List of mines in Nunavut
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This is a list of mines in Nunavut, Canada. It includes mines that were operating prior to 1999 in what was then Northwest Territories. Start and end dates set in the future are projected, or "expected".
Mine | Commodities | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Start | End | Comments | References |
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Nanisivik Mine | Zinc, lead | 73°02′40″N 084°32′14″W | Nanisivik | Breakwater Resources | 1976 | 2002 | [1] | |
Polaris Mine | Zinc, lead | 75°23′24″N 096°54′00″W | Resolute | Cominco | 1981 | 2002 | Canada's northernmost mine. | [2][3] |
Lupin Mine | Gold | 65°45′N 111°15′W | Echo Bay Mines Limited | 1982 | 2006 | [4] | ||
Jericho Mine | Diamond | 65°59′50″N 111°28′30″W | Tahera Diamond Corporation | 2006 | 2008 | |||
Meadowbank Mine | Gold | 65°01′07″N 096°04′26″W | Baker Lake | Agnico-Eagle Mines | 2010 | |||
Mary River Mine | Iron | 71°10′59″N 079°21′00″W | Pond Inlet | Baffinland Iron Mine | 2014 | [5] | ||
Hope Bay Mine | Gold | 68°08′14″N 106°36′46″W | Cambridge Bay | TMAQ Resources Inc. | 2017 | [5] | ||
Amaruq Mine | Gold | 65°24′54″N 96°41′49″W | Baker Lake | Agnico-Eagle Mines | 2019 | [5] | ||
Meliadine Mine | Gold | 63°01′58″N 092°13′17″W | Rankin Inlet | Agnico-Eagle Mines | 2019 | 2034 | ||
Qilalugaq Mine | Diamond | Naujaat | North Arrow Minerals | [6] |
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