Chamber Newsletter: Northern Mining Notes, July 2015

10 August 2015

In this July issue:

  • Economic Outlook for Nunavut Good, NWT not so good
  • Hooray! First Nunavut Iron Ore ever in history shipped
  • Construction of NWT’s newest diamond mine 62 percent complete
  • New concept Thaidene Nene Park being proposed
  • Diavik Wind-Hybrid Installation – A Performance Update
  • Federal Minister supports Baffinland Mine going through NIRB process
  • KIA and Agnico Eagle Officially Sign IIBA Agreement for Meliadine Gold Project
  • Dominion Diamond Corporation and Diavik Diamond Mine get Awards
  • Introducing Jayko Simonie, One of Baffinland’s 2 On-Site Elders
  • Report: Our National Competitiveness and Canada’s Territories
  • Opinion: Canada needs to stake its claim in mining or risk falling behind
  • Growing the population of the NWT
  • Welcome (Back!) Stephanie Autut, NWB Executive Director
  • Qamanirjuaq Caribou - 100,000 Strong
  • Scotiabank – Commodity Prices Gain Ground in June, But Retreat in July
  • World Bank Commodity Outlook doesn’t look good