List of mines in the Northwest Territories

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 [1][2]
Burwash Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°27′45″N 114°19′00″W [3]
Camlaren Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°59′12″N 113°12′17″W [4]
Cantung Mine Tungsten Tungsten Dehcho Region North American Tungsten 61°57′25″N 128°12′10″W [5]
Colomac Mine Gold Gamèti North Slave Region 64°24′00″N 115°06′00″W [3]
Con Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°26′20″N 114°22′18″W
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 [6]
Discovery Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 63°11′14″N 113°53′48″W
Echo Bay Mines Silver Port Radium / DelineD Sahtu Region 66°03′18″N 118°00′00″W
Ekati Diamond Mine Diamonds Wekweeti North Slave Region Dominion Diamond Corporation
Charles E. Fipke
Stewart BlussonB		 64°42′49″N 110°37′10″W [7]
Eldorado Mine Radium, uranium Port Radium/DelineD Sahtu Region 66°05′06″N 118°02′16″W
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 [8]
Giant Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°29′59″N 114°21′31″W
Negus Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°26′10″N 114°21′00″W [9]
Outpost Island Mine Gold, tungsten Fort Resolution South Slave Region 61°44′08″N 113°27′32″W
Pine Point Mine Lead, zinc Pine Point / Fort ResolutionD South Slave Region 60°52′13″N 114°27′21″W
Ptarmigan and Tom Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°31′15″N 114°11′45″W [3]
Prairie Creek Mine Lead, zinc, silver Nahanni Butte Dehcho Region NorZinc 61°33′38″N 124°47′41″W [10]
Rayrock Mine Uranium Whatì North Slave Region 63°26′38″N 116°33′03″W
Ruth Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°27′44″N 112°34′23″W
Salmita Mine Gold Wekweeti North Slave Region 64°04′45″N 111°14′45″W [3]
Snap Lake Diamond Mine Diamonds Wekweeti North Slave Region De Beers Canada 63°36′20″N 110°52′00″W [11]
Thompson-Lundmark Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°36′43″N 113°28′26″W
Thor Lake Rare-earth elements Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°05′55″N 112°34′34″W
Ptarmigan and Tom Mine Gold Yellowknife North Slave Region 62°31′57″N 114°11′41″W [3]
Tundra Mine Gold Wekweeti North Slave Region 64°03′26″N 111°10′34″W
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also

Notes

A.^ Harry Winston Diamond Mines owns 40% and Diavik Diamond Mines, which is 100% owned by the Rio Tinto Group, 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

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References
  1. "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.
  2. Bullmoose Ruth Mine Sites LOI (EW699-161320/A)
  3. The Operational History of Mines in the Northwest Territories, Canada
  4. Site 00000162 - CAMLAREN MINE (HUMP VEIN)
  5. Cantung Mine
  6. Diavik Diamond Mine
  7. "Ekati Diamond Mine". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  8. Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Site 00000173 - NEGUS MINE/COMINCO LTD
  10. Prairie Creek Mine
  11. Snap Lake Diamond Mine Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
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