Bathurst Inlet

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Orthographic projection over Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut. Lambert Projection showing Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, and environs.

Bathurst Inlet is a deep inlet on the Arctic Ocean. The inlet is located on the North coast of North America, the territory of Nunavut, Canada. The region is very sparsely settled.

## Plans for a deep-water port[edit]

A consortium of seven mining companies are sponsoring envirnonmental impact studies to construct a deep-water port in Bathurst Inlet.[1][2] Their plans include building a 211 kilometer road connecting the port to their mines. The port would serve vessels of up to 25,000 tonnes.

A plan referred to the Nunavut Impact Review Board in May 2004 projected a capacity to moore vessels of up to 50,000 tonnes.[3] In this earlier plan the Bathurst Inlet Road would be an ice road, like that from Yellowknife, not an all-weather road as in post-2005 proposals, following the failure of the ice road to freeze early enough to allow transport of a whole year's worth of supplies.[1][2][4]

Members of the Consortium Corporation | mine site | notes

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Sabina Silver Corporation | Hackett River | Silver and Zinc
Zinifex Limited | Izok Lake | Copper and Zinc
Rio Tinto Incorporated | Diavik Diamond Mine | Diamonds
Miramar Mining |  |
Dundee Precious Metals |  |
BHP Billiton |  |
DeBeers |  |

### Environmental issues[edit]

Environmental groups have raised concerns over the impact the road would have on the annual migration of the Bathurst Caribou herd.[5][6]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bob Weber. Arctic port plan gathers steam, Toronto Star, July 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-7-11.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jonathan Ratner. New Arctic port plan for Northern miners, National Post, July 5, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-7-11.
3. ↑ Case Study: Bathurst Inlet Port and Road Project, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2005 May 8. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
4. ↑ Bathurst Inlet Port & Road, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 2008 January 2. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. “Federal Responsible Authority(ies): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.”
5. ↑ Briefing Note: Bathurst Inlet Port and Road Project (BIPAR) and impacts on species in the Slave Geological Province (SGP) (NWT and Nunavut), Canadian Arctic Resources Committee. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
6. ↑ Our Programmes: Sustainable Development, Canadian Arctic Resources Committee. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.