Trades school at Lupin Mine

Kitikmeot Corp. in Cambridge Bay is making efforts to acquire some of the physical assets of the Lupin Gold mine, which is soon to be abandoned by Kinross Gold Corp.

The Inuit corporation hopes to establish Nunavut’s first ever mining training school to prepare Inuit for mining jobs.

“The mining exploration companies require a homegrown workforce that is trained in skills,” Cambridge Bay MLA Keith Peterson told the legislative assembly last Friday.

The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding in mid-February.