Value of 2013 Mineral Production Up in Nunavut, Down in NWT

2 April 2014

Yellowknife, NT (April 2, 2014) – The overall value of mineral production rose in Nunavut in 2013, and dropped in the Northwest Territories, according to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) statistics. 

• In the NWT, the value of diamond production from its three diamond mines dropped to $1,561.227 million, a decrease of $64.831 million (4%) over 2012, despite production having increased by 1%. Tungsten production increased by 8% at the Cantung Mine, and production value of tungsten increased by $11.4 million to $99.8 million while copper dropped by $1.5 million to $2.2 million. 
• In Nunavut, the value of gold and silver production from its only mine, Meadowbank, increased by $16 million (3%) to $627 million from $611 million in 2012, while gold production increased by 16%. 

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