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AberdeenLake

AmadjuakLake

River

Baker Lake

DubawntLake

Kazan

NettillingLake

South HenikLake

Thlewiaza River

Yathkyed Lake

River

River

Back

Great Slave LakeGrand lac des Esclaves

Great Bear LakeGrand lac de l'Ours

Lake AthabascaLac Athabasca

Copperm

ine

River

Thelo

n

River

Duba

wnt

North HenikLake

NueltinLake

OCÉAN ARCTIQUE

BAIE DE BAFFIN

BAIE D' HUDSON

Détroit de Davis

Détroit d' Hudson

Baie James

Baie d'Ungava

BAFFIN BAY

HUDSON BAY

ARCTIC OCEAN

Davis Strait

FOXEBASIN

Hudson Strait

James Bay

C H A N N E L

Prince Gustaf AdolfSea

AmundsenGulf

Foxe Channel

M'Clintock

Nares

Stra

it

Gulf of Boothia

Princ

e Reg

ent In

let

Viscount

Taverner Bay

Ungava Bay

Victoria

Strait

Wager Bay

Wellington Bay

Wellington Channel

Bay o

f God

s Merc

y

Agu Bay

Alexander Bay

Andrew Gordon Bay

Admiralty Inlet

Audhild Bay

Barrow Strait

Yelverton Bay

Bear Bay

Belcher

Bernier Bay

Bowman Bay

Buchanan Bay

Byam Martin Channel

Committee

Bay

Coronation GulfCumberland Sound

Daly Bay

Dease Strait

Dobbin Bay

Dolphin and Union Strait

Eurek

a Sou

nd

Exeter Sound

Finnie Bay

Foster Bay

Frankl

in Stra

it

Frobisher Bay

Fury and Hecla Strait

Garry Bay

Hadley Bay

Hassel Sound

Hazen StraitHecla and Griper Bay

Hoare Bay

Home Bay

Ikpik Bay

Jones Sound

KaneBasin

Lady Ann Strait

Lancaster Sound

Larsen Sound

Markham Bay

Massey Sound

Murray Maxwell Bay

Sound

Nauja Bay

Norway Bay

Norwegian Bay

Parry Bay

Peary Channel

Peel Sound

Penny Bay

Penny StraitPovungnituk

Bay

Princess Marie Bay

Queen Maud Gulf

Rasmussen

BasinRichardson Bay

Roes

Welc

ome S

ound

SimpsonBay

Smith

Bay

South Bay

Storis Passage

Strand Bay

Channel

Melville Sound P A R R Y

Channel

Nansen

Steensby Inlet

Milne

Inlet Tasiujaq

Grays Bay

ALBERTA

MANITOBA

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

TERRITOIRES DU NORD-OUEST

SASKATCHEWAN

QUEBECQUÉBEC

ONTARIO

CollinsonPeninsula

BoothiaPeninsula

Brodeur

Peninsula

Borden

Peninsula

METAINCOGNITAPENINSULA

MELVILLE

PENINSULA

CUMBERLANDPENINSULA

HALL PENINSULA

StorkersonPeninsula

ÎLED'ELLESMERE

ÎLE

BAFFIN

DE

ÎLES DEREINE - ÉLISA

BETH

LAELLESMERE

ISLAND

BAFFINVICTORIA ISLAND

AXELHEIBERGISLAND

DEVON ISLAND

MELVILLE ISLANDBATHURST

ISLAND

SOMERSETISLAND

PRINCE OF WALESISLAND

SOUTHAMPTONISLAND

Ellef RingnesIsland Amund Ringnes Island

Cornwall I.Lougheed Island Graham I.

CornwallisIsland

Byam Martin I.

StefanssonIsland

Bylot Island

KingWilliamIsland Prince

CharlesIsland

Air Force I.

NottinghamIsland

CoatsIsland Mansel

Island

BelcherIslands

AkimiskiIsland

Cameron Island

Rowley I.

Wales I.

Salisbury Island Big

Island

ISLAND

ResolutionIsland

CharlesIsland

AkpatokIsland

QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS

PARRY ISLANDS

Kivalliq

KitikmeotQikiqtani

AgassizIce Cap

MüllerIce Cap

Prince of WalesIcefield

DevonIce Cap

BarnesIce Cap

PennyIce Cap

GREENLAND/GROENLAND

Kalaallit Nunaat

(DENMARK/DANEMARK)

Akimiski I.MBS

Auyuittuq NP

Beverly CPMA

Boatswain Bay MBS

BowmanBay WS

Bylot Island MBS

Nirjutiqavvik

NWA

Dewey Soper

MBS

East Bay MBS

Hannah Bay MBS

HarryGibbonsMBS

IqalugaarjuupNunanga TP

Niginganiq NWA

James Bay WP

Kekerten TPKugluk TP

MallikjuaqTP

McConnell River MBS

Qausuittuq(Proposed NP)

Polar Bear PassNWA

Prince LeopoldIsland MBS

QamanirjuaqCPMA

Queen Maud GulfMBS

Quttinirpaaq NP

Seymour IslandMBS

Sirmilik NP

Sylvia Grinnell and

Qaummaarviit TP

Thelon WS

Twin Islands WS

Ukkusiksalik NP

Ovayok Park TP(Mt. Pelly)

Inuujaarvik TP

Pitsuktinu Tungavik TP

Katannilik TP

Qaqulluit NWA

Akpait NWATuktutNogaitNP

SirmilikNP

Qikiqtarjuaq

Kimmirut

IQALUIT

Pangnirtung

Arviat

Sanikiluaq

Chesterfield Inlet

Cape Dorset

Whale Cove

Rankin Inlet

Coral Harbour

NaujaatBathurst Inlet

Umingmaktok

Kugluktuk

Baker Lake

Cambridge Bay

Pond Inlet

Hall BeachIgloolik

Arctic Bay

Grise Fiord

KugaarukGjoa Haven

Taloyoak

Clyde River

Resolute

YELLOWKNIFE

Churchill

ARCTIC CIRCLE

CERCLE ARCTIQUE

Ukaliq (BL-22) 557

Coppermine River

Seal Storm

Chidliak

Kahuna

Luxx

Mel

Nanuq

Qilalugaq

Qilaq

Amaruq

CO-20

Four Hills-Cop

Inuk

Three Bluffs

West PlainsAnuri-Raven

Elu Belt

Greyhound

Hood RiverChicago

MadridBoston

Pistol BayAngilak

St. Tropez

Ukaliq (BL-21)

Judge Sissons

Kiggavik South

Kiggavik North

Arctic Copper Hood River

Muskox

Pelly Bay

Stein

Izok Lake

High Lake

Goose Lake

George Lake

Doris

316 Meadowbank Mine

Meliadine

350 Mary River Mine

Kiggavik

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102

101

104 105

100

200

202

203

204

206

208

209

201

205

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551

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3249 Jericho Mine

347 Lupin Mine

Nanisivik Mine

Polaris Mine

145

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149

199

345

346

348

349

398

399

397

499

597

598

599

ATLAS

Borden

Hackett RiverHood

Wishbone

Fosheim Peninsula

Itchen Lake

Kiyuk

Ulu

Wishbone Gold

Roche BayTuktu

West Melville

Aberdeen

Baker Basin

Turqavik

Haig Inlet

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80°N

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140°W 100°W 60°W

40°N

60°NArctic Circle

110°W 100°W 90°W 80°W

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GREENLAND ICELA

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C A N A D A

NUNAVUT

Overview 2015: Nunavut - MineralExploration, Mining and Geoscience

The online version of the publicationcan be acessed at:http://cngo.ca/exploration-overview/2015/

Partners in Mineral Resource Development: Office Locations

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Nunavut Regional Office Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office Government of Nunavut, Department of Economic Development & Transportation, Minerals & Petroleum Resources Division Government of Nunavut, Resident Geologist Office Government of Nunavut, Resident Geologist Office Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Lands Office

IQALUIT

ARVIATCAMBRIDGE BAY

SOURCESIndigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Nunavut Regional OfficeCanada-Nunavut Geoscience Office

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Nunavut Regional OfficeNunavut Tunngavik IncorporatedNational Atlas of Canada Framework SeriesNatural Resources Canada National Road Network

Exploration and Geoscience Data:

Base Map Data:

NUNAVUTMineral Exploration, Mining and Geoscience

Active Projects 20150 100 200 30050

KilometresProjection: Canada Lambert Conformal Conic, NAD 83

This map was created for illustrative purposes only and is not intended for any other purpose.

PRODUCED BY:

Indigenous and Northern Affairs CanadaNunavut Regional Officewww.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/nunavut

Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Officeinfo@cngo.cawww.cngo.ca

Government of NunavutDepartment of Economic Development and Transportationwww.edt.gov.nu.ca

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporatedwww.tunngavik.com

Symbol with no fill means INACTIVE.Bold project number and name signifies major or advancing project.

LEGEND

Iron (1)Base Metals (6)Coal (0) Lithium (0)Diamond (11) Nickel-Copper-PGE (0)Gemstone (0) Rare Earth Elements (0)Gold (19) Uranium (7)Active Mine (2) Inactive Mine (4)

(Number of Active Projects)Commodity

Geological Mapping ProgramsCanada-Nunavut Geoscience Office

Transportation Routes

Areas with Surface and/or Subsurface Restrictions

BoundariesNLCA Nunavut Settlement AreaNunavut RegionsNILCA Nunavik Settlement AreaProvincial / Territorial

Inuit Owned Lands (Fee simple title)Surface OnlySurface and Subsurface

CPMAMBSNPNWATPWPWS

Caribou Protection Measures ApplyMigratory Bird SanctuaryNational ParkNational Wildlife AreaTerritorial ParkWildlife PreserveWildlife Sanctuary

2

1

Meadowbank Road

Proposed Bathurst Inlet Port and Road

Milne Inlet Tote RoadMeliadine Road

Proposed Steensby Inlet Rail LineProposed Nunavut to Manitoba RoadProposed Izok Corridor Road

NLCA The Nunavut Land Claims AgreementNILCA The Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement

12

Yellowknife-Contwoyto Winter Road

Number Project Operator

100 Arctic Copper Arctic Copper Corp.101 Coppermine River Kaizen Discovery Inc.

102, 103 Izok Corridor (High Lake - 102, Izok Lake - 103) MMG Limited104 Seal Aston Bay Holdings105 Storm Aston Bay Holdings145 ATLAS Anconia Resources Corp.146 Borden MMG Limited147 Hackett River Glencore plc148 Hood MMG Limited149 Wishbone Glencore plc

199 Fosheim Peninsula Canada Coal

200 Chidliak Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.201 Hood River Crystal Exploration202 Kahuna Dunnedin Ventures Inc.203 Luxx North Arrow Minerals Inc.204 Mel North Arrow Minerals Inc.205 Muskox Crystal Exploration206 Nanuq Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.207 Pelly Bay Churchill Diamond Corporation208 Qilalugaq North Arrow Minerals Inc.209 Qilaq Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.210 Stein Arctic Star Exploration Corp249 Jericho Mine Shear Diamonds Ltd.

300 Amaruq Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited301, 302 Back River (George Lake - 301, Goose Lake - 302) Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.

303 CO-20 Transition Metals Corp.304 - 308 Committee Bay (Anuri-Raven - 304, Four Hills-Cop - 305, Inuk - 306,

Three Bluffs - 307, West Plains - 308) Auryn Resources Inc.309 Elu Belt TMAC Resources Inc.310 Greyhound Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited311 Hood River WPC Resources Inc

312 - 315 Hope Bay (Boston - 312, Chicago - 313, Doris - 314, Madrid - 315) TMAC Resources Inc.316 Meadowbank Mine Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited317 Meliadine Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited318 Pistol Bay Northquest Ltd.345 Itchen Lake Transition Metals Corp.346 Kiyuk Northern Empire Resources Corp.347 Lupin Mine WPC Resources Inc348 Ulu WPC Resources Inc349 Wishbone Gold Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.

350 Mary River Mine Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation397 Haig Inlet Canadian Orebodies Inc.398 Roche Bay Advanced Explorations Inc.399 Tuktu Advanced Explorations Inc.

499 West Melville Vale Canada Limited

550 Angilak Kivalliq Energy Corporation551, 552 Kiggavik (Kiggavik - 551, St. Tropez - 552) AREVA Resources Canada Inc

553 - 557 North Thelon (Judge Sissons - 553, Kiggavik North - 554, Kiggavik South - 555, Ukaliq (BL-21) - 556, Ukaliq (BL-22) - 557) Forum Uranium Corp.

597 Aberdeen Cameco Corporation598 Baker Basin Kivalliq Energy Corporation599 Turqavik Cameco Corporation

Number Project Program

1 Elu Basin CNGO-GEM2 South Baffin CNGO-GEM3 Sylvia Grinnell Lake CNGO4 Tehery-Wager CNGO-GEM

5 Industrial Limestone CNGO-GN (EDT)

6 Frobisher Bay CNGO-GN (DOE)7 Iqaluit Airport CNGO-GSC8 Western Hudson Bay CNGO

9 Carving Stone Deposit Studies CNGO-GN (EDT)10 Carving Stone Deposit Studies CNGO-GN (EDT)11 Carving Stone Deposit Studies CNGO-GN (EDT)12 Carving Stone Deposit Studies CNGO-GN (EDT)13 Carving Stone Deposit Studies CNGO-GN (EDT)

PROJECTS BY COMMODITY GROUP Note: Bold project number and name signifies major or advancing project.

Grey project number and name signifies inactive project.

BASE METALS

COAL

DIAMONDS

GOLD

IRON

NICKEL-COPPER-PGE

URANIUM

CANADA-NUNAVUT GEOSCIENCE OFFICEREGIONAL GEOSCIENCE

GN (EDT) - Government of Nunavut, Department of Economic Development & TransportationGSC - Geological Survey of Canada

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

PROTECTING INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE

CARVING STONE

CNGO - Canada-Nunavut Geoscience OfficeGEM - Geo-Mapping for Energy and MineralsGN (DOE) - Government of Nunavut, Department of Environment

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