• N.W.T., Yukon mining and energy projects get boost at Canada Investment Summit

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-17 11:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Economy, Resources, Mining, Energy, Infrastructure]

  At the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto organized by Prime Minister Mark Carney, northern premiers pitched major mining and energy projects to international investors to help unlock new economic opportunities. Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson highlighted critical mineral assets including Honey Badger Silver's PC Silver Mine and Li-FT Power's Yellowknife Lithium Project. Yukon Premier Currie Dixon and Fireweed Metals President and CEO Ian Gibbs promoted regional mine developments—such as Kudz Ze Kayah, Mactung tungsten, Minto, Coffee Gold, and Casino—alongside energy infrastructure upgrades, while Nunavut Premier John Main sought funding for the Grays Bay Port and Road and the territory's first connection to the North American electric grid.

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• They're two of the biggest proposed mining projects in the Yukon. How will they be powered?

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-15 10:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Mining, Energy, Environment, Climate, Resources]

  Two major proposed mining projects in the Yukon—Western Copper and Gold’s Casino Mining Corporation project and Talamore Mining’s Coffee Gold mine project—are planning their on-site power generation systems using liquefied natural gas, diesel, and solar power. The Casino project anticipates emitting roughly 16,310 tonnes of greenhouse gases annually and is evaluating a future connection to the proposed Yukon-B.C. Grid Connect intertie, while the Coffee Gold project expects to emit approximately 91,900 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually over its 11-year operating span. Both companies anticipate paying the industrial carbon tax while pursuing emission reduction strategies such as overhead cable systems for haul trucks and expanded solar arrays.

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• Support wavers from pair of Akaitcho First Nations on major N.W.T. infrastructure projects

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-11 19:13:19.0
  Tags: [National, Infrastructure, Energy, Indigenous, Mining, Resources]

  Two Akaitcho First Nations, Deninu Kųę́ First Nation and Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation, have expressed strong disapproval and suspended support for major Northwest Territories infrastructure initiatives, specifically the Taltson Hydro Expansion and the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor. Deninu Kųę́ First Nation stated its suspension will persist until the Government of the Northwest Territories formally recognizes its severe legacy impacts from the original 1965 Taltson generation facility built near Fort Resolution. Both First Nations cited a lack of meaningful consultation and failure to secure free, prior, and informed consent under Section 35 of the Constitution Act. In response, Deputy Premier and Minister Responsible for Strategic Infrastructure Caroline Wawzonek maintained that the territorial government remains confident it can address outstanding concerns and continue discussions regarding land use, caribou habitats, and community benefits.

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• Company works to sell Yukon on coal-fired electricity amid push to phase it out

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-08-28 22:46:19.0
  Tags: [National, Energy, Mining, Resources, Environment, Climate]

  Vancouver-based Strategic Metals has proposed developing the Division Mountain deposit southwest of Braeburn, Yukon, to fuel a proposed 100-megawatt coal-fired power plant and open pit coal mine. The facility would burn 500,000 tonnes of coal annually for over a century to address the territory's growing energy deficit and recent grid strains. The proposal faces intense criticism from researchers and conservationists, including Eyab Al-Aini of the Canadian Climate Institute and Sebastian Jones of the Yukon Conservation Society, due to a lack of carbon capture and storage details, greenhouse gas emissions that are double those of natural gas, and the federal government's 2030 phase-out pledge for unabated coal plants.

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