Nunavut's mining industry now significantly outpacing the N.W.T.'s According to the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines, there are opposing trends at work: Nunavut's mineral production has been expanding, while the N.W.T.'s has been shrinking. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jul 29, 2021 5:57 PM CT | Last Updated: July 29 A new deposit at Nunavut's Meadowbank gold mine began adding to the mine's output in 2019.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)