FACES IN MINING: THE BEST EMPLOYEES • AGNICO EAGLE GETS THE NIRB NOD & NEW BOSS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NWT & NUNAVUT CHAMBER OF MINES • SPRING 2015 Your tax dollars at work Ottawa finds more money for mineral mapping Arviat mine training A productive training partnership shows success Conference Board Northern mining update Northern mining We like it, we Baffinland really like it! Nunavut welcomes it’s newest mine! PHOTO COURTESY BAFFINLAND IRON MINES VOLUME 19 • SPRNG 2015 ON THE COVER: THE BAFFINLAND MINING CAMP AT MARY RIVER, WITH DEPOSIT #1 IN THE BACKGROUND. BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2014-2015) NWT DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Rod Brown | Discovery Mining Services Ltd. Brooke Clements | Peregrine Exploration PO Box 2248 201-1250 Homer Street Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P7 Vancouver, BC V6B 1C6 Phone: 867-920-4600 P: 604-408-8880 F: 604-408-8881 Fax: 867-873-8332 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] President’s Message VICE-PRESIDENT, NUNAVUT Joe Campbell | TerraX Minerals Inc. John Laitin | Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. 312 - 10 Green St. The mining industry in the NWT and Nunavut has the potential to create a 202-930 West 1st St Ottawa, ON K2J 3Z6 prosperous future. To get there, we’re focused on improvements. P4 Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4 Phone: 613-843-8109 P: 604-998-4175 F: 604-998-1051 Fax: 613-843-8110 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] DEPARTMENTS SECRETARY Lane Dewar | Cassidy Point Exploration Services PO Box 1059 Don Bubar | Avalon Rare Metals Inc. Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N8 News Portal 1901-130 Adelaide St W Phone: 867-873-1871 Government mining support; Kiggavik hearings; Fraser Institute survey; Toronto, ON M5H 3P5 E-mail: [email protected] P: 416-364-4935 F: 416-364-5162 Baffinland; Agnico Eagle; Fednav.P6 E-mail: [email protected] Roy Erasmus Jr. Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N9 VICE-PRESIDENT, NWT E-mail: [email protected] Gary Vivian | Aurora Geosciences Ltd. Profiles: Faces in Mining 3506 McDonald Dr. Patrick Evans | Kennady Diamonds Inc. Yellowknife, NT Z1A 2H1 2315 - 161 Bay St. Amie Nashilik; Ikey Evalik; Lizzie Mablik Nakoolak; Ola Arnaquq; John P: 867-920-2729 F: 867-920-2739 Toronto, ON M5J 2S1 Kaiyogana. P18 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 416-361-3562 Fax: 416-640-5114 TREASURER E-mail: [email protected] Alex Buchan | TMAC Resources Inc. Guest Column Robin Goad | Fortune Minerals Ltd. Box 1203, 18 Mitik St. Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson says mining can lead to a prosperous Cambridge Bay, NU X0B 0C0 1600-148 Fullartan St. P: 867-983-2385 F: 867-983-2386 London, ON N6A 5P3 Nunavut economy. P55 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 519-858-8188 Fax: 519-858-8155 NUNAVUT DIRECTORS E-mail: [email protected] Ken Armstrong | North Arrow Minerals Inc. Chris Hrkac | GGL Resources Corp. 960-789 West Pender St. 906-675 West Hastings St FEATURES Vancouver, BC V6C 1H2 Vancouver, BC V6B 1N2 Phone: 604-668-8355 Phone: 604-688-0546 Fax: 604-336-4813 Fax: 604-608-9887 E-mail: karmstrong@northarrow E-mail: [email protected] Sharing the Wealth Adam Chamberlain | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP John Kearney | Canadian Zinc Corporation Scotia Plaza - 40 King St.W. 700-220 Bay St Mining brings jobs, business opportunities and prosperity to the Toronto, ON M5H 3Y4 Toronto, ON M5J 2W4 North. Aboriginal people are taking notice. By Beverly Cramp P28 Phone: 416-367-6172 Phone: 416-362-6686 Fax: 416-361-7337 Fax: 416-368-5344 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Larry Connell | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Glen Koropchuk | DeBeers Canada Inc. Training for Success 400-145 King St. E 300-5102 49 St. Toronto, ON M5C 2Y7 Yellowknife, NT X1A 1P8 Arviat’s diamond drilling training program is an unqualified Phone: 416-947-1212 Phone: 867-766-7300 Fax: 416-367-4681 Fax: 867-766-7347 success. All it needed was a vision, a plan, a facility, students E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] and some funding. And some help from Agnico Eagle. By Beverly Darcy Hirsekorn | Cameco Corporation Chantal Lavoie | Dominion Diamond Ekati 2121 11 St. W Corporation Cramp P34 Saskatoon, SK S7M 1J3 1102-4920 52 St. Phone: 306-956-6362 Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T1 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 867-766-6909 Fax: 867-880-2025 Barry McCallum | AREVA Resources Canada Inc. Mining Brightens Canada’s PO Box 9204 E-mail: [email protected] Saskatoon, SK S7K 3X5 Jason McKenzie North American Tungsten Phone: 306-343-4596 Corp. Ltd. Future in the North Fax: 306-343-4044 1640-1188 West Georgia St E-mail: [email protected] Vancouver, BC V6E 4A2 An update on resource exploration and development across the Phone: 604-684-5300 Greg Missal | Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Fax: 604-684-2992 300-2274 Uupper Middle Rd.E. North. By the Conference Board of Canada P46 E-mail: [email protected] Oakville, ON L6H 0C3 Phone: 416-364-8820 Corey McLachlan | Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. Fax: 416-364-0193 300-5201 50 Ave, PO Box 2498 E-mail: [email protected] Yellowknife, BC X1A 2P8 Membership Directory Phone: 867-669-6500 Brad Ryder | Glencore Canada Corporation - Zinc Fax: 867-669-9058 6900-100 King St W P56 E-mail: [email protected] Toronto, ON M5X 1E3 Phone: 416-775-1400 R. Brent Murphy, M.Sc., P.Geol. | Seabridge Gold Inc. Fax: 416-775-1493 106 Front Street East, Suite 400 Toronto, ON M5A 1E1 E-mail: [email protected] Mining North is published for: Phone: (416) 367-9292 Sahba Safavi | MMG Limited NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines Level 26-117 West Hastings St Fax: (416) 367-2711 E-mail: [email protected] P.O. Box 2818, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1 Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3 Tel: 867-873-5281 Fax: 780-669-5681 Phone: 778-373-5600 Trevor Teed | DEMCo Ltd. Publisher: Tom Hoefer, Executive Director Fax: 778-373-5598 PO Box 2725 www.miningnorth.com E-mail: [email protected] Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1 Published by Inukshuk Publishing Phone: 867-920-2764 Jeff Ward | Kivalliq Energy Corporation PO Box 20068 Yellowknife, NT X1A 3X8 1020 - 800 West Pender St. Fax: 867-669-7525 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 867-920-2076 Vancouver, BC V6C 2V6 ISSN No. 1193-8927. Phone: 604-646-4527 Printed in Canada Tom Hoefer Cheryl Wourms Elizabeth Kingston Fax: 604-646-4526 Registered with the National Library of Canada. Executive Director Office manager General Manager, NU E-mail: [email protected] MINING NORTH • SPRING 2015 3 upfront MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Northern mining continues to progress despite the current challenging times Welcome to the inaugural “spring” issue of There are also a number of important Mining North! There are some great stories advanced projects and earlier stage explora- that speak to the power of the mining in- tion projects in both territories that we hope dustry to create long-lasting and important to see progress to the mining stage in the benefits for the North. coming years. Early 2015 finds our industry in challeng- Mining is a great industry, with many ing times. As described in the Conference heart-warming stories of “people success”. Board of Canada story, miners and explor- We hope that the stories of success in this is- ers have experienced some significant highs sue will be an inspiration for our youth and and lows over the last few years. Exploration for northern people that are considering a and deposit appraisal spending, which career in the mining industry. Iconic brands. reached a record high of $535 million in Nunavut in 2011, dropped to $145 million Training is one of the best tools to create “Training is one of the last year. Over the same time period in the people success, and the work being done Legendary service. NWT, spending increased from $94 million on that front by Arviat, the fastest growing best tools to create to $96 million, but is projected to drop to community in Canada, is truly inspiring. $44 million in 2015. Gold and iron prices people success, and were at or near record highs three years ago, As stated by Senator Patterson in his edito- but they have now dropped significantly. rial comment, the responsible development the work being done That is the nature of the minerals industry, of mineral resources is critical to diversify and we continue to press on despite the rise northern economies and lessen reliance on … by Arviat … is truly and fall of commodity prices and the ebb the public sector. and flow of investment dollars. inspiring. ” With the support of federal, territorial We are happy to report three major mile- and aboriginal governments and local stones. In Nunavut, a new iron mine is oper- communities, we will be able to keep our ating at Mary River the federal government industry and the many benefits it cre- approved the Meliadine gold mine proposal ates strong for generations to come. The can proceed to permitting and licensing at NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines is here Rankin Inlet. In the Northwest Territories, a to help achieve our vision of “A vibrant and new diamond mine, Gahcho Kué, is under sustainable exploration and mining industry construction. These mines will provide in the NWT and Nunavut which has the much needed growth opportunities through support of the peoples of the North.” training, jobs, and business opportunities, building on the solid foundation of success Brooke Clements created by the three diamond mines and a President tungsten mine in the NWT, and the Mead- NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines owbank Gold Mine in Nunavut.