Chamber Newsletter: Northern Mining Notes, October 2014

6 November 2014

Some Headlines from our October 2014 Chamber Newsletter:

NWT Government releases Mineral Development Action Plan
Senate unanimously passes Bill S-6 and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act
Canadian Zinc Starts Underground Program at Prairie Creek
Kiggavik EIS accepted – “We have our work ahead of us now”
Good news for Cantung Mine Life – Extended Beyond end of 2017
Baffinland applies to increase production and shipping from Mary River mine
Mary River Designated Inuit Firm List prioritizes business
NWT 25-Year Transportation Strategy Underway
Nunavut Devolution Moving Forward
NCC Development Ltd. double award winner at Nunavut Trade Show
GNWT makes changes to help develop Northern Workforce
Nunavut Prospectors’ Program – “An eye opener for prospecting”
Forest fire held back at ice road camp during NWT’s worst fire season
What’s that? You thought mining was low tech?
Worldwide metals exploration budgets down 25% in 2014