Plans For A Deep-water Port
A consortium of seven mining companies are sponsoring environmental impact studies to construct a deep-water port in Bathurst Inlet. Their plans include building a 211 km (131 mi) road connecting the port to their mines. The port would serve vessels of up to 25,000 tonnes.
A plan referred to the Nunavut Impact Review Board in May 2004 projected a capacity to moor vessels of up to 50,000 tonnes. In this earlier plan the Bathurst Inlet Road would be an ice road, like that from Yellowknife, not an all-weather road as in post-2005 proposals, following the failure of the ice road to freeze early enough to allow transport of a whole year's worth of supplies.
| Corporation | mine site | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sabina Silver Corporation | Hackett River mine | Silver and Zinc |
| Zinifex | Izok Lake mine | Copper and Zinc |
| Rio Tinto Incorporated | Diavik Diamond Mine | Diamonds |
| Miramar Mining | ||
| Dundee Precious Metals | ||
| BHP Billiton | Ekati Diamond Mine | Diamonds |
| De Beers |
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