Nunavut: New Uranium Mining and Milling Projects

The Kiggavik Project is a proposed uranium mining and milling operation located in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut approximately 80 km west of the community of Baker Lake.

Latest updates

• January 27, 2012: Register to CNSC 101 - An Information Session for Stakeholders in Iqaluit, Nunavut

Before the CNSC can consider a licensing decision regarding any project proposal, an environmental assessment (EA) must be completed in compliance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The purpose of an EA is to identify the possible environmental effects of a proposed project, and determine whether these effects can be mitigated before the project is allowed to proceed.

• Baker Lake: Kiggavik Project

Read more about the status of other new nuclear projects in Canada.