Towards a Mineral Exploration and Mining Strategy for Nunavut

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Towards a Mineral Exploration and Mining Strategy
for Nunavut

• A Presentation to
• Communities and Organizations
• April - May, 2005

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cspnZs/Exc6X kNgtK7uX5 Why do we need a Nunavut
Mineral Exploration and Mining Strategy?
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W?9o6tbsd9lQ5 kNK2 xgw8NstA8N6bq8i4. With
mutual respect and understanding Nunavummiut and
miners can surely work together to achieve their
common goals of gaining the benefits that Nunavut
- Our Land can provide .
bw5 ymwM4 Hon. David Simailak, Minister of
Economic Development and Transportation
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Mineral Exploration and Mining Strategy?

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• To prepare for devolution

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we need a Nunavut Mineral Exploration and Mining
Strategy?
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kNgtKusk5 xgtgtc5txD9N3m5 To help the GN ensure
that exploration and mining investment works to
the benefit of Nunavummiut
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Strategy Development Workshop, Iqaluit, Dec 2-3,
2004

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• GN EDT, Environment, Education, Justice, EIA,
  CLEY, CGS
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• Government of Canada DIAND
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• Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

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Strategy Development Workshop, Iqaluit, Dec 2-3,
2004

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• Nunavut Arctic College
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• NWT/Nunavut Chamber of Mines
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• Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office
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• Consultants Gartner Lee Limited, Aarluk,
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• WoENhx6b5b NlNw4fbz Mission Statement
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• To encourage the creation of a sustainable
  mining industry that protects the environment and
  benefits and contributes to all Nunavummiut

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• Respect and provide for community, family and
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• Have regard for the Inuit way of
  decision-making employ discussion and build
  consensus

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• Ensure people collaboratively work together for
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• Encourage people to be resourceful and work to
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• In all things have respect for the environment
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• bsg1ax6bsJ6 Vision
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• We want a mineral and exploration industry that
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• provides long term social and economic benefits
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• contributes to Nunavuts economic goals
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• protects the environment
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• is attractive to investors.

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• X3NAbsQxo5 Strategic Themes
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• Six proposed themes will form the basis for the
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• Government of Nunavut Capacity Development
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• Community Participation and Capacity Development
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• Infrastructure Development
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• Business Development

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• Government of Nunavut Capacity Development
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• Train or hire skilled people
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• Improve public data management
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• Streamline decision-making process
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• Nunavut Mines Act

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• Develop community training initiatives and
  skills capacity assessment (e.g. Nunavut Mine
  Training Strategy)

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• Business Development
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• Develop plan to encourage investment
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• Provide training and incentives for
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• Support development of Arctic technologies and
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• Development of an Effective Approval Process
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• Work with partners to develop a stable,
  effective, efficient and timely regulatory
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• Review royalty and taxation regime

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• Community Consultations
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• These organizations will be consulted
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• NTI and Regional Inuit Associations
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• Regional Community Economic Development
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• Inuit Development Corporations
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• Regional Wildlife Organizations
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• Hunters and Trappers Organizations in the six
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• Nunavut Planning Commission
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• Nunavut Water Board
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• Nunavut Arctic College
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• GN Dept of Education (Adult Learning Strategy)
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• Nunavut Chamber of Mines
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• Nunavut Association of Municipalities
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• Chambers of Commerce

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Mineral Exploration and Mining Strategy for
Nunavut

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• The Government of Nunavut welcomes your comments
  and opinions on this proposed strategy.
• Dave Smith
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email dsmith_at_gov.nu.ca

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• Government of Nunavut Capacity Development
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• Business Development
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