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Vulnerability and Resilience in Aboriginal Communities: The Effects of Mining as a Change Agent in the Northwest Territories
Principal Investigator: Gibson, Ginger
Licensed Year(s): 2007
Summary: This PhD-level research project is focussed on the impacts of the diamond mining economy on the wellness and resilience of aboriginal individuals and their families. The objectives of this research are to: 1) understand the factors that help Dene and Métis workers move into and work well in the diamond mines; 2) understand what the lived experience and change is like for miners as they become a pa...


Separating the Grey from the Green: A case study examining the use of full-cost accounting principles as a decision-making tool for determining the costs and benefits associated with mining in the North
Principal Investigator: Martin, James A
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: This Master’s level research project aims to discover if full cost accounting principles should be considered in decision-making on the costs and benefits associated with mining in the Northwest Territories. The project will consist of an in-depth case study using both primary and secondary data sources, including interviews with the personnel of organizations considered to be regular reviewers of...


Development in the Coppermine River basin and Cumulative Effects Monitoring
Principal Investigator: Whitney, Candace
Licensed Year(s): 2000
Summary: The Coppermine River basin has significant mineral resources including diamonds as well as base and precious metals. In the early 1990s, the Slave Geological Province experienced a dramatic increase in mining activity when diamonds were discovered in the middle of the West Kitikmeot/Slave area at Lac de Gras. Northern ecological systems are particularly at risk to impacts of mining and other land...


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