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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Inuit associations and the Government of Nunavut should get more money from the mining industry, according to economist Erin Weir. Weir, a senior associate at SILO Strategy and former NDP MP from Saskatchewan, presented his research on royalty payments during the Nunavut Mining Symposium on April 20. \u201cBoth Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut are receiving only a tiny percentage of the value of minerals being extracted from the territory,\u201d Weir said. Agnico Eagle In 2024, Agnico Eagle paid a total of $90 million to Inuit associations and the GN, well up from $72.3 million in 2023, according to Weir\u2019s research. But even though the dollar figure went up, Nunavummiut actually got a smaller piece of the pie, Weir… <\/p>\n

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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Inuit associations and the Government of Nunavut should get more money from the mining industry, according to economist Erin Weir. Weir, a senior associate at SILO Strategy and former NDP MP from Saskatchewan, presented his research on royalty payments during the Nunavut Mining Symposium on April 20. \u201cBoth Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut are receiving only a tiny percentage of the value of minerals being extracted from the territory,\u201d Weir said. Agnico Eagle In 2024, Agnico Eagle paid a total of $90 million to Inuit associations and the GN, well up from $72.3 million in 2023, according to Weir\u2019s research. But even though the dollar figure went up, Nunavummiut actually got a smaller piece of the pie, Weir... <\/p>\n

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