut operations. "There's a lot Diamond Cor- poration's Jericho quarter of 2010, suppliers in Baker Lake have done $60.8 the community has even prompted one bank, the First "We'll get there," said Denis more work." diamond mine, located 350 km million worth of business with Agnico-Eagle. Nations Bank of Canada, to suggest it is "highly consid- Gourde, who also southwest of Of the $17.8 million that ering" a branch in the newly- photo courtesy of Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. acts as site man- Cambridge Bay. will be spent by the end of minted mining community. William Ubluriak is one of about 35 people from ager at Meadow- For Baker the year on Inuit wages, $11.5 "The community ... has an Rankin Inlet that works at Meadowbank, where bank. Lake, located 70 km south of million of that will go to mine economic opportunity that's The $700 million gold Meadowbank, the gold mine employees from Baker Lake. ... driving the need that was the total number of Kivalliq staffers is 248. mine churned out its very first has brought an unprecedent- "There's a lot more work," there already. So it's definitely high on our list of commun- ities that we're considering," said Keith Martell, chairman and CEO of the First Nations Bank of Canada. When other businesses in Nunavut are factored in, spending during the same per- iod amounted to $227.7 mil- lion – 24.5 per cent of overall expenditures. However, read- ers should keep in mind that much of that spending went to construction of the mine and its associated infrastructure, such as the 100-km gravel road from Baker Lake to the Quality mine site. But as Gourde tells it, Agnico-Eagle's mission now Prebuilt Homes · Housing Packages · Trusses that Meadowbank mine is up and running is to maximize Crating · Marshalling · Commercial & Residential Projects its Northern spending during operations with other affected communities in the Kivalliq With over 45 years of service in the North, Igloo is the region. In order to achieve that goal, Agnico-Eagle has con- right choice for building Materials. ducted six community work- shops to talk to residents and businesses owners about what opportunities are available to Nunavut-based businesses. · Igloo supplies and services the NWT and Nunavut regions. The initiative began six months ago, with workshops · Expert shipping, crafting, and packaging for all transportation modes. in Baker Lake, Rankin Inlet, and Arviat, while in recent · Marshalling services available on northern shipments. weeks Agnico-Eagle has been to visit Chesterfield Inlet, · Igloo Prebuilt has the tools necessary to deliver high-quality prebuilt Coral Harbour and Whale Cove. homes to Canadians. An Igloo Prebuilt home is custom built, custom The meetings were also designed and custom engineered in an environmentally controlled meant to tell communities about the associated oppor- state-of-the-art facility. tunities from the Meliadine gold project near Rankin Inlet, which Agnico-Eagle purchased from Comaplex Minerals earlier this year. 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The company uses a series of increasingly expansive measurements to indicate how much has been spent in various sectors of the North. Project to date Category Percentage of photos courtesy of Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. total project expenditures Clara Noah of Baker Lake works as a mine clerk at Agnico-Eagle's administrative office at Meadowbank. By the end of the year, it's estimated Agnico-Eagle will have paid $17.8 million in Inuit wages. Total project expenditures $929,768,758 (all suppliers) Expenditures to Baker Lake $60,784,618 based suppliers 6.5% Expenditures to NTI registered $213,021,837 companies 22.9% Expenditures to Nunavut-based $227,730,601 suppliers 24.5% Expenditures to Northern- $423,893,824 based suppliers (NWT,Nunavut, 45.6% Yukon) Source: Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd From previous page for that for quite a while." struction," said Gourde. The materials for a 100-by- Not that construction at 150-foot gym arrived in Baker Meadowbank itself is over. In Lake via sealift in early Octo- fact, a new $20 million crush- ber. er facility will begin construc- The gym will include three tion "in the next few months," or four badminton fields, according to Gourde. space for games like basket- As he explained, the new ball and volleyball, and fitness facility will enable the com- equipment. pany to improve its annual "I would say that by mid- production rate, which or late-November, it should be Ian Taipana of Baker Lake, right, works in the maintenance shop of Agnico-Eagle's Meadowbank gold Agnico-Eagle hopes to accel- functional," said Gourde. mine, located 70 km north of Baker Lake. Taipana was one of 152 people from Baker Lake working at erate to 400,000 ounces of "No pools are in the plans, gold per year starting in 2011. though." the gold mine as of Sept. 16. "Right now, we have a pri- mary crusher that is crushing material from the mine that is one metre in size to six inch- es," said Gourde. "Now we're adding a new crusher facil- ity that will take the material from six inches to two inches, and then it will be processed in the process plant. Hopeful- ly it will increase the capacity of the process plant." In addition to improv- ing the mine's performance, Agnico-Eagle is looking to Specializing in drilling, blasting and explosives sales give its workers more to do on site when they're not on in the uniquely challenging environment of the Canadian North. the job. In January, when the mine was in the last stages of com- missioning, one flustered elec- trician from Montreal called the lack of recreational space "frustrating." "(Maybe) if there was a lit- tle bit more room to do social activities, (maybe) a larger www.dynonobel.com room with a few pool tables ... or simply just a recrea- tional room to get your mind off your 12-hour day, waking up at five in the morning to simply do your job that you're here for and not think of any- thing else," he said. "Human- ity is lost for 12 hours. You're turned into a workhouse and nothing else." Gourde said he is well aware of such past complaints. Ph: 867-873-5494 Yellowknife Office Ph: 800-565-8375 Calgary Office "For sure, they've been asking A16 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING there is white here Kitikmeot Inuit Association www.kitia.ca Kitikmeot Inuit Association supports responsible Responsible mineral exploration & development that protects and promotes the social, cultural, environmental Management and economic well-being of Inuit in the Kitikmeot region. of Inuit For more information about access to Inuit owned Owned Lands land. please contact our Lands, Environment & Resources office in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. To request an application for access to Inuit Owned Lands or for more information contact: Geoff Clark Stanley Anablak Director of Senior Lands Officer Lands, Environment & Resources Ph: 867-982-3310 Ph: 867-982-3310 Fax: 867-982-3311 Fax: 867-982-3311 firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com Engineered & Manufactured by SPRUNG I N S TA N T STRUCTURES® NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 A17 Newmont ramps up Hope Bay Cambridge Bay and other communities do their part at Hope Bay gold project by Guy Quenneville Northern News Services Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Newmont Mining Corpor- ation's plan to begin produ- cing from its Hope Bay gold belt near Cambridge Bay has propelled the project to the forefront of this year's boom- ing Nunavut mineral explora- tion season. This year alone, Newmont spent $140 million to develop photo courtesy of Newmont Mining Corporation the project, which hosts an Gilbert Tikhak of Cambridge Bay takes part in a summer camp welding course at Newmont Mining Corporation's Hope Bay gold estimated nine million ounces project, located 90 km south of the community. The company is aiming to increase the percentage of Inuit employees at site, currently of gold and is located 90 km south of Cambridge Bay. between 15 to 20 per cent. "We're in continuous oper- ations now, whether we're "Our camps are occupied Newmont is hoping to pro- that we'll have reached the following that, "Probably by Newmont has been constructing Doris North (one year-round now." duce its first bar of gold from ore body for Doris North, mid-winter 2011, maybe early expanding the holding cap- of three deposits that makes If you take the latest sta- Doris North, which is fully and then we start mining ore new year 2012, we'll be pro- acity of its camps and con- up the Hope Bay project) or tistics from Natural Resour- permitted, as early as 2012. and bringing it to surface in ducing unrefined bars out of ducting exploratory drilling at doing regional drilling, sur- ces Canada, Hope Bay will Before it can do that, it has to March-April," said Buchan. Doris North." Hope Bay for the last three face drilling," said Alex Buch- account for 50 per cent of build an underground ramp to But milling of the ore won't Production throughout the years. an, a resident of Cambridge mineral exploration spending reach the gold. start right away. 80 km district – which also The total labour force Bay and manager of commun- in Nunavut this year. "Probably by February or As Buchan explained, a includes the Madrid and Bos- peaked this summer at 230, ity and external relations for So what's driving all this March of 2011, that tunnel barge in September 2011 will ton deposits – is targeted to and 15 to 20 per cent of work- Newmont. activity? will be of sufficient length bring the mill to site, and start in 2015. ers were Inuit. Thank You! 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Association and Agnico-Eagle In addition to Meadow- – owner of the Meadowbank bank, which is located 70 km gold mine near Baker Lake north of Baker Lake, Agnico- – created the Kivalliq Mine Eagle is developing the Melia- Training Society. dine gold project, 24 km north The ultimate aim of the of Rankin Inlet. Guy Quenneville/NNSL photo society is to equip as many There's also Areva Resour- Kevin Bussey, executive director of the recently formed Kivalliq Mine Training Society, promotes the Nunavummiut as possible with ces Canada's Kiggavik uran- organization at the Prospects North 2010 conference in Yellowknife in October. the skills required to work Please see High, Page A19 #300, 9404 41 Ave. Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6G8 Tel ephone: 1.866-88 ORBIS Email : i nfo@orbisengi neering.net "Clients appreciate the care we extend to them via our client service teams. 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Or the airport – we asked the society to recruit on Lake nickel-copper-cobalt could find training for people candidates for camp cook pro- project, located 240 km west to work at the airport or in grams to be delivered in three of Rankin Inlet, to name only security. communities, he added. a few examples. "So it's not just mining – "We were there right In recent years, a mix we could train people to work from the start to develop it," of government and industry in almost any aspect of private said Denis Gourde, Agnico- has, under the umbrella of a industry or government." Eagle's manager of Nunavut Nunavut mine training round The society's primary operations, of the society. table, met sev- source of fed- "(In) Arviat, they're focus- eral times to eral funding ing on diamond drillers and discuss how to prepare for the "The Kivalliq is the Aborig- inal Skills equipment operators, and they can go to the Mine Train- onslaught of is sort of the and Employ- ing Society and ask for fund- mineral explor- ment Partner- ing for that. More people will ation projects in hotbed of all ship (ASEP), a know about it ... and then Nunavut. The Kivalliq activity." nationally-man- aged program more training programs will become available, so it's all Mine Training geared to pro- good." Society grew viding Aborig- Skills training is crucial NNSL file photo out of that round table discus- inal people with the skills and to bolstering Nunavut's min- Chefs Andre Caron, Arnaud Le Saux, Benoit Nantel and Richard Jackson sion group, officially starting training they need to partici- ing workforce, according to serve up some food at Agnico-Eagle's Meadowbank mine. Camp cook training operations in July. pate in economic opportun- a recent territorial forecast "With this society being ities. issued by the Conference for Inuit, as requested by Agnico-Eagle, is set to start in January in Baker Lake, set up, it will give us more The society's operating Board of Canada. Arviat and Rankin Inlet, said Bussey. access to federal funds for budget for this year is $1 mil- "Including mining ser- more training, and skills lion, with Agnico-Eagle put- vices, Nunavummiut will development for our people," ting forth $250,000 of that. make up 54 per cent of those said Peter Taptuna, minister Under a training agreement employed in the territory's of economic development with the Operating Engineers mining industry this year," and transportation, during the Training Institute of Ontario read the report. "But this pro- June 8 session of the legisla- in Morrisburg, the society has portion is expected to increase AurorA College tive assembly. sent 18 people from the region ... as some non-resident work- The focus of the society is – including three women – ers take up residency and as not solely mining, said Bus- to the institute to learn how more training opportunities sey. to become loaders and truck for Nunavummiut result in a the NWt leAder iN miNiNg ANd iNdustriAl trAiNiNg "It's meant to train people operators. more skilled workforce. for employment in mining, or "Once they're finished "As such, close to two- any sort of supporting or spin- there, they go to Meadow- thirds of the workers employed Aurora College offers programming at three campus locations off activities. For example, if bank for one week of on-site by the mining industry in 2020 and in various communities. In the Beaufort-Delta region Aurora there was a company in Ran- training. 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To prove More recently, the partners her point, Bolstad used these numbers detailing announced that the project's spending during operations at the company's feasibility study will be final- Snap Lake diamond mine. ized before the end of the The mine began commercial operations in year. 2008. "We're at the stage now 2008 where we're looking at the Operations and capital spending: $295.9 feasibility study to make some million very important decisions NWT expenditures: $218.9 million (74% of about this project," said Cath- total expenditures) ie Bolstad, spokesperson for Aboriginal expenditures: $132.9 million (45% De Beers Canada, at the Pros- of total expenditures) pects North 2010 conference in Yellowknife last month. 2009 Some preliminary details Operations and capital spending: $156 million about Gahcho Kue have photo courtesy of De Beers Canada NWT expenditures: $116.2 million (74.5% of already been made public by Jovan Madanovic, affectionately know as "Grandpa" among his De Beers total expenditures) the companies. co-workers, works on a new utilidor being installed at the Gahcho Kue project Aboriginal expenditures: $59 million (37.8% of Among them: Gahcho Kue total expenditures) is estimated to have a min- exploration camp in July 2010. imum mine life of 11 years, 2010 with an annual rate of produc- closing in about 2025 if we Lake, which began commer- carats last year. The mine's Operations and capital spending (as of the tion of approximately 4.5 mil- were to open in about 2013," cial production in 2008 with production capacity is nor- end of September): $229 million lion carats. said Bolstad. an estimated mine life of mally 1.4 million carats per "We could see the mine By comparison, Snap 20 years, produced 443,543 Please see Open, Page A21 Source: De Beers Canada Discovering New Diamond Districts Anything to Anywhere in Canada's North > As an air charter specialist, we deliver rapid response solutions around the globe Gary Sundberg, the president and founder of Mondial Aviation, has spent over 30 years in the air charter industry working with the oil and gas and mining industries, successfully navigating northern landscapes. 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Kue will be mined at a faster Bolstad said she expects pace than Snap Lake, there's a De Beers to begin negotiat- simple reason: whereas Snap ing impact and benefit agree- Lake is Canada's ments for Gahcho first fully under- Kue next year. ground mine, For Snap Lake, Gahcho Kue – "They're two De Beers Canada which is located approx i mately very different has agreements with the Yellow- 300 km northeast of Yellowknife mines..." knives Dene First Nation, the Tli- – will be a trad- cho Government, itional open pit the North Slave operation akin to BHP Billi- Métis Alliance, and Lutsel ton's Ekati Diamond Mine. K'e. Underground operations The Gahcho Kue deposit, are typically more difficult which Mountain Province to mine, not to mention more claims is the largest new dia- expensive, Bolstad previously mond project under develop- told News/North. ment in the world, includes "They're two very different indicated resources of photo courtesy of De Beers Canada mines, so the profile of their approximately 30.2 million An aerial shot of the Gahcho Kue camp. The diamond project will require a capital investment between costs are not going to be the tonnes grading at 1.76 carats $550 million and $650 million, say the partners behind it. same," she said. per tonne. Gahcho Kue will cost somewhere between $550 million and $650 million to build. Snap Lake ultimately room features Everyroom features cost $975 million. 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"We've indicated that we're going to file that at the 1-800-663-1144 www.coasthotels.com real people. end of this year." Power costs Power is a huge considera- ABORIGINAL MINING GUIDE tion for any developer plan- ning a new mine. De Beers How to negotiate lasting benefits for your community Canada has previously said that diesel accounts for 12 per cent of Snap Lake's yearly operating cost. Deze Energy's Taltson Hydro Expansion Project – T o generate lasting benefits for local communities from a mine requires research, planning, and persistence. It requires carefully-prepared and -conducted negotiations that capture the whole range of benefits. Examples from actual Aboriginal experience illustrate the negotiation and implementation of SEPAs and Joint Ventures: the Ekati, Diavik, and Snap Lake Diamond Mines (NWT), Raglan Mine (Quebec), Voisey's Bay Mine (Labrador), which has received regulatory and Brewery Creek and Keno Hill Silver District (Yukon). The Aboriginal Mining Guide will help you to decide if there are lasting approvals from the Mack- benefits that your community can gain from mining. It also explains how to The Aboriginal Mining Guide is available free of charge. Go to enzie Valley Environmental negotiate Socio-Economic Participation Agreements (SEPAs) and Joint www.miningguide.ca to read it, explore its hotlinks and documentation, and Review Board (MVEIRB) Venture agreements in order to gain those benefits, while protecting the download individual modules or the entire publication in PDF. You can also add – will power the territory's environment and your quality of life. comments and insights, post questions, participate in discussions with other three existing diamond mines, visitors, and subscribe to its free e-newsletter, Bedrock. and De Beers is definitely The Guide has seven modules: 1) Putting the Community First, 2) Mining interested in tapping into that Basics, 3) Getting the Most out of Leverage, 4) Doing Your Homework, 5) "Raven" and "Wolf" are courtesy of Jackie Olson, Dawson City, Yukon. The Aboriginal Mining Guide is supply for Gahcho Kue. It's Negotiating Benefits Agreements, 6) Negotiating Joint Ventures, and 7) Key written by Mike Lewis and Sara-Jane Brocklehurst, who bring to their subject nearly 50 years of experience in Aboriginal and community economic development. The Guide is published by the just a matter of timing, said Learnings. There is a glossary of technical terms and a thorough bibliography. Canadian Centre for Community Renewal in collaboration with Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and the Canadian Bolstad. Straightforward language, diagrams, and drawings are used throughout. Northern Economic Development Agency. "We're not in the position right now as a company to commit to an agreement. We don't have a permitted project and we don't have the cap- ital approval to proceed with www.miningguide.ca Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Agence canadienne de développment économique du North A22 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Realizing a 'rare' opportunity Avalon Rare Metals pushes ahead with Nechalacho deposit fact file Guy Quenneville So what are rare earths, anyway? Northern News Services Somba K'e/Yellowknife Ian London, a market development The company behind and energy advisor to Avalon Rare the Nechalacho project near Metals, fills us in. Yellowknife may be in a race with other countries to bring Remember the Periodic Table its supply of rare earths to from high school? There was market, but it does have a a row of 15 elements on the strong advantage, according to second to last line with odd names like neodymium, the company's vice-president dysprosium, terbium and europium. This group of operations. "China currently produces of elements – with their unique chemical, 95 per cent of all rare earths in mechanical, magnetic and optical properties – are the world," said David Swisher Guy Quenneville/NNSL photos the key ingredients in making special components of Avalon Rare Metals, which for today's wind turbines, hybrid cars, and iPods, Rare earths are in high demand around the world due to China controlling 95 has been steadily moving its to name only a few items. project toward production in per cent of the world's current supply, and Avalon Rare Metals is one of many And it doesn't take a lot of rare earth material, the last two years. companies looking to cash in. when added to much larger quantities of other "For Avalon, we have a materials, to make the magnets, phosphors, little bit of urgency to meet upcoming heavy rare earth 18-year mine life, though Don Avalon will consider southern catalysts and special alloys that make up these market demands and meet our producer, which is not as com- Bubar, president and CEO of locations for the plant. energy efficient products. timelines." mon as your typical light rare Avalon, has previously told Swisher said that the com- Magnets help make brushless motors, which That urgency is the result earths," said Swisher. News/North that Nechalacho pany is working with the of a half-dozen other compan- has the potential to last 100 GNWT to come up with solu- significantly reduce energy losses as heat. These ies with similar projects cur- Milestone year years. tions to keep the plant near motors are appearing in refrigerators, elevators, rently in development. This year has been an The $600 million mine Hay River. air conditioners, dish washers and in cars (for "Countries like the U.S., important one for Nechalacho. will create 185 operations "(That) would benefit power windows and power seats.) Japan, South Korea, I wouldn't In June, the pro- jobs, while a the Northwest Territories by In wind turbines, rare earth magnets, which be surprised to see them react ject's pre-feas- hydrometallur- keeping the hydromet here but remain effective even at higher temperatures, increase the amount of wind energy that actually quite quickly," said Swisher. Unlike most projects, how- ibility study was released. Shortly "We're very gical plant locat- ed 85 km east also benefit our shareholders, which we're responsible to in gets converted into electricity. There are also ever, Nechalacho is host to a thereafter, the fortunate of Hay River – ensuring that we're providing very high percentage of what project's resource near the historic the most economic avenue ..." magnet applications that eliminate gearboxes in these wind turbines, further reducing maintenance Swisher dubs "heavy" rare estimate went up having this Pine Point Mine Construction of all infra- costs. earths. Simply put, they are particularly uncommon – and by 40 per cent. Winter drill- deposit..." – could add another 90 jobs structure could start in 2013, lasting 24 to 30 months, with Hybrid cars use permanent magnets (made thus highly valuable – types of ing at the site, to that pool. full production at Nechalacho permanent by the addition of rare earths rare earths. (For more details located 100 km That's if the commencing in 2015, accord- neodymium and dysprosium) in assemblies that on just what rare earths are, southeast of Yellowknife, facility is located in the NWT, ing to the pre-feasibility convert mechanical energy from brakes into see sidebar.) increased the amount of con- however. As Swisher himself study. electricity. "We're very fortunate firmed rare earths to 20.5 mil- admitted, the cost of ship- The project is currently Have you every asked what makes the colours having this deposit because lion tonnes from 14.4 million ping up 600,000 tonnes of undergoing an environmental on a flat screen TV or computer screen? our competitive advantage tonnes. reagents (yearly) for the plant assessment by the Mackenzie Answer: rare earths. with the rest of the world in The project's pre-feasibil- lies between $80 to $120 per Valley Environmental Impact this market is that we are an ity study estimates an initial tonne. 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Öäé∏∑Òë´ ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ›Çç. Agnico-Eagle believes that Meliadine will become the Ü£≤ò-∂îêË¿ú Ççáʪçâî ÄÔ¬¢ÍÀÄî center of another exciting new mining region for êîí͛ǿÍ≤ÖÒêù∆¬ü Öπúö∏≤ˆ¥î ¥ì≠î Nunavut and we plan on continued success ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ›ÇÀ≠î ¥∂fl±´ Ö±Ø öÀπé°ªÖÍ≤ÖÒãflî in providing jobs, training and business íØ∏∂ öÀπîéÖÍ≤Ò áíÔÒéîé≤úòî opportunities in the Kivalliq region ÄÒö∂ÄŒúΩ≤ú, áùÇÒΩœÀé≤ú Ö±Ø and Nunavut while keeping in Έ›∏¥î á∂ªÖËîΩ≤ú ï·∆¿Í´ mind traditional lifestyles, Ö±Ø ¥∂fl±´ ĪØùπ∏∑ͬùî environment and wildlife áœÀπêÔÒπÇéî ĵ∫î, Ö·é protection. Ö±Ø ÉØÀ≤ú Ω✫≤Ò. öÀÚÒΩÒãflî Ä¥¿∞î ê≤πÌ∆¬ùî ΈπØ≤Í≠î ééÒöÌé´∏¥ú Çflˆ: We encourage everyone to submit your resumes to: firstname.lastname@example.com agnico-eagle.com A24 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NTI's Uranium ¥∂flî ê∏ˆ›ú é´ˆîí NTI-kut Uraniumik Mining Policy ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Í≠î Uyagakhiurnirmut ÖêÖ°ˆî Atuagat GUIDING PRINCIPLE AUYARUT TUNNGAVIAT Uranium exploration and mining must be ÖêÖÒπœÀíÇÀÒ Ø¿úíÄÕ‰Ö¿ú ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú Î∂Õ∏≤Ò Ö±Ø ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Ò Uraniummik nalvarhiurniq uyagakhiurniglu carried out in an environmentally and socially havariyauyarialik avatimik inungniglu kamattiarluni responsible way and the uranium that ΈÖÙÕ‰ÖÔÒâÒ Ö·é´ú Ö±Ø ÄµπÍ´ú öØîéÖÒê´ú áœÀπÔͬ≤ Ö±Ø ¥ÙÀÄîêÒ áÕÇÀÒ ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Í´ú uraniumlu uyagakhiuqtauyuq atuqtauniaqquq results from the mining shall be used only quiliqtanaqnaittumik avatimut hapirnarnaittumik. for peaceful and environmentally friendly ÖêÒíÇ°ÕÒâÒ ïπÖ≤ Ç∂íÍ≤ÇÚîê≠î Ö±Ø Ö·é≠î purposes. áÇÀ´ú áœÀéùÕÇÀÔͬ≤. PITJUTIGIYAUYUT á∂ªÖ°Äî Pitjutigiyait NTI-aip uraniummik uyagakhiurnirmut OBJECTIVES atuagat ukuat: The objectives of NTI's uranium mining policy á∂ªÖ°Úî ¥∂flî ê∏ˆ›ú é´ˆîí ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú are to: ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Í≠î ÖêÖ°´éüî ÄØÄ°ªÖÍ≤Çflî: • Ikayuqturluni Kamattiaqtumik •ÄöÀÒªÍ≤Ò öØîéÖͬ≤ Ö±Ø Ç∂íÍ≤ÇÚîê≠î Quiliqtanaittumiglu Atuqtauniit • Support Responsible and Peaceful Uses Utiqtarnaqtut of Nuclear Energy ÖêÒíÇ≤Ú∏≤ú ¥ÙÀÄîê´î ɱØÒòéî ¥ÙÀÄîê´î ɱØÒòéî ÖêÒíÇ°ÕÒâÒ Utiqtarnaqtut atuqtauniaqtut quiliqtanaittumik Nuclear energy will be used for peaceful Ç∂íÍ≤ÇÚîê´ú Ö±Ø Ö·é´ú öØîéÖͬ≤ avatimullu hapirnaittumik. and environmentally responsible purposes. áœÀéùÕÇÀÔͬ≤. • Ikayuutauyarialgit Uraniummik • Require Benefits from Uranium •á¿ÇπÖúΩÒíÔ‰ÖÔÒéîéflî ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú Nalvaarhiurniq Uyagakhiurniglu Exploration and Mining Î∂Õ∏≤Í´î Ö±Ø ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Í´î Uraniummik nalvaarhiurniq uyagakhiurniglu Uranium exploration and mining in ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú Î∂Õ∏≤Ò Ö±Ø ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Ò ¥∂fl´ Nunavuntikitjutauniaqtut angiyunik Nunavut will bring significant economic ΩÒïÊíÇ≤ÖÒâÒ á±Ø‰°ƒ∏≤ú ó∂ÇÕ¿ÇÊééüî maniliurnikkut ikayuutikhanik Inungnut. benefits to Inuit. á¿ÖπÖúΩ≤ú Ä¥∏¥î. • Naunaillutik Hapummiyauniaqtut Inuit • Ensure Protection of Human Health •ΩâœÕÇéîé∂ª∏≤Ò Ä¥Äî ĬπÚ∏≤ú Anniaqtailiniat Uranium exploration and mining will be ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú Î∂Õ∏≤Ò Ö±Ø ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Ò á¿‰ÖÙ≤ÖÒâÒ áœÀπÔͬéú Ω✫≤ÔÒê´ú Uraniummik nalvaarhiurniq uyagakhiurniglu carried out in a manner that protects the havariyauniaqtuq pilutik hapumminiaqlugit health and safety of the workers and of all ĬπÚ∏≤ú Ö±Ø Öîí∂Òê¨îíÄ¿Õ‰ÖÔÍ≤Ú∏≤ú ÄÒö∂ÄÕÒéî Ö±Ø íØÄí ¥∂fl±´Çî.Ú annaiqtailiniat anniqtailiniallu havaktut Nunavummiut. tamaitalu Nunavunmiut. • Limit Impacts of Uranium Exploration •ï∆¿ÔÒéîé≤Ò ÖîêíÒπ≤Ú∏≤ú ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú Î∂Õ∏≤Çç Ö±Ø ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Çç • Aktumayuqarluanngiluni Uraniummik and Mining Nalvaarhiurniq Uyagakhiurniglu Uranium exploration and mining will be ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú Î∂Õ∏≤Ò Ö±Ø ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Ò á¿‰ÖÙ≤ÖÒâÒ áœÀπÔͬéú á±Ø‰°ƒúòî Uraniummik nalvaarhiurniq uyagakhiurniglu carried out in a manner that will not cause havariyauniaqtuq pilutik ihuilitjutaunnaittumik significant adverse effects on people, the ∑±ØÚîê´ú ÖîêÒπ≤Ô∏Úîê´ú Ä¥∏≤ú, Ö·é´ú Ç"·√∏≥î ÉØÀ≤ú. angiyumik nakuunngittumik aktumaqarluni environment or wildlife. inungnut, avatimut umayunullu. • Promote Participation of Inuit •áÔíÇéîé∂ªÖÍ≤Ò Ä¥∏≤ú • Inuit Ilauquhimaarlugit Inuit of affected communities will be given Ä¥Äî ÖîêÒíÇÀ≤ ¥∂¿∏≥îêî á›îΩÔÒéíÇ≤ÖÒâî Ô¥¿∞Ò Ö±Ø ÖëéÔÒêúòî áÔíÇéíÇ∂ª∆¬éú Inuit aktumayauyunit nunalingnit an opportunity for full and meaningful angmaumaviuniaqtut iluingayumik participation in both the environmental íØúó∏≤ Ö·éÇç ÔÇ«ùÖÒíÇ·∆¿Ö≤ˆ≤ Ö±Ø ÖǃéíÇé∆¬ü ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Í≠î ilauttiaqtitaulutiglu tamarmingni avatilirinirmi assessment process and the operations of aulaniinnilu uraniummik uyagakhiurvini a uranium mining project. ΈÖÙÀÒ. havaktuni. Öœ«ù∏≤ú áÀØüîπ ¥ÙÀÄîê´ú ÇÕË∏≤ÖÍ≤Í≠î Atjinganik Uraniummik Uyagakhiurnirmut Atuagapt- For a copy of our Uranium Mining Policy or for ÖêÖ°îí Ç"·√∏≥î Ô¥ÄîêÄ∏∂Í≤ú êïπùÖÊéúΩ≤ú ingnik uvvaluuniit allanik tuharumaguvit mighaagut any information regarding our mineral proper- á∆¬ü ÇÕË∏≤ÖËîΩ¿‰≤Í≠î ¥∂Ìéîí Ç"·√∏≥î uyaqqatigut nanminiqutiptigut nalvaarhiurutitigulluuniit ties or exploration agreements, please visit our Î∂Õ∏≤Í≠î ÖÚÔéûüéî, Öè íò≤Öͬü Ä∏ê≤Öî´ angirutinik, pularlugu qaritauyakkuurvikput uvani: website at: íòÕúΩÇéîé›çâî Ç·≤: www.tunngavik.com www.tunngavik.com www.tunngavik.com turaqvigiluguluuniit: or contact: Ç"·√∏≥î ÇÔÍ›ù¬ü: Keith Morrison, Atuagaliuqtilluaq Keith Morrison, Senior Advisor óî ≠Ö‰Ω∏, Ì"·π∏≤ÒΩÒ ÇÔÇœ«« - ÇÕË∏≤ÖËîΩ≤ú, – Uyaqqanik, Urhuryuanik Gasiliniglu Munaqti – Minerals, Oil and Gas Management ÇÒªÖ¬¿‰≤Í´ú Ö±Ø °Ω¡¿‰≤Í´ú Öǃîé≤Ò Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated ¥∂flî ê∏ˆ›ú é´ˆî P.O. Box 1269, Cambridge Bay, NU X0B 0C0 P.O. Box 1269, Cambridge Bay, NU X0B 0C0 ééÒöìÍ›ú 1269, ÄÔ¬úëîéÖÒ, ¥∂flî X0B 0C0 Talafun: (867) 983-5600 Phone: (867) 983-5600 Fax: (867) 983-5624 ǃÇî: (867) 983-5600 ªúöÀÒ: (867) 983-5624 Kayumiktugrut: (867) 983-5624 Email: email@example.com ÔËΩÇÕúòî: firstname.lastname@example.com Qaritauyakkut titigarvia: email@example.com Mining NWT NUNAVUT A News/North report on mining Week November 2010 Diamonds still sparkling for Northern miners •Prairie Creek to expand zinc potential •Will Tahera rise again? Shear thinks so B section •MMG poised for Kitikmeot project B2 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Nunavut's Number One Resource is the Youth of Today. Preparing them for the future is our number one business. Pre-Trades Preparation/Trades Access is an academic trades preparation program aimed to provide the basis to enter into an apprenticeship or to pursue other Nunavut Arctic College programs. This program integrates guiding principles of Inuit Qaujimaningit and recognizes the value of collaborative learning styles unique to Nunavut. Major employers of apprentices and tradesmen in Nunavut are typically the territorial and local governments, mining and the construction industry. Pre-trades is being offered in Chesterfield Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Repulse Bay in January 2011 and is now offered in Whale Cove. Trades Access is being offered in Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet, Arviat, Iqaluit and Pond Inlet in September 2011. Introductory Mine Training Students will be provided an opportunity to explore the different careers that are available in Mining throughout Nunavut and the rest of Canada. The program will develop basic knowledge of standard terminology and practices used in the mining industry and the milling of minerals. Introduction to Mine Training is offered in Arviat, September 2010 and in Baker Lake in January 2011. Camp Cook This program is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills required to obtain employment in the food industry mainly in the mining camps and other For more information on mining programs institutional camp settings such as tourism camps and and other courses offered at community hotels. NUNAVUT ARCTIC COLLEGE Camp Cook will be offered in Baker Lake, contact the Registrar's office Rankin Inlet and Arviat in January 2011. TOLL-FREE 1-866-979-7222 or visit your Community Adult Educator or download an application form at www.arcticcollege.ca NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 B3 Prairie Creek environmental assessment underway Canadian Zinc mounts $2.5 million drilling program by Guy Quenneville far as the season will per- – after spending $64 million Northern News Services mit, probably until early on the project – went bank- Thenaago/Nahanni Butte November," said Taylor. "We rupt when the price of silver It can be argued that once are anticipating putting out a collapsed. a mineral exploration project release at the end of the pro- Once Canadian Zinc has confirmed resources and gram to talk about the results. receives the necessary per- enters the permitting pro- But we're finding that the rock mits, approximately $100 mil- cess, its momentum dissipates package is behaving similar lion will need to be spent somewhat. to what we anticipated, which on some new infrastructure, Canadian Zinc doesn't is good." (including a water treatment want that to happen to its The drilling contractor was plant and accommodations for silver-zinc-copper-lead Prai- Kamloops, B.C. based SCS 110 workers) and on upgrades rie Creek project, located Diamond Drilling. to existing buildings (includ- 90 km southeast of Nahanni Asked if Canadian Zinc ing the power plant, waste Butte, says Alan Taylor, the tried to maximize Northern treatment plant and mill). company's vice-president of employment on the drilling According to a second exploration. program, Taylor replied, "We quarter management discus- This summer, Canadian have to a point but it's a rather sion of Prairie Creek, "The Zinc conducted a $2.5 mil- specialized drilling program real economic and social lion drilling project at the site, in that we are drilling deep impact of this project will be meant both to holes here and generated through the par- remind investors we need to have ticipation of local labour and about the long- good quality business in the area, including gestating project control on the the communities of Nahanni and increase the project's life- "It's pure operators. But we do engage our Butte, Fort Simpson and Fort Liard. span, currently exploration." locals to assist on "Participation will come in cited as 14 years matters that they the form of direct employ- but believed to can as far as pro- ment, direct supply of goods be closer to 20 viding services and services, and spin-off years. indirectly for the activities." "It's pure exploration," said drilling program. Talks on impact and bene- Taylor of the 2010 program. "We have locals (from fit agreements between Can- "Our strategy is that while we Nahanni Butte) building core adian Zinc and the Tthenaago move and advance the oper- boxes at camp. We have oper- First Nation in Nahanni Butte ation's applications through ators running back and forth and Liidlii Kue First Nation the regulatory process – we to bring supplies and equip- in Fort Simpson are ongoing, all know it's a slow, time- ment to and from the drill." said Taylor. consuming process – we want It's during the mine's oper- The IBAs, as they're called, to create a bit of higher profile ation – which will require 220 will include hiring targets for for investors and that's why we workers – that the benefits NWT residents and NWT decided to go raise that flow- will increase exponentially. aboriginals, though specific through money and step out New mines typically gen- numbers have not been dis- a kilometre and a half from erate a lot of Northern spend- closed at this time, he added. any known drill point on the ing during construction, but "It's the whole aspect of the mineral resource and test any in the case of Prairie Creek, operation and how the local downward extension of it." the vast majority (90 to 95 per communities can benefit from The program started in cent) of its infrastructure is such an operation and maxi- photos courtesy of Canadian Zinc early August and was still already built. That's because mize the opportunity for their Alain Boisvert of SCS Diamond Drilling operates a drill at Canadian Zinc's underway as of press time. in the early 1980s, previous participation in it," said Taylor Prairie Creek during a summer 2010 exploration program. "...we anticipate it going as owner Cadillac Explorations of the IBAs. fact file Prairie Creek by the numbers Company: Canadian Zinc Corporation Commodities: zinc, lead, copper, silver Location: 90 km southeast of Nahanni Butte Current indicated resource: 5.8 million tonnes grading 10.71 per cent zinc, 9.9 per cent lead, 0.326 per cent copper and 161.12 grams of silver per tonne Current inferred resource: 5.5 million tonnes grading 13.53 per cent zinc, 11.43 per cent lead, 0.514 per cent copper and 215 grams of silver per tonne Potential mine life: More than 14 years Projected cost: Approximately $100 million From left: Alan Taylor, vice-president of exploration Spending as of September: approximately $20 for Canadian Zinc; Mike Duffy, senator for Prince million Edward Island; Chief Fred Tesou of Tthenaago Projected mine production jobs: 220 First Nation in Nahanni Butte; George Betsaka; Canadian Zinc share price as of Oct. 8: $0.70 Status: under environmental assessment Don Cowan, project geologist, left, and Chris Leon Konisenta; and Dennis Patterson, senator for Reeves, operations assistant, log core samples at Nunavut, pose in front of the Prairie Creek Mine the Prairie Creek project, located 90 km southeast during a site visit last June. Source: Canadian Zinc Corporation of Nahanni Butte. B4 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Nick Newbery ¥ìî ¥∂¿ãÄÕÄî Έ·∆¿ÖÀî. A New City on the Move. ĪØù¬ùî áÕÇ¿Ê∏∂Òêî! Consider the Possibilities! ÄÔ¬Äî ÖúªÖ¬ú ÖÚ∆¿'∆¿ÒπØflÒ íÄØ∏ˆ≤î áùÖÒéíǃÇÒπرØ≤î ¥ìÒ Iqaluit has experienced tremendous growth since the establishment of Ö›îêÒπØ≤Ò ÅâÊ 1999-Ùé∆¬ü. ÄÔ¬Äî ÖπÊÒπØflÒ ¥∂¿Ë≈ã√ÕǃÇÒê≤ Ø∏∂ the new territory in April 1999. Iqaluit has changed from a small town Έ›Ç±Ø‰îê≤ ¥∂¿ãÇÕÇ¿Òê≤ ΃´Ê¬∆¬ íÄØÄîêÊÒê≤. ¥∂¿ãÇÕÄî ÖǃÀ∏∂ÇéÚî into a bustling city in a very short time frame. Nunavut's infrastructure á·∆¿Öflî ∞∏∂úòî ó∂ÇÕ¿ÇÊéî ´ï∆¿'∆¿ÒπØ°¬ÖÒé∆¬ùî. continues to grow despite the current economic downturn. íÄØ¿ °·Øúòî íÄØÄüíÇ°¬ÖÒé∆¬ùî íØÄ∏¥öΩú ó∂ÇÕ¿ÇÊéî á·∆¿Ö¿ö∆ƒ∏≤Ú∏¥î While government accounts for much of the economic boom in Iqaluit, other economic sectors such as the mining industry, commercial ÄÔ¬∏≤, ÖπÚî ó∂ÇÕ¿ÇÊéÔÊéî ØòÖ ÇÕË∏≤ÖÒ꿉Àî, ≤ÇÍÊéúΩ≤ú ÄÔ¬°ª∏≤Ò, fishing, arts and crafts and traditional hunting, provide income to Ω∂Ç°Äî Ö±Ø ´Òª°Äî Ö±Ø áœÀπêÔÒπÇî ÖÙ∂ª∏≤Ò, ó∂ÇÕ¿ÇÊ∏∂ÊíÇflî ăÚ∏¥î some residents of the city. ¥∂¿ãÇÕ´ÇíÄî. Iqaluit, Canada's most northern city, is in the business of business, ÄÔ¬Äî, ö∂í´ ÇÖ∏∂Òãπ∏≤ÒåÙÀî ¥∂ãÄÕÄî, ΈÖÔÒâî Έ›¿‰≤Í´ú, while respecting our rich historical and cultural heritage. What we Çœ«‰π∏∑Òªùî áœÀπ‰πØÕflî Ö±Ø Ä¿Òòπúòî áÇπêÔÒâî. ÖêÄ∏∂Çéíflî have to offer could be the solution to your business idea or situation. ÜÒïüíÇÀ∏∂êÄ∏∂‰ÖÔÒâî Έ›∏¥î ĪØùÕ∏¥î Ç"·√∏≥î Ô¥Äîê¨∏≤‰Õ∏¥î. Grow with us and help shape the city for the future - Iqaluit. áÊÒã∆¿ÖÔéùéüî Ö±Ø ÜÒïúªÄ·∆¿ÖÔíǬéî ¥∂¿ãÄÕÄî πfl≤úΩˆ≤ú - ÄÔ¬Äî. êïπùÖúö∏≤ÊØü›î ´úæ¥î ó∂ÇÕ¿ÇÊééüî á∂ªÖËîΩÄî Ö±Ø ª¿‰ÖÙÀî êîíÍ›îé∏≤ ¥∂¿ãÇÕ≤, ÇÔÍ›ù¬ùî ¥∂¿ãÇÕúòÚí ÄÔ¬Äî ¥∂¿∏≤ ó∂ÇÕ¿ÇÊé≤ú á·∆¿Öéîé≤Í≠î Ö∆ƒ"›ˆî Ç·≤ 867-979-5611 Ç"·√∏≥î ªúöÀúòî 867-979-0558 Ç"·√∏≥î íò≤Öͬü Ä∏ê≤Öî´ íòÕúΩÇéîé›çâî Ç·≤ www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca For more information on economic opportunities and activities in our capital city, contact City of Iqaluit Community Economic Development Office at 867-979-5600 or fax 867-979-0558 or visit our website at www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 B5 Shear Minerals to reopen Jericho Diamond Mine Company looking to expand mine life by Guy Quenneville which, we're very happy order to make its reopening Northern News Services to say, is pretty much fully economically viable, Julie Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay funded," said Strand. "When Lassonde-Gray executive The new owner of the Shear Minerals looked at this chair replied, "We know the Jericho Diamond Mine says acquisition, we decided we diamond quality at Jericho is it is aiming by early 2012 to needed to prove to the street good, but the other variable finalize its plan to reopen the that we were funded to carry is the exchange rate with the mothballed mine. it through." U.S. dollar because diamonds Shear Minerals – to this In March, Shear will mount are sold in U.S. dollars. And point a junior exploration a $4 million to $8 million also, the price of the rough company developing early drilling program at the site. diamonds." grassroots diamond projects While Strand said it was Diamond prices took a near Yellowknife and Chester- too early to say precisely how dive in late 2008 and in 2009, field Inlet – purchased Jericho many people will be on site prompting mines like Rio from CAZ Petroleum Inc. ear- and how many of them will Tinto's Diavik diamond mine photos courtesy of Shear Minerals lier this year. be Nunavummiut she said that and De Beers Canada's Snap Pamela Strand, president and CEO of Shear Minerals, and Julie Lassonde- Jericho, Nunavut's first dia- similarly-budgeted programs Lake diamond mine to shut Gray, executive chairman of the company, stand on site at the Jericho Diamond mond mine, operated 350 km at the company's Chesterfield down for several weeks in the Mine, which the company acquired earlier this year, with plans to reopen it as southwest of Cambridge Bay Inlet diamond project, located summer. soon as possible. from July 2006 to January 20 km west of that commun- But since then, "They 2008, when its then-owner, ity, had a total workforce of 30 have come back," said Las- the beginning of production. While the company has esting looking kimberlite Tahera Diamond Corporation, to 45 people. sonde-Gray. "The prices are And that's huge. If you look since acquired that licence, no discoveries. Right now we're made the decision to close the "It will involve drilling in much stronger today. And at anyone else, like Stornoway work was undertaken on site processing samples and doing 60-employee mine. the pit to prove up the resource there is a general consensus Diamonds or Mountain Prov- this year in favour of focusing interpretation on that materi- The high cost of fuel and and hopefully expand it, and in the diamond industry that ince Diamonds, the permitting on Jericho. al," said Strand. the short 2007 operating sea- test some additional sites that rough prices will continue to process and the Previous oper- Of the 10 to 12 people son of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto we have identified in their increase over the course of the mine financing – ators have discov- that worked on the project Winter Road – a substantially proximity," said Strand. next three to five years. it's huge. "...there ered seven low- this year, two were Nunavum- cheaper means of supplying "...our goal is to collect "That does mean that (Jeri- "We're on the are a lot of diamond kim- miut, and both worked as fuel to the mine site compared enough information that, in cho) could potentially be eco- road to develop- berlites at Afridi, leader drillers as opposed to to shipping by air – led to mounting operating costs that the tail end of next year, into 2012, we're doing that eco- nomic today, but there are a lot of questions that we need ment, and we're a long way there." questions but after drilling 12 holes itself being driller's helpers or camp labourers. began to significantly outpace revenues. nomic modelling." answered before we would put it back into production, Other projects we need in 2008, Shear found nothing. "We did have some locals in some key roles in the pro- By the end of its run, Expanding the mine life not just with respect to the Before Jeri- answered." More drilling is ject," said Strand. Jericho pumped out 780,000 When Jericho opened resource, but actually with cho became the needed, Strand No plans for work next carats of diamonds from 1.2 under Tahera, it did so with respect to the milling and the company's chief previously told year had been made as of million tonnes of kimberlite. a mine life of eight to nine engineering." asset, Shear Minerals was News/North. press time, but Strand added, But Shear Minerals believes years. Shear has the existing developing two other early- The 2008 program "A lot depends on the results, there's life yet in the property It's too early to say how infrastructure at Jericho – stage diamond projects. employed between eight and but I think we're of the opin- and is devoting most of its many years remain in Jeri- valued at $200 million – on Last year, Shear was wait- 10 people. ion that there's a lot left to be resources to getting it back cho's mine life, but as Strand its side, unlike most startup ing for a new land use permit At the company's Chester- found, so we're optimistic that online, said Pamela Strand, put it, "What we're trying to projects, which need to build from the Mackenzie Valley field Inlet diamond project – a both Shear and Rio Tinto will president and CEO of Shear do is make this a more mean- from the ground up. Land and Water Board to partnership with Rio Tinto – do some work there next year, Minerals. ingful mine plan." "The difference is, it allow further work to pro- Shear has found 88 kimber- but the scope has not yet been "We sort of have an 18-to- Asked if Jericho's resource may be, at most, six to nine ceed at Afridi, located 320 km lites so far. determined." 24-month business plan needs to be expanded in months for development and northeast of Yellowknife. This year, Rio Tinto fund- Cumulatively, not counting ed a $500,000-to-$600,000 Rio Tinto's investment on the drill program at the site. latter, Shear has spent a total "We drilled 10 targets and of $27 million on Afridi and have discovered some inter- the Chesterfield Inlet project. fact file Jericho by the numbers Location: 350 km southwest of Cambridge Bay; 420 km northeast of Yellowknife Company: Shear Minerals Commodity: diamonds Years in operation under Tahera Diamond Corporation: approximately 1 year and a half Carats produced: 780,000 Value of on-site infrastructure: $200 million Operations staff in closing months: 60 Original mine life estimate: 8 to 9 nine years Current estimated mine life: unknown Cost of Shear's planned 2010 drilling program at Jericho: $4 million to $8 million Shear Minerals share price as of Oct. 8: $0.085 Before it closed in early 2008, the Jericho Diamond Mine, located 350 km southwest of Cambridge Bay, Source: Shear Minerals; NNSL info produced 780,000 carats. 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This summer, during a $15 million exploration program at Back River, Sabina discovered two new gold zones – a dis- covery that has "accelerated the project beyond our expect- ations," said Peter Manojlovic, Sabina's vice-president of exploration. "Of course our share price (sitting at $4.65 in early Octo- ber) has been rewarded for photos courtesy of Sabina Gold & Silver Corporation that success." Chris Ipakohak, bottom, Ramona Kikpak, top left, and Martin McCallum, top right, build a ramp at the winter ice strip at Sabina Gold Buoyed by that success- & Silver Corporation's Hackett River project, located 104 km south-southwest of Bathurst Inlet. ful find, Sabina is looking to release an ore resource update we looked at it as an open pit, start mining and start getting ducted by Inuit was done in for Kitikmeot labour made expanding our activities, and on Back River – currently which is a cheaper mining payback on. " the camps, but some of them it somewhat more difficult yes, I think we're having a host to 1.19 million ounces cost.'" Sabina will also issued an were also acquiring technical to find staff this year, said little bit more difficulty find- of gold, measured and indi- At Hackett River, $15 mil- ore resource update on Hack- skills, said Manojlovic. Manojlovic. ing people to fill the jobs that cated – some time in Decem- lion was also spent on explor- ett River by the "A lot of them "Looking forward, we are we require there." ber. After that, the company ation, but more gold needs to end of the year. are working in Bathurst Inlet will update the preliminary be discovered there for it to Sabina's pro- the camps them- economic assessment it inher- ited from Dundee, which had gain the same traction as Back River. jects, which boast a total labour "It's got big selves to make sure the camps infrastructure port and road envisioned Back River as an "It's got a big infrastruc- force of 100 are running underground operation. ture cost, and as soon as you people, employed properly," he Sabina has other ideas. can pay that back, it makes 27 residents from costs..." said. "Some of "It was looked at as an the project more robust," said the Kitikmeot them are learn- underground operation, which Manojlovic. "The best way region – almost a ing new skills is usually a higher cost..." said for Sabina in the short term third of Sabina's such as helping by Guy Quenneville poration vice-president of Manojlovic. "So Sabina came to improve that project was Northern News Services exploration. 2010 labour force. with geophysical surveys." Kinnguak/Bathurst Inlet in and took a look at it and to find higher value material Of the local workers, 11 Though Sabina has had So far, the biggest indus- said, 'What could we do if close to surface that you could were from Kugluktuk, while several men return to work A related infrastructure try proponent of BIPAR has Cambridge Bay and Gjoa with the company for many project with the potential to been MMG Resources Inc., Haven each provided another years, having both Newmont create many jobs in the area which is developing the Izok eight workers. Mining Corporation and is the Bathurst Inlet Port and Lake base metals project near Most of the work con- MMG Resources also vying Road Project (BIPAR). Kugluktuk. The project is the brain- MMG's pre-feasibility fact file child of the Bathurst Inlet study for Izok Lake – due Port and Road Joint Venture to come out by the end of Ltd., co-owned by Kitikmeot the year – will include provi- Corporation and Nuna Logis- sions for BIPAR, said Mar- Hackett River by the numbers tics Limited, and would allow tin McFarlane, president of companies like Sabina to MMG. Company: Sabina Gold & Silver Corporation float supplies to and from the This summer, Nuna Logis- Commodities: silver, lead, copper, gold, zinc region by water. tics collected environmental Location: 104 km south-southwest of Bathurst The project's draft environ- data on the proposed project. mental impact statement said "...that's designed to answer Inlet BIPAR, if approved, will queries that arose from the Current indicated resource: 43.6 million tonnes create 260 construction jobs, first round of technical assess- at grades of 4.15 per cent zinc, 129 grams per with possibly 30 per cent of ments and community con- tonne of silver, 0.35 per cent copper, 0.58 per positions held by Inuit. sultations that occurred two cent lead and 0.27 grams per tonne of gold. Payroll over the three-year years ago with relation to the Current inferred resource: 16 million tonnes with construction period is pegged BIPAR project," said McFar- at $40 million, while oper- lane. 3.53 per cent zinc, 111 grams per tonne of silver, ations would employ 57 full "That information has been 0.24 per cent copper, 0.46 per cent lead and time workers, with a yearly collected. The consultants are 0.25 grams per tonne of gold payroll of $3.5 million. putting together reports and so Potential mine life: 14 years "To have BIPAR happen forth. I assume that some time Projected cost: approximately $1 billion would be very good for Sabina. next year we'll have a further It reduces our capital cost and round of consultations," after Projected construction jobs: 250 to 325 it also signals that mining is which the Nunavut Impact Projected mine production jobs: 250 to 325 probably quite welcome in the Review Board will continue Chris Ipakohak fuels up the main camp Sabina share price as of Oct. 8: $4.65 North," said Peter Manojlovic, its environmental assessment generator. Source: Sabina Gold & Silver Corporation Sabina Gold & Silver Cor- of BIPAR, said McFarlane. B8 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Meliadine next fact file Meliadine by the numbers for Agnico-Eagle Location: 24 km north of Rankin Inlet; 290 km southeast of Agnico-Eagle's Meadowbank gold mine near Baker Lake. Company: Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. Commodity sought: gold Estimated resource: 3.3 million ounces of gold (measured and indicated); 1.7 million ounces of Owner of Meadowbank looks to start up second gold mine gold (inferred) 2008 Complex Minerals Spending: $20 million to $25 million Planned spending for drilling from Agnico-Eagle from 2010 through early 2013: $62 million Other planned spending from Agnico-Eagle from 2010 through early 2013: $68 million 2010 summer drilling program: $5 million Estimated capital cost: $382 million Estimated mine jobs: 430 Estimated mine life: 9 and a half years Agnico-Eagle share price as of Oct. 9: $73.48 Sources: Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd; Comaplex Minerals by Guy Quenneville ing common shares of Coma- Northern News Services plex that it did not currently Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet own. As if the Meadowbank The deal gave Agnico- gold mine wasn't enough, Eagle ownership of the Melia- Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. has dine gold property, a project expanded its Nunavut holdings that stalled under the weight to also include the Meliadine of the 2008 market crash gold project near and Comaplex's Rankin Inlet. resulting dif- But while ficulty in rais- the acquisition means the Kival- "The town is ing money for a 2009 drilling liq region can boast of another pretty excited program. Before the promising min- about it." crash, in the ing project with summer of the potential to 2008, Comaplex create hundreds spent $20 to $25 of jobs, Meliadine will not be million developing Meliadine rushed into production as fast (pronounced Me-la-deen), and as Meadowbank. hired 10 people from Rankin photo courtesy of Agnico Eagle In July, Agnico-Eagle Inlet. The project is located Agnico-Eagle has acquired the Meliadine gold project near Rankin Inlet from Comaplex Minerals, but entered a statutory arrange- 24 km north of the Kivalliq the project will not be fast-tracked like the company's Meadowbank gold mine near Baker Lake. 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The mine was said struction begins, Bussey said to require a total workforce Meliadine presents a huge of 430 people, with between opportunity for Rankin Inlet. 230 and 240 on site on any "I think there's going to be given day. upwards of 600 people dur- Denis Gourde, Agnico- ing the construction phase, Eagle's manager of Nunavut using as much local business operations, said that his com- as much as they can," said pany is now busy doing its Bussey. "The town is pretty own work to assess Melia- excited about it. It looks like dine's potential. there's some good times for "It's a fair-sized project, Rankin. We're looking at get- but the exact size will depend ting new infrastructure." on the next two years, because Not launching immediately during the next two years, we into construction will benefit will confirm the reserves – Agnico-Eagle because it will because now it's only resour- give it more time to encour- ces (a less precise accounting age Kivalliq communities to of a project's riches)," said prepare for the opportunity, Gourde. said Gourde. "We didn't have the time Summer Drilling when we started Meadow- photo courtesy of Agnico-Eagle After two years of drill- bank because we were on, I Luke Issluk Jr. loads an ATV at Agnico-Eagle's Meliadine gold project, located 24 km north of Rankin ing, continued Gourde, "we'll would say, an extreme fast- Inlet. be able to size the project and track," he said. then we'll know what's going to be the (capital) investment and the number of people that will be working (there)." Unlike Meadowbank – which essentially went under construction the minute that Agnico-Eagle acquired the property from Cumberland in 2007 – Meliadine won't be fast-tracked, due to the drill- ing work required. "Construction won't start before the next two years, but before 2013," said Gourde. Agnico-Eagle has com- mitted millions of dollars to further defining the Melia- dine resource, with $5 million spent on drilling this sum- Newmont Mining Corporation is committed mer. That's just part of a total $62 million the company has to developing the Hope Bay Project budgeted for drilling through early 2013. in Nunavut in an environmentally In addition, the company and socially responsible manner. is setting aside another $68 million to complete an under- ground bulk sample (sched- uled for next year); a feas- www.newmont.com ibility study; permitting with the Nunavut Impact Review Board; construction (pending the receipt of necessary per- mits) of a 27-km gravel access road from Rankin Inlet to the mine; and a new hard camp at the Meliadine site. "They plan to use all local contracting companies, so there's going to be a lot eco- nomic spin-off opportunities for Rankin," said Kevin Bus- sey, executive director of the Kivalliq Mine Training Soci- ety, of which Agnico-Eagle is a major industry funder. During this summer's exploration campaign, the number of people on site peaked at 50, with 15 to 20 per cent of staff coming from Rankin Inlet and other Kival- liq communities. "We're actually in the pro- cess of ending that first phase of drilling. By the end of October, it will be done," said Gourde. Contracts with Nunavut- owned companies have been signed for work next year B10 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Iron ore project "I'll be frank: the Baffin- land geologic asset has world- class geology..." said John tonne, McCloskey pointed out. To put it another way: while to Steensby Inlet – will serve not just the single deposit cov- ered in the project's feasibility faces takeover bid Gingerich, president and CEO the study assessed the project's study but as many as six other of Advanced Explorations net asset value at $2.7 billion, deposits over a period of pos- Inc. Advanced is developing "These guys are offering $275 sibly 100 years. the Roche Bay iron ore pro- million," said McCloskey. "What is a little bit differ- ject near Hall Beach and has Shareholders originally had ent from this mining situation Developer says offer undervalues project recently receive a promise of $1 billion from China for until Oct. 28 to make a deci- sion, "at which is most people find a mine and mine it," said development costs. point Nunavut McCloskey. "In by Guy Quenneville wholly owned subsidiary of president and CEO of Baffin- "Certainly Baffinland is Iron Group can our case, we're Northern News Services Mittimatalik/Pond Inlet Australian-based Iron Ore Holdings LP, made a hostile land. "I would say that the offer a huge interest, and I would be surprised if it doesn't get withdraw the bid, they can extend "We've found finding deposits and the infra- Baffinland Iron Mines wants to stay on as developer takeover bid worth $274 mil- lion for Mary River, located that the Nunavut Iron Group put out doesn't even get you developed ... We don't pre- tend to be a Baffinland," said the bid or they can make the so much up structure would be expended to of the $4-billion Mary River 160 km south of Pond Inlet. to the back of a very long Gingerich. bid a bit more." there." develop the num- iron project and has asked In a letter sent out two line to get you a ticket to the The company ber one deposit. its board of directors to nix a weeks later, Baffinland's board ballpark." Going by the numbers extended the But it would be hostile takeover bid it claims of directors directed its share- One of Baffinland's rival Mary River's feasibility offer to Novem- used by all of highly underestimates the pro- holders to refuse the offer. iron ore developers even study, released in early 2008, ber 8 as of press time. the deposits over the next few ject's value. "Very simply put, it under- admits he'd be glad if his pro- used a $60-per-tonne price for Needless to say, McClo- decades or centuries. We've In late September, Nunavut values the project," said ject's iron ore could be com- iron ore, but today's prices skey hoped the sharehold- found so much up there." Iron Ore Acquisition Inc., a Richard McCloskey, acting pared to that of Mary River. are hovering around $150 per ers had faith in Baffinland's This year, Baffinland spent efforts to bring the project to a total of $30 million on Mary production. River, which included drilling "I don't think there is much that confirmed two new iron of a chance we won't be," he ore zones on the property, said. bringing the grand total of But Mary River has had zones to seven. a rough go of things on the "We are fortunate to financing front, due largely to have the whole region," said bad timing. McCloskey. "You've got to look at the Historically, 30 per cent timing of this thing," said of Baffinland's workforce has McCloskey. "We put the feas- been Inuit, typically coming ibility study together in 2008. from Pond Inlet and Iglulik. We ran a process and what Added McCloskey, "We happened in 2008? The whole always use Northern consult- world fell apart. You are not ants when and if necessary or We provide full services in: going to raise a dime when the available." world economy is going down The company hasn't let the the tubes. takeover bid distract it from Fuel Storage and Distribution | Heavy Equipment Contracting "On to 2009. In 2009, big the permitting process for companies started coming Mary River. back." "We're really putting the Project Management | Remote Facility Maintenance McCloskey added that pedal to the metal for our while $4 billion may seem like environmental impact study Hazardous Material Handling | Expediting Operations a big number, the infrastruc- (to the Nunavut Impact ture that will be constructed Review Board)," said McClos- Transportation (Cat Trains) to support mining at Mary key. "We'll be submitting that River – including a railhead by the end of the year." fact file Mary River by the numbers Company: Baffinland Iron Mines Commodity: Iron ore Location: 160 km south of Pond Inlet on Baffin Island Reserves: 365 million tonnes at 65 per cent iron Projected cost: $4.1 billion Amount spent in 2010: $30 million Average number of workers on site in 2008: 400 Average number of workers on site in 2009: 60 Projected construction jobs: 2,700 Projected mine production jobs: 650-700 Baffinland share price as of Oct. 12: $1.00 Source: Baffinland Iron Mines PO Box 92, Cambridge Bay, NU X0B 0C0 P (887) 983-7500 | F (887) 983-7501 100% Suite 203 – 15023 123 Ave, Edmonton, AB T5V 1J7 inuit P (780) 447-1008 | F (780) 447-3664 oWned www.kitnuna.ca NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 B11 Peregrine has 50 kimberlites at Chidliak BHP Billiton considering raise in project ownership stake by Guy Quenneville ing Peregrine's stake to 42 Northern News Services per cent. Panniqtuuq/Pangnirtung "That decision will have Opportunities for Nuna- to come later on this quarter," vummiut to gain skills at said Holmes. Peregrine Diamonds' Chidliak Workers discovered 34 new diamond project near Pang- kimberlites at Chidliak this nirtung will only increase in summer, bringing the total the next two number of kim- to three years, berlites discovered as there's a lot thus far to 50. of grassroots "...we're "I haven't seen exploration left to do at still very too many other projects in the enthusiastic." photo courtesy of Peregrine Diamonds the site, says world that have the company's produced that Simeonie Nauyuq of Pangnirtung works on a generator at one of two camps for Peregrine Diamond's vice-president many (in one Chidliak diamond project, located 133 km from Pangnirtung. of exploration. season)..." said "The longer the project Holmes. "In 2008, we found going to see a significant the developer gets the money ing eight workers hired from ance, as well." runs, the more experience and three. In 2009, 13. So 34 this number of those producing for it). Pangnirtung and Iqaluit. skills that the people working year is a quantum leap. (For) (stones)." "It's still pretty early for "They were involved in a More training on the project have an oppor- next year, we're still very that," said Holmes about the range of things," said Holmes. In January, Peregrine tunity to acquire," said Peter enthusiastic, because we've What's next first assessment. "There were geophysical began talks with its drilling Holmes. only flown 20 per cent of the Chidliak is still two to three It's not until a larger bulk operators who were working contractor, Saskatoon-based This year, the Vancouver- property with airborne geo- years away from a preliminary sample is pulled from Chidliak with magnetometers on grids. Boart Longyear Inc., about based exploration company physics (a method by which economic assessment. – a sample in the range of 200 It measures the magnetic training several candidates as spent $15.3 million at the companies acquire data about Most mineral exploration to 1,000 tonnes, as opposed field. We trained individuals driller's helpers. Chidliak project, located 133 the shape of a deposit)." projects go through a series of to the 15- to 20-tonne sam- as operators of those. Wild- Last May, three men from km from Pangnirtung. Whether the newly discov- three economic assessments, ples being drawn now – that life monitors. Environmental Pangnirtung were sent to The diamond play is a joint ered kimberlites actually con- each discussing in increasing Peregrine will have enough assistants, archaeological Haileybury, Ont. – the oper- venture with BHP Billiton, tain diamonds is not known detail the project's financing, information for an economic assistants. ations centre for Boart Long- owner of the Ekati Diamond yet. construction and operation: evaluation of the project. "We also had a geotechnic- year's surface coring oper- Mine. "Until we actually see the the preliminary economic "I'd like to see one within al assistant working in Iqaluit ations – for two weeks of Under the terms of the joint results from the lab, we can't assessment (also known as the the next two to three years," as well as assisting the people classroom-based training. venture, BHP now has the tell," said Holmes. "Based on scoping study), the pre-feas- said Holmes. doing the core logging. And While this year's program option to raise its ownership what we've seen already and ibility study and the bankable This year's exploration you have people working in at Chidliak did not offer them stake in Chidliak by seven per initial results this year, we're feasibility study, after which program required a total of support roles in camp main- cent, to 58 per cent, render- pretty confident that we're comes construction (provided 48 people at its peak, includ- tenance and kitchen assist- Please see Southern, page B12 A Component of the PSAC A Component of PSAC Serving Northerners for over 40 years. Representing diamond workers, hamlet and housing workers and Public Service employees. Your Northern Union. 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The study should be The company tripled the hopes to at least maintain next Affairs Canada, employing 20 "The biggest challenge is expects to release the pre- released by MMG in late Nov- amount of exploration dollars year), there were more of those people from across the Kitik- finding more workers," said feasibility study for its Izok ember or early December. on both projects, said McFar- jobs available for residents of meot region, said Havioyak. Havioyak. Lake base metals project near MMG already has some lane. Kugluktuk and, increasingly, Kugluktuk by the end of the year. The study – the second tentative numbers for the estimated $1.25-billion pro- ject, including an operations While the resource at High Lake – which contains the same types of metals as Izok Cambridge Bay. According to Donald Havioyak, approximately 15 fact file in a series of workforce of 380 Lake – is less defined than people from those hamlets Izok Lake by the numbers increasingly people. the more advanced Izok Lake, found work at Izok and High specific eco- "The biggest This sum- the aim of exploration at both Lake this year. Company: MMG Resources Inc., the Canadian nomic assess- mer, MMG spent sites was essentially the same: "We have more people ments – will challenge is approximately $15 to beef up the resource count working than last year," said subsidiary of China Minmetals Corp. Commodities: zinc, lead, silver, copper include esti- mates on the finding more million on explora- tion work at both to make the projects more eco- nomically viable and possibly Kugluktuk-born Havioyak, who works as a community Location: 255 km southwest of Kugluktuk project's mine workers." Izok Lake, located move toward production. relations officer for MMG Current resource estimate: 14.9 million tonnes; 12.8 life, capital 255 km southwest The results from that drill from his home community. per cent zinc, 2.5 per cent copper, 1.3 per cent lead cost, operations of Kugluktuk, and program were still being com- "Our time frames have and 68 grams per tonne of silver staff and overall plan to mine its less-developed sister pro- piled as of press time. been longer. So locals are Estimated cost: $1.25 billion zinc, copper, lead and silver. ject High Lake, located 190 coming in to my office, and "I think that will be the km southeast of the commun- Exploration jobs there's more awareness of Estimated construction jobs: 400 to 500 interesting news that (people) ity. Compared to when a mine the company (among) locals Estimated mine production jobs: 380 will want to know about. At That represents a substan- is in production, exploration and (people from) Cambridge Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay residents currently at this stage, we just don't have tial increase over the com- programs, depending on their Bay." Izok Lake (and sister project High Lake) : 15 anything that we can tell pany's spending in 2009, when size, can only provide a frac- MMG's projects aren't the Status: pre-feasibility study due in late November, early you, because it's still being MMG, like many other com- tion of the number of mine only things creating economic assessed," said Martin McFar- panies, cut down on spending jobs to Nunavut residents. opportunities in the region. December Source: MMG Resources Inc. lane, president of MMG and, more specifically, took a The good news is, thanks North of Kugluktuk, local Discovery Inn Comfort and Convenience in North America's Diamond Capital Serving our Northern communities Conveniently located downtown. 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Snap Lake De Beers Canada's Snap Lake Diamond Mine – Can- ada's first fully underground mine, located 220 km north- east of Yellowknife – began commercial production in 2008. Since construction began at Snap Lake, to the end of 2009, De Beers spent $630 million with aboriginal com- panies – 45 per cent of all expenditures during that time, according to De Beers Can- ada's 2009 socio-economic report for Snap Lake. Factor in other NWT busi- nesses, and De Beers spent Please see $48 million, page B15 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 B15 $48 million budgeted for De Beers construction Diamond, from page B14 Diavik supplement person years by recording the actual $978 million with Northern number of employees, De companies – 70 per cent of all Beers only provides person spending. Mid-year socio-economic numbers for 2010 were not years in its socio-economic report. Simply defined, a per- Access to Inuit-Owned Lands – Kivalliq Region released as of press time. son year represents one per- In 2009 alone, $116 mil- son working 2,184 hours per Applications for access to Inuit-owned lands (IOL) and instructions for lion went to Northern and year – averaged to 42 hours their completion are available through the KIA Lands Office. Once an aboriginal businesses – 74 per a week. cent of overall spending dur- In 2009, the overall application has been received along with the appropriate fees, maps and ing the year. workforce totalled 431 per- other accompanying documents, it will be reviewed by KIA Lands This year, De Beers is son years. NWT aboriginals Administration. The application will then be sent to the appropriate investing approximately $48 accounted for 21 per cent of Community Land and Resource Committee (CLARC) for review and million in construction activ- that total. Including all other recommendation. The applicant will be notified of the decision within a ity at Snap Lake, including NWT residents, Northerners reasonable period of time. new accommodations for accounted for 38 per cent of workers. person years. Each permit carries with it a set of environmental, cultural/archeological, In its socio-economic Aboriginals accounted for and enforcement terms and conditions which must be adhered to. report, De Beers measures its 57 per cent of all Northern Failure to comply with these terms and conditions may result in the employment statistics in terms person years. cancellation of the permit and removal from the land. Depending of person years, as do BHP Total 2009 carat produc- on the type, location, and/or season of the proposed operation, and Diavik Diamond Mines tion from Snap Lake was special terms or conditions may be added to the standard permit. Inc. However, while BHP and 443,543 carats. Sincerely fact file Jose Kusugak, President KIA Northern and aboriginal The application process for commercial and residential leases is similar to that above, although the review process is more extensive. mine employment in 2009 To request an application, or for more information contact: EKATI Veronica Tattuinee Lands Administrator Luis Manzo Director of Lands Ph: 867-645-5731 Ph: 867-645-5734 Northern 876 (43%) Fax: 867-645-3855 Fax: 867-645-3855 firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com Aboriginal 435 (49.7% of Northern total) Non-Aboriginal 441 (50.3% of Northern total) Non-Northern 1,146 (57%) Northwest Territories and Nunavut Total 2,022 Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists DIAVIK 201, 4817 – 49th Street, Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S7 www.napeg.nt.ca Northern 552 (55%) Aboriginal 279 (51% of Northern total) Non-Aboriginal 273 (49% of Northern total) Non-Northern 459 (45%) Total 1,011 NAPEG administers the NWT Engineering and Geoscience Professional Act and the SNAP LAKE Nunavut Engineers and Geoscientists Act and has been empowered to regulate the Snap Lake numbers are in person years.* practices of engineering and geoscience and to govern the Acts and by-laws and to Northern 162.5 (38%) establish and maintain standards of knowledge, skill, care and professional ethics in order that the interests of the public may be served and protected. Aboriginal 92 (57% of Northern total) Look for the Designation P.Eng. Non-Aboriginal 70.5 (43% of P.Geo. Northern total) P.Geol. Non-Northern 268.7 (62%) P.Geoph. Total 431.2 * A person year represents one person who worked 2,184 For information on registration or to confirm that a company or individual is hours per year – or 42 hours a week. licensed to practice in the Northwest Territories and/or Nunavut, Sources: BHP Billiton; Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.; De Beers Canada contact NAPEG at (867) 920-4055. B16 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING Study measures impact engaging in that type of activ- ity." Interviews are being con- "Everybody's got a story to tell." Many aboriginal people of former mines ducted with as many aborig- and organizations are eager inal people as possible about to document important times their experiences with the when there was a lot of change mines as former workers and and development in their com- as affected residents, such as munities, continued Keeling. hunters and trappers. "They see it as an oppor- Federal research council funding $300,000 initiative In Hay River and Fort Resolution, 45 interviews were tunity for their kids and the future to really understand conducted. The responses what was going on in the com- by Paul Bickford ciate professor of history, and First Nation on the Hay River The project is in its third were varied. munities at that time." Northern News Services Dr. Arn Keeling, an assistant Reserve and the Hay River year and has two or three "A lot of people worked at The project will produce an NWT professor of geography, vis- Metis Council. more years to go. It involves these mines," he said. "They oral history archive for each A multi-year research pro- ited Hay River, Fort Resolu- "For each one of these case archival research and the col- were really proud of the work community, including audio ject is analyzing the effects tion and Yellowknife earlier studies, there was lection of wide- they did at the mine. At the recordings and transcripts. three now-defunct mines had this year and spoke to News/ a First Nation liv- ranging oral his- same time, some people are "It will be our information on nearby aboriginal com- North about their project. ing near the mine "We're not tory. angry about what they would after it's done," said DKFN munities. The project – Abandoned The funding for the study – nearly $300,000 to or their hunting region was affect- anti-mining..., Sandlos said the researchers describe as the mess that was left behind. It really varies, Chief Louis Balsillie. Sandlos has gotten the Mines in Northern Canada – is focusing on five case stud- date – comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities ed by the mine," said Sandlos. we're not don't have an agenda.. even in individuals. They might be angry about environ- sense that some people are interested in new opportun- ies, including mines at Pine Research Council of Canada, "They weren't pro-mining." "We're not mental damage that was done, ities in mining. Point and Port Radium, and a federal funding agency. always right next a nti-m in ing. yet they would say it was great "But they're also wary Giant Mine in Yellowknife. The research is being to the mine, but, We're not try- working at the mine… It's a about some of the risks asso- The study is being led by conducted with the assist- in one way or another, these ing to convince people not to really complicated story." ciated with a mining economy two researchers from Memor- ance of aboriginal organiza- communities were impacted engage in mining," he said. "Some people with fond – having it shut off suddenly, ial University of Newfound- tions, including Deninu Ku'e by a mine for better or for "We're not pro-mining, either. memories, some people with more environmental prob- land. First Nation (DKFN) in Fort worse, or a combination of the We want to stand back and not so fond memories of the lems potentially and so on," Dr. John Sandlos, an asso- Resolution, K'atlodeeche two as we're finding out." look at the pros and cons of place," Dr. Keeling added. he said. NWT/ NUNAVUT MINING NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, November 15, 2010 B17 NTI stands by uranium policy Organization wants Inuit to benefit from exploration fact file by Emily Ridlington Inc., an exploration company environment were protected. which already has one million Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.'s uranium policy, Northern News Services based in Saskatchewan, is So far, NTI has signed shares in Kivalliq Energy – Nunavut looking to set up an explor- memorandums of under- has the option of gaining a 25 released Sept. 18, 2007 With an environmental ation operation to see if a standing with two companies per cent per cent participating review underway for a pro- uranium mine is viable in the developing uranium projects. interest or a 7.5 per cent net posed mine site at Kiggavik region. The first was with Kivalliq profit royalty from the mine. The objectives of the policy are to: near Baker Lake, NTI is As the organization that Energy Corporation, which is But the MOUs also make 1. Support Responsible and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear standing by its uranium policy owns and administers Inuit developing the Lac Cinquante clear that the projects are not Energy and looking to see what the lands under the Nunavut deposit, about 210 km north to have negative impacts on Nuclear energy will be used for peaceful and future brings. Land Claims Agreement, NTI of Baker Lake. Then came an the environment or the people "Nunavut is banned uranium agreement with Forum Uran- of the region. environmentally responsible purposes. full of uranium mining in the ium Corp., which is exploring "The key message here is 2. Require Benefits from Uranium Exploration and and it is only a matter of dis- " ... health early 1990s. In 2007, the the North Thelon Project, pos- itioned 60 km west of Baker health and safety - that is our top priority," Eetoolook said. Mining Uranium exploration and mining in Nunavut will bring covering it and I'm pretty sure and safety – board of direc- tors changed its Lake. These agreements give He said the people of Nunavut need to be protected significant economic benefits to Inuit. it will be mined that is our mind and issued Inuit land claim beneficiaries whether they live or work near eventually here," a uranium policy the chance to cash in on these the mine. 3. Ensure Protection of Human Health said James top priority." that would allow projects, should they actually Ensuring exploration and Uranium exploration and mining will be carried out in Eetoolook, act- Inuit to bene- go into production. NTI's deal mining is done safely is the job a manner that protects the health and safety of the ing president of fit from the with Kivalliq Energy states of Barry McCallum, manager workers and of all Nunavummiut. 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Inuit. ensure the public knows there "The industry works very "It has happened in the are ways for people concerned hard to maintain high stan- past where Inuit were not con- about the potential exploration dards and that is something sidered and we did not have to get in touch with the Nuna- that has improved dramatic- full participation," he said. vut Impact Review Board, the ally over the last four dec- Since 2008, Areva has Nunavut Planning Commis- ades," said McCallum. spent $35 million on the Kig- sion and the Canadian Nuclear Uranium mining has been gavik project with $9 mil- Safety Commission. going on in Saskatchewan for lion of that being spent on In the last 18 months, there more than 50 years, with the contracts with Northern sup- have been three tours of com- province accounting for 30 pliers. munity information sessions per cent of the world's annual Depending on when the in the Kivalliq region. uranium production. McCal- environmental review is com- "The environmental assess- lum said organizations such pleted and market conditions, ment process is very inclu- as the Saskatchewan Mining the mine could open in 2015, sive with many opportunities Association monitor the safety said McCallum. for people to comment," said practices and performances of While they may have McCallum. its mines. a uranium policy in place, Nunavummiut living in photo courtesy of Areva Resources Canada "Uranium mines are safer Eetoolook made it clear this the Kivalliq region can attend than being in your home," he does not mean NTI is throw- another round of commun- Areva Resources Canada's Kiggavik community liaison committee meets in said. ing their support behind the ity information sessions dur- Baker Lake on July 27. Ensuring Inuit benefit from project. ing the first two weeks in the resource and industry is a "The policy directs us how November. DISCOVERY STARTS HERE photo courtesy of Areva Resources Canada Inc. 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