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The mining industry could learn a lot from the management of the Arctic fishery, where political and constituent support has been essential. For the High North Arctic Sea fisheries, there has been a broad coalition of …
Industrial extraction of Arctic natural resources since the …
In Arctic America, mining began with gold discoveries in Alaska in the period 1880–1906 including the placer mine gold rush of 1896 in Klondike, Yukon. 35 After the gold rush and up until the 1940s, the Yukon mining industry developed at a slow pace. Large-scale mining took place in northern Canada after World War II, with lead, zinc and ...
Melting and Mining in Greenland: Understanding Arctic …
The Arctic is warming at a rate that is almost twice the global average. While one can generalize about the global impacts of climate change, such as rising sea levels, food insecurity, and more droughts and floods, the impacts on Arctic communities—or any specific global community—are best understood through …
Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light …
Norway said in June it wanted to open parts of the Norwegian continental shelf for commercial deep sea mining in line with the country's strategy to seek new economic opportunities and reduce its reliance on oil and gas. The head of Greenpeace Norway, Frode Pleym, said the decision was "a disaster for the sea" and the mining …
Trilogy Metals Inc. | Arctic
Arctic is one of the highest-grade copper deposits known in the world with an estimated average grade of about 5% copper equivalent. The Arctic deposit ("Arctic"), is a polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit located approximately 470 kilometers northwest of the City of Fairbanks, Alaska. Arctic is at feasibility stage and ...
Arctic | Places | WWF
The Arctic, including the Bering, Beaufort and Chukchi seas, now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, mining, shipping, oil and gas development, and overfishing. Browse Photos & Videos h WWF's Kyle Newman on conservation, community, and indispensable Indigenous knowledge
Is There Such a Thing as 'Best Practice'? Exploring the …
Mining has long been a central component of high Arctic communities from Qullissat and Ivittut in Greenland – which did not survive the end of mining – to Longyearbyen on Svalbard. New mining projects have relatively recently raised hopes for prosperous futures, such as rare metals deposits in Greenland or base metals in …
Climate change is causing dramatic impacts in the Arctic, …
Arctic "report card" points to rapid and dramatic impacts of climate change. Large icebergs and smaller pieces of ice melt in the ocean waters near Ilulissat, Greenland on Sept. 7, 2023. The ...
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
The bill, voted in 80-20 by lawmakers, allows the exploration of around 280,000 sq km (108,000 sq m) of Arctic seabed, an area bigger than the size of the United Kingdom, between Norway and Greenland.
Arctic mineral resources
The Arctic landscape is endowed with incomparably generous deposits of rare-earth elements, from neodymium and praseodymium to terbium and dysprosium, so many of which are critical to the energy transition. The …
Mining in Arctic Indigenous Territory
Introduction. Artic regions are known for having long cold winters with small populations of indigenous people (like the Inuit). This has left many areas untouched for exploratory mining projects. However, due to climate change a lot of these areas have become more accessible. This spurred discussion among mining companies and …
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The typical commodities extracted by mining are usually various forms of metals and metal ores (such as iron, copper, zinc or even gold, silver and platinum) as well as minerals such as coal, Sulphur, potash and many more. In principal, oil and gas extraction can be counted as mining. Extraction of primary resources can be anything, including ...
Mining Diamonds in the Canadian Arctic: The Diavik Mine
Mining Diamonds in the Canadian Arctic: The Diavik Mine. James E. Shigley, Russell Shor, Pedro Padua, Christopher M. Breeding, Steven B. Shirey, and Douglas Ashbury. Figure 1. The Diavik diamond mine, shown here in February 2015, is located on a small island in Lac de Gras, approximately 300 km northeast of Yellowknife and 220 km south …
Mining in the Arctic environment – A review from ecological
Currently, the low rates of development of the mineral resource base in the Arctic are due to the specific features of northern territories: difficult mining and geological conditions, harsh ...
Norway's Deep-Sea Mining Decision Is a Warning | WIRED
The decision may tend to legitimize the deep-sea mining industry, says Ida Soltvedt Hvinden, who studies maritime and Arctic politics at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway.
Mining – The Arctic Five
Mining and exploration in the Arctic provide both opportunities and challenges. The Arctic represents a poorly explored area providing the possibility of finding large mineral deposits needed for global development. However, the remoteness and climate of the Arctic, conflicts in land-use, and vulnerable eco-systems result in logistic and ecological …
Norway's deep sea mining plans risk the Arctic's future
Norway. Leave it in the ground: Arctic resources should stay where they are. The Circle 2023.04. Leave it in the ground: Arctic resources should stay where they are. Norway's …
Svalbard and the geopolitics of Arctic mining
Svalbard and the geopolitics of Arctic mining - Mining Technology. Features. "A 'frozen' geopolitical issue": Svalbard and the geopolitics of Arctic mining. …
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WWF Arctic Programme is working for a well-managed, biodiverse and resilient Arctic. Learn more about the threats and our priorities. Home; About; Wildlife; ... The true costs of mining in the Canadian Arctic. See story. In brief News from the Arctic (2023.04) See story. A race to the bottom Norway's deep sea mining plans risk the Arctic's ...
Mining in the Arctic environment – A review from ecological
Mining in the Arctic environment – A review from ecological, socioeconomic and legal perspectives - ScienceDirect. Journal of Environmental Management. Volume …
Mining in the Arctic and Setting the Stage Across …
Life above the Arctic Circle is one of the most captivating and seldom-seen destinations on earth. Looking deeper into Northern Canada, specifically at Mary River in the Qikiqtani Region of Baffin Island, Nunavut, mining …
Full article: The Arctic mineral resource rush and the …
2.1. Sodankylä municipality and mining. In Sodankylä, which has a population of approximately 8500, mining – in addition to the municipal government and the military – is one of the largest employers (Sodankylä Annual Report, Citation 2018, p. 6).The Swedish-owned Boliden-Kevitsa nickel and copper mine, Finland's largest open pit mine …
Why mining companies might be the Arctic's …
With Arctic mining in its infancy, many non-Arctic states, including China and the UK, are lining up to invest in future projects. In spite of these riches, mining companies, particularly the mega ...
Mining in the Arctic: The Beginnings of an Industry | INN
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Mining in the Arctic environmentWEBArctic ice is melting and unveiling new opportunities for shipping routes and potential mineral claims. With China, Russia, and the US all eyeing a share of the …
Full article: Making of the Arctic dream – affective resources …
Affective hope for resource exploitation is entangled with different aims and wishes, most of which consider economic development as the priority. In the strategies, 'the huge economic potential in the Arctic must be realized … ' (Denmark 2011); 'Mining activities and major projects such as the.
Arctic Oil Drilling
Arctic Oil Drilling. As if the impacts of climate change weren't enough, big fossil fuel companies have now set their sites on exploiting the oil that lies deep in Arctic waters. Greenpeace activist Simran McKenna holds a banner reading "Go beyond oil" on the Stena Don oil rig in the Arctic in 2010. The people and animals that live in the ...
Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining
Mining in the Arctic. Boreal and Arctic regions are sensitive to impacts from mining and mining-related activities [29, 30], both on social and environmental systems: these northern latitudes are often considered harsh and thus challenging for human activities and industrial development.