The Canadian federal government has announced an investment of C$5.1-million in two projects to support resource development in the mineral-rich Slave Geological Province (SGP) – an area in the eastern Northwest Territories and western Nunavut.
The two projects entail planning for the development of an all-season access corridor and an exploration development initiative. A lack of infrastructure is consistently cited as a major impediment to exploration and development of the region, which already hosts three diamond mines – Ekati, Diavik and Gahcho Kue.