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Issues - Mining and Sustainability Disclaimer: CARC provides these links as assistance to our website users and does not necessarily endorse or support the views expressed by any of the organizations or of the content posted to their websites.
Non-Governmental Organizations http://www.yukonconservation.org/ Yukon Conservation Society--YCS
acts as a watchdog on Yukon environmental issues http://www.minesandcommunities.org/ Mines and Communities--International website
set up by three British organizations that support communities involved in
mining development http://www.mineralpolicy.org/ewa/index.cfm
Earthwork/Mineral Policy Center--United States-based organization dedicated to
protecting communities and the environment from the destructive impacts of
mineral development, in the U.S. and worldwide http://www.monitoringagency.net/
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency--set up under the environmental
agreement for the BHP Billiton Ekati mine as an independent watchdog http://www.miningwatch.ca/
MiningWatch Canada--Canada's national organization supporting responsible
mining practices in Canada and by Canadian mining companies overseas http://www.sierralegal.org/ Sierra
Legal Defence Fund--Canada's national organization dedicated to enforcing and
strengthening enviornmental laws http://www.innu.ca/
Innu Nation--representing the Innu, the indigenous people of Labrador and
eastern Quebec http://www.mveirb.nt.ca/index.html
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board--the co-management body set
up the Dene and Metis comprehensive land claims agreements covering the
Mackenzie Valley (southern NWT) http://www.mvlwb.com/html/
Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board--the co-management body set up to
regulate the use of land and waters and the deposit of waste in the Mackenzie
Valley ftp://ftp.nunavut.ca/nirb/ Nunavut
Impact Review Board--the co-management body set up under the Nunavut Land
Claims Agreement to conduct environmental assessment in Nunavut http://www.emab.ca/
Environmental Montoring Advisory Board--established under the Diavik
environmental agreement to provide a role for Aboriginal peoples in the review
and implementation of environmental monitoring programs for the Diavik mine Government http://www.gov.nt.ca/ Government of the
NWT http://www.gov.yk.ca/ Government of
Yukon http://www.gov.nu.ca/Nunavut/
Government of Nunavut http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/index_e.html
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development http://www.canlii.org/index_en.html
Canada Legal Information Institute--Contains statutes and regulations, court
decisions and other information for federal, provincial and territorial
jurisdictions http://www.wkss.nt.ca/index.htm
West Kitikmeot Slave Study--research conducted in the Slave Geological Province
during a six-year program http://www.polarcom.gc.ca/english/
Canadian Polar Commission--Canadian Polar Commission has responsibility for:
monitoring, promoting, and disseminating knowledge of the polar regions;
contributing to public awareness of the importance of polar science to Canada;
enhancing Canada's international profile as a circumpolar nation; and
recommending polar science policy direction to government Diamond Mining http://www.pacweb.org/e/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=61&op=page&SubMenu= Partnership Africa Canada--extensive research
on "conflict diamonds" http://www.aber.ca/index2.htm
Aber Diamond Corporation--Junior Canadian partner in the Diavik mine in Lac de
Gras, NWT http://ekati.bhpbilliton.com/index.asp
BHP Billiton Diamonds--Operator of Canada's first diamond mine near Lac de
Gras, NWT http://www.diavik.ca/ Diavik Diamond
Mines Inc.--Majority owner and operator of the Diavik diamond mine in Lac de
Gras, NWT, a wholly-owned subsiduary of Rio Tinto http://www.tahera.com/ Tahera
Corporation--Owner of the proposed Jerciho diamond mine in Nunavut http://www.debeerscanada.com/ De
Beers Canada--Owner of the proposed Snap Lake diamond mine Mining Organizations http://www.mining.ca/
Mining Association of Canada--industry organization representing mining
interests in Canada http://www.miningnorth.com/ NWT
and Nunavut Chamber of Mines--industry organization http://www.sedar.com/search/search_form_pc_en.htm
System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval set up by the Canadian
Securities Administrators contains information filed by publicly traded
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