Inuit soapstone carvings are more popular than ever, with international demand growing for these cultural works of art. But as demand rises, good quality carving stone is hard to find, difficult to access and is rapidly being consumed. For years, the Government of Nunavut[1] has worked to improve the availability of quality carving stone in [...]

Agnico Eagle Nunavut, NU, September 29, 2021 – On September 28th, 2021, an image from an internal safety awareness campaign at Agnico Eagle’s Nunavut operations circulated on social media. We acknowledge that the image was offensive and wrong. We apologize unreservedly to our Nunavummiut staff, the communities in which we operate and the Inuit leaders [...]

Baker Lake, NU, September 14, 2021—Agnico Eagle reports that clean-up operations of the spill which occurred on September 8, 2021, following a transportation incident along the All-Weather Access Road (AWAR), approximately 5km south of the Meadowbank Complex, is completed. The remediation work of the AWAR as well as the till backfill are completed. The Company [...]

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited reports that on August 23rd, 2021, an employee working at its Meadowbank Complex near Baker Lake, Nunavut tested positive for COVID-19. The result was confirmed by an accredited laboratory on August 25th, 2021. The individual was tested prior to arriving on site on August 17th and the result was negative. On [...]

On Monday, June 7th, the Government of Nunavut announced that fully vaccinated travellers bound for Nunavut will no longer have to self-isolate. Agnico Eagle would like to clarify that this travel exemption does not change the current status for the return to work of Nunavummiut employees. Although there is no confirmed return to work date [...]

Agnico Eagle reports that on March 19, 2021, an employee working at its Meadowbank Complex near Baker Lake, Nunavut tested positive for COVID-19. The result was confirmed by an accredited laboratory on March 27th, 2021. As part of Agnico’s employee travel protocol for Nunavut, the individual was tested prior to boarding the flight north to [...]

November 22, 2020 Agnico Eagle Mines Limited ("Agnico Eagle" or the "Company") is providing an update on the COVID-19 situation in Nunavut and the measures the Company has been taking to help our neighbours in these unprecedented times. Update on the COVID-19 Situation in Nunavut The Government of Nunavut has announced that beginning on Wednesday, [...]

Agnico Eagle reports that on November 17, 2020, an employee working at its Meliadine mine near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut tested positive for COVID-19. The result was confirmed by an accredited laboratory on November 18, 2020. The individual boarded the northbound flight in Mirabel on November 17th and was tested at the Company's laboratory in Val-d'Or, [...]