The price of gold shot up almost 60 per cent over the past year and that is translating into good news for gold miners in Nunavut. Seen here is the first gold bar produced by its Meadowbank mine near Baker Lake. (Photo courtesy of Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.)
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Agnico Eagle also credits higher price for extending life of Meadowbank mine
Updated Dec. 9 at 12:30 p.m. ET Record-setting gold prices could spur construction of a new mine in Nunavut next year and prolong the life of Meadowbank gold mine, says an executive for Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
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