List of mines in the Northwest Territories
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This is a list of mines in the Northwest Territories and includes both operating and closed mines. Mines that are in operation are in italics. The list does not include mines that were operating prior to 1999 in what is now Nunavut.
Mine | Major commodities | Closest town | Region/locality | Owner(s) | Dates | Comments | Coordinates | References |
Beaulieu Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°25′03″N 112°54′09″W / 62.41750°N 112.90250°W / 62.41750; -112.90250 (Beaulieu Mine) | [1][2] | |||
Burwash Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°27′45″N 114°19′00″W / 62.46250°N 114.31667°W / 62.46250; -114.31667 (Burwash Mine) | [3] | |||
Camlaren Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°59′12″N 113°12′17″W / 62.98667°N 113.20472°W / 62.98667; -113.20472 (Camlaren Mine) | [4] | |||
Cantung Mine | Tungsten | Tungsten | Dehcho Region | North American Tungsten | 61°57′25″N 128°12′10″W / 61.95694°N 128.20278°W / 61.95694; -128.20278 (Cantung Mine) | [5] | ||
Colomac Mine | Gold | Gamèti | North Slave Region | 64°24′00″N 115°06′00″W / 64.40000°N 115.10000°W / 64.40000; -115.10000 (Colomac Mine) | [3] | |||
Con Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°26′20″N 114°22′18″W / 62.43889°N 114.37167°W / 62.43889; -114.37167 (Con Mine) | ||||
Diavik Diamond Mine | Diamonds | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | Dominion Diamond Corporation Diavik Diamond Mines (Rio Tinto)A | 64°29′46″N 110°16′24″W / 64.49611°N 110.27333°W / 64.49611; -110.27333 (Diavik Diamond Mine) | [6] | ||
Discovery Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 63°11′14″N 113°53′48″W / 63.18722°N 113.89667°W / 63.18722; -113.89667 (Discovery Mine) | ||||
Echo Bay Mines | Silver | Port Radium / DelineD | Sahtu Region | 66°03′18″N 118°00′00″W / 66.05500°N 118.00000°W / 66.05500; -118.00000 (Echo Bay Mine) | ||||
Ekati Diamond Mine | Diamonds | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | Dominion Diamond Corporation Charles E. Fipke Stewart BlussonB | 64°42′49″N 110°37′10″W / 64.71361°N 110.61944°W / 64.71361; -110.61944 (Ekati Diamond Mine) | [7] | ||
Eldorado Mine | Radium, uranium | Port Radium/DelineD | Sahtu Region | 66°05′06″N 118°02′16″W / 66.08500°N 118.03778°W / 66.08500; -118.03778 (Eldorado Mine) | ||||
Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project | Diamonds | Lutselk'e | North Slave Region | Mountain Province Diamonds De Beers Canada Camphor VenturesC | 63°26′05″N 109°12′02″W / 63.43472°N 109.20056°W / 63.43472; -109.20056 (Gahcho Kué Diamond Project, north site (main camp)) | [8] | ||
Giant Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°29′59″N 114°21′31″W / 62.49972°N 114.35861°W / 62.49972; -114.35861 (Giant Mine) | ||||
Negus Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°26′10″N 114°21′00″W / 62.43611°N 114.35000°W / 62.43611; -114.35000 (Negus Mine) | [9] | |||
Outpost Island Mine | Gold, tungsten | Fort Resolution | South Slave Region | 61°44′08″N 113°27′32″W / 61.73556°N 113.45889°W / 61.73556; -113.45889 (Outpost Island Mine) | ||||
Pine Point Mine | Lead, zinc | Pine Point / Fort ResolutionD | South Slave Region | 60°52′13″N 114°27′21″W / 60.87028°N 114.45583°W / 60.87028; -114.45583 (Pine Point Mine) | ||||
Ptarmigan and Tom Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°31′15″N 114°11′45″W / 62.52083°N 114.19583°W / 62.52083; -114.19583 (Ptarmigan Mine) | [3] | |||
Prairie Creek Mine | Lead, zinc, silver | Nahanni Butte | Dehcho Region | NorZinc | 61°33′38″N 124°47′41″W / 61.56056°N 124.79472°W / 61.56056; -124.79472 (Prairie Creek Mine) | [10] | ||
Quartz Mountain mine | Gold | |||||||
Rayrock Mine | Uranium | Whatì | North Slave Region | 63°26′38″N 116°33′03″W / 63.44389°N 116.55083°W / 63.44389; -116.55083 (Rayrock Mine) | ||||
Ruth Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°27′44″N 112°34′23″W / 62.46222°N 112.57306°W / 62.46222; -112.57306 (Ruth Mine) | ||||
Salmita Mine | Gold | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | 64°04′45″N 111°14′45″W / 64.07917°N 111.24583°W / 64.07917; -111.24583 (Salmita Mine) | [3] | |||
Snap Lake Diamond Mine | Diamonds | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | De Beers Canada | 63°36′20″N 110°52′00″W / 63.60556°N 110.86667°W / 63.60556; -110.86667 (Snap Lake Diamond Mine) | [11] | ||
Thompson-Lundmark Mine | Gold | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°36′43″N 113°28′26″W / 62.61194°N 113.47389°W / 62.61194; -113.47389 (Thompson-Lundmark Mine) | ||||
Thor Lake mine | Rare-earth elements | Yellowknife | North Slave Region | 62°05′55″N 112°34′34″W / 62.09861°N 112.57611°W / 62.09861; -112.57611 (Thor Lake) | ||||
Tundra Mine | Gold | Wekweeti | North Slave Region | 64°03′26″N 111°10′34″W / 64.05722°N 111.17611°W / 64.05722; -111.17611 (Tundra Mine) |
See also
Notes
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- A.^ Harry Winston Diamond Mines owns 40% and Diavik Diamond Mines, which is 100% owned by the Rio Tinto, owns 60%.
- B.^ Dominion Diamond Corporation owns 88.9% while Charles Fipke and Stewart Blusson each own 10%.
- C.^ Mountain Province Diamonds owns 44%, De Beers Canada 51% and Camphor Ventures 4.9%
- D.^ Pine Point and Port Radium are ghost towns. Deline and Fort Resolution are the closest modern communities
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mining in the Northwest Territories.
- ^ "The History of Mining in the Northwest Territories". Minerals, Oil and Gas, History of Exploration and Development. Government of the Northwest Territories: Industry, Tourism and Investment. Archived from the original on 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
- ^ Bullmoose Ruth Mine Sites LOI (EW699-161320/A)
- ^ a b c d The Operational History of Mines in the Northwest Territories, Canada
- ^ Site 00000162 - CAMLAREN MINE (HUMP VEIN)
- ^ Cantung Mine
- ^ Diavik Diamond Mine
- ^ "Ekati Diamond Mine". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Site 00000173 - NEGUS MINE/COMINCO LTD
- ^ Prairie Creek Mine
- ^ Snap Lake Diamond Mine Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
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