Chamber Newsletter: Northern Mining Notes, June 2015

2 July 2015

In this June issue of the Chamber newsletter: 

• North American Tungsten – Temporary Layoffs and restructuring too
• Husky withdraws small sand exploration project from EA – NWT loses
• But … Low impacts, strong benefits from sand mining – U.S. Report
• 58th Annual Northern Mine Rescue Competition Another Success
• NWT Mining Week Festivities & Picnic Celebrate Our Industry
• NWT Government exploration incentive helps TerraX explore in Yellowknife
• North Arrow Diamond Valuation from Qilalugaq
• Changes to Agnico Eagle’s Nunavut organizational structure
• Nunavut Prospecting course – looking for students
• Mary River Inuit Impact Benefit fund seeking community proposals
• Senate report released on “Powering Canada’s Territories”
• Canada increases GNWT’s Borrowing Limit – great … but tough times ahead
• NWT Energy Report Released
• Northern Premiers Promote Infrastructure as Key to Northern Investment
• Minister Aglukkaq advances Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut
• GNWT signs Intergovernmental MOU with the Sahtu
• NWT Exploration Grants awarded
• NWT Mining Industry Advisory Board sets priorities for advancing development
• NWT 25-year transportation strategy tabled
• Review panel seeks Northern perspectives on the Canada Transportation Act
• Premier and Minister promote NWT diamonds at international industry event
• State of the global mining market bleak after Q1 2015
• NWT Government Annual “Communities & Diamonds 2014” Report
• Minister Valcourt Announces New Organization “Polar Knowledge Canada”
• Eye-opening study: delays in permitting reduce investment value
• Timberlites and croutons: the early days of the Great Canadian Diamond Rush
• Scotiabank – Commodity Prices Rally Again In May

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