Forty Years of Northern Non-Renewable Natural Resource Development
Northern Canada is endowed with abundant non-renewable natural resources, and exploration and development of those resources have increased steadily since World War II. Particularly during the past 20 years new regulatory controls have been emplaced in response to elevated concerns about the possibl...
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Northern Canada is endowed with abundant non-renewable natural resources, and exploration and development of those resources have increased steadily since World War II. Particularly during the past 20 years new regulatory controls have been emplaced in response to elevated concerns about the possible impact of resource development on the environment. During the past 40 years gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, asbestos, tungsten, uranium, coal and other minor commodities have been produced from more than 30 mines in the northern mainland, but at the present time only 6 mines are producing gold, silver, lead and zinc in that area: Con, Giant Yellowknife, Echo Bay, Mount Skukum, United Keno Hill and Faro mines. Lead and zinc are being produced at the world's most northerly mine. Polaris, on Little Cornwallis Island, and lead, zinc and silver are mined at Nanisivik on Baffin Island. At least 375 oil and gas wells have been drilled north of the Arctic Circle in the northern mainland since 1947, and 42 oil and gas fields have been discovered in the Beaufort Sea-Mackenzie Delta area alone. Total discovered and undiscovered resources in the latter area approximate 2131 billion cu m gas and 1.35 billion cu m oil. From 1961, 176 wells were drilled in the Arctic Islands and 17 oil and gas fields were discovered. Discovered and undiscovered resources approximate 2257 billion cu m gas and 686 million cu m oil.Key words: minerals, oil, gas, coal, Beaufort Sea, Mackenzie Delta, Arctic Islands, weather stations, transportation Le nord du Canada a l'avantage de contenir des quantités abondantes de ressources naturelles non renouvelables, et la recherche ainsi que la mise en valeur de ces ressources ont augmenté continuellement depuis la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Lors des dernières vingt années en particulier, de nouvelles réglementations de contrôle ont été mises en place pour répondre aux inquiétudes grandissantes concernant les retombées possibles de la mise en valeur des ressources naturelles sur l'environnement. Au cours des 40 dernières années, plus de 30 mines situées sur le continent nordique, ont produit de l'or, de l'argent, du cuivre, du plomb, du zinc, du nickel, de l'amiante, du tungstène, de l'uranium, du charbon et d'autres marchandises de moindre importance. À l'heure actuelle cependant, 6 mines seulement produisent de l'or, de l'argent, du plomb et du zinc dans cette région. Ce sont les mines de Con, Giant Yellowknife, Echo Bay, Mount Skukum, United Keno Hill et Faro. La mine Polaris, la plus septentrionale au monde, dans l'île Little Cornwallis, produit du plomb et du zinc, tandis que la mine de Nanisivik dans la Terre de Baffin produit du plomb, du zinc et de l'argent. Au moins 375 puits de gaz et de pétrole ont été forés au nord de cercle arctique sur le continent depuis 1847, et 42 champs pétroliers et gaziers ont été découverts dans la seule région de la mer de Beaufort et du delta du Mackenzie. Le total des ressources découvertes et non découvertes est proche de 2131 milliards de m³ de gaz et 1,35 milliards de m³ de pétrole. De 1961 à 1986, 175 puits ont été forés dans l'archipel Arctique, et 17 champs pétroliers et gaziers y ont été découverts. Les ressources découvertes et non découvertes y atteignent près de 2257 milliards de m³ de gaz et 686 millions de m³ de pétrole.Mots clés: minéraux, pétrole, gaz, charbon, mer de Beaufort, delta du Mackenzie, archipel Arctique, stations météorologiques, transport |
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Forty Years of Northern Non-Renewable Natural Resource Development |
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Forty Years of Northern Non-Renewable Natural Resource Development |
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64838 2023-05-15T14:17:52+02:00 Forty Years of Northern Non-Renewable Natural Resource Development Nassichuk, W.W. 1987-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64838 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64838/48752 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64838 ARCTIC; Vol. 40 No. 4 (1987): December: 239–366; 274-284 1923-1245 0004-0843 Coal Economic geology History Hydrocarbons Mineral resources Mining Transportation Weather stations Canadian Beaufort Sea Canadian Arctic Islands Mackenzie Delta N.W.T info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1987 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:59Z Northern Canada is endowed with abundant non-renewable natural resources, and exploration and development of those resources have increased steadily since World War II. Particularly during the past 20 years new regulatory controls have been emplaced in response to elevated concerns about the possible impact of resource development on the environment. During the past 40 years gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, asbestos, tungsten, uranium, coal and other minor commodities have been produced from more than 30 mines in the northern mainland, but at the present time only 6 mines are producing gold, silver, lead and zinc in that area: Con, Giant Yellowknife, Echo Bay, Mount Skukum, United Keno Hill and Faro mines. Lead and zinc are being produced at the world's most northerly mine. Polaris, on Little Cornwallis Island, and lead, zinc and silver are mined at Nanisivik on Baffin Island. At least 375 oil and gas wells have been drilled north of the Arctic Circle in the northern mainland since 1947, and 42 oil and gas fields have been discovered in the Beaufort Sea-Mackenzie Delta area alone. Total discovered and undiscovered resources in the latter area approximate 2131 billion cu m gas and 1.35 billion cu m oil. From 1961, 176 wells were drilled in the Arctic Islands and 17 oil and gas fields were discovered. Discovered and undiscovered resources approximate 2257 billion cu m gas and 686 million cu m oil.Key words: minerals, oil, gas, coal, Beaufort Sea, Mackenzie Delta, Arctic Islands, weather stations, transportation Le nord du Canada a l'avantage de contenir des quantités abondantes de ressources naturelles non renouvelables, et la recherche ainsi que la mise en valeur de ces ressources ont augmenté continuellement depuis la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Lors des dernières vingt années en particulier, de nouvelles réglementations de contrôle ont été mises en place pour répondre aux inquiétudes grandissantes concernant les retombées possibles de la mise en valeur des ressources naturelles sur l'environnement. Au cours des 40 dernières années, plus de 30 mines situées sur le continent nordique, ont produit de l'or, de l'argent, du cuivre, du plomb, du zinc, du nickel, de l'amiante, du tungstène, de l'uranium, du charbon et d'autres marchandises de moindre importance. À l'heure actuelle cependant, 6 mines seulement produisent de l'or, de l'argent, du plomb et du zinc dans cette région. Ce sont les mines de Con, Giant Yellowknife, Echo Bay, Mount Skukum, United Keno Hill et Faro. La mine Polaris, la plus septentrionale au monde, dans l'île Little Cornwallis, produit du plomb et du zinc, tandis que la mine de Nanisivik dans la Terre de Baffin produit du plomb, du zinc et de l'argent. Au moins 375 puits de gaz et de pétrole ont été forés au nord de cercle arctique sur le continent depuis 1847, et 42 champs pétroliers et gaziers ont été découverts dans la seule région de la mer de Beaufort et du delta du Mackenzie. Le total des ressources découvertes et non découvertes est proche de 2131 milliards de m³ de gaz et 1,35 milliards de m³ de pétrole. De 1961 à 1986, 175 puits ont été forés dans l'archipel Arctique, et 17 champs pétroliers et gaziers y ont été découverts. Les ressources découvertes et non découvertes y atteignent près de 2257 milliards de m³ de gaz et 686 millions de m³ de pétrole.Mots clés: minéraux, pétrole, gaz, charbon, mer de Beaufort, delta du Mackenzie, archipel Arctique, stations météorologiques, transport Article in Journal/Newspaper archipel arctique Arctic Arctic Arctique* Baffin Island Baffin Beaufort Sea Cornwallis Island Keno Hill Mackenzie Delta Mer de Beaufort Nanisivik Terre de Baffin Yellowknife University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baffin Island Canada Cornwallis ENVELOPE(-54.464,-54.464,-61.072,-61.072) Cornwallis Island ENVELOPE(-95.001,-95.001,75.135,75.135) Echo Bay ENVELOPE(-117.887,-117.887,66.034,66.034) Faro ENVELOPE(-133.353,-133.353,62.231,62.231) Keno Hill ENVELOPE(-135.307,-135.307,63.908,63.908) Little Cornwallis Island ENVELOPE(-96.502,-96.502,75.502,75.502) Mackenzie Delta ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) Mer de Beaufort ENVELOPE(-138.005,-138.005,69.500,69.500) Mount Skukum ENVELOPE(-135.486,-135.486,60.191,60.191) Nanisivik ENVELOPE(-84.535,-84.535,73.037,73.037) Yellowknife ARCTIC 40 4 |