List of mines in Nunavut
 |
This is a list of mines in Nunavut, Canada. It includes mines that were operating prior to 1999 in what was then Northwest Territories.
| Mine | Major commodities | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments | References | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupin Mine | Gold | 65°45′N 111°15′W / 65.750°N 111.250°W | Echo Bay Mines Limited | 1982-2006 | [1] | ||||||||
| Jericho Diamond Mine | Diamonds | 65°59′50″N 111°28′30″W / 65.99722°N 111.47500°W | Tahera Diamond Corporation | 2006-2008 | |||||||||
| Nanisivik Mine | Zinc, lead | 73°02′40″N 084°32′14″W / 73.04444°N 84.53722°W | Nanisivik | Breakwater Resources | 1976-2002 | [2] | |||||||
| Polaris mine | Zinc, lead | 75°23′24″N 096°54′00″W / 75.39000°N 96.90000°W | Resolute | Cominco | 1981-2002 | Canada's northernmost mine. | [3][4] | ||||||
| Meadowbank Gold Mine | Gold | 65°01′07″N 096°04′26″W / 65.01861°N 96.07389°W | Agnico-Eagle Mines | 2010-present | |||||||||
| Mary River | Iron | 71°10′59″N 079°21′00″W / 71.18306°N 79.35000°W | Baffinland Iron Mine | 2014 (expected) | Naujaat |
References
- ^ "Echo Bay Mines Ltd". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Canadian Mines Handbook 2003-2004. Toronto, Ontario: Business Information Group. 2003. p. 591. ISBN 0-919336-60-4. ISSN 0068-9289.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Spitzer, Aaron (May 11, 2001). "Cominco plots clean-up of Polaris mine". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Polaris mine to close next year". CBC. March 29, 2001. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
