Wolverine Mine News Today

One of the first rules of journalism is never to become personally involved with the people you write articles about. Fortunately, I broke that rule when I me

Malkolm Boothroyd

Canada is offering incentives to mining companies to dig in its northern regions for the critical minerals needed for EVs and solar panels. But based on past abuses, critics fear carbon-rich peatlands will be lost, wild rivers polluted, and enormous cleanup projects left behind.


We were not surprised by the “suspended operations” of Minto Metals Corporation on May 13.

A group of demonstrators gathered outside the Yukon courthouse in Whitehorse on Monday, to show support for the Kaska Nation in its legal fight against a proposed mine project.

Environmental advocates say costly cleanups of former non-renewable resource projects in the North show the need for better planning.

Environmental advocates say costly cleanups of former non-renewable resource projects in the North show the need for better planning.

YELLOWKNIFE — Environmental advocates say costly cleanups of former non-renewable resource projects in the North show the need for better planning.

YELLOWKNIFE - Environmental advocates say costly cleanups of former non-renewable resource projects in the North show the need for better planning.

YELLOWKNIFE — Three of Canada’s five most expensive federal contaminated sites are abandoned mines in the North. Former resource extraction projects are also among the most costly sites where the territories are responsible.