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Yellowknifeholdsgoldenpromisesforminingin20146TuesdayJanuary142014FilephotoWESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.HeydudeThenamesPaul.ThehandsomedevilyouseeinthisphotoCestmoiNoPhotoshoppingrequired.Ireallyamthatdebonnaire.Allthegirlcatsthinkso.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGContrarytospeculationthattheterritorywillbeemploy-ingormodellingtheAlbertaEnergyRegulatorafterdevo-lutionEnvironmentandNatu-ralResourceENRMinisterMichaelMiltenbergersaystheNWTintendstoensurebusi-nessisdoneinaccordancewiththeuniquepoliticalphilosophyofNortherners.AsofApr.1theNWTwillhaveitsownregulatorcom-posedofpiecesfromtheex-istingdepartmentsofENRIndustryTourismandIn-vestmentITIandthenewlycreatedLandsdepartment.Whilethatregulatorwilltakeaone-windowapproachtoservingproponentslookingtodoanythingfromminingtobuildingroadssimilartoAlbertasnewone-stop-shopenergyregulatorMilten-bergersaidtheNWTsbodywillbeguidedbyNorthernpolicysuchastheLandUseandSustainabilityFrame-workWaterStewardshipStrategyandtheMineralDe-velopmentStrategyamongothers.WehaveasignicantlydifferentapproachintermsofhowwedobusinessthandoesAlbertahesaid.Weredrivenbyourownpoliticalphilosophiesourpoliciesthatwevedevelopedasagovern-mentthatlayoutveryclearlyByMEAGANWOHLBERGThefuturecouldbeshinywithgoldforseveralminingcompanieshopingtoexploitmineralclaimsnearYellow-knifethisyear.NorthSurResourcesInc.releasedtheresultsofits2013explorationprogramattheUptownGoldProjectonDec.31highlightingthepromiseoffurthermineralextractionintheareaad-jacenttothecityshistoricGiantMine.SurfaceandshallowdrillsamplestakenatUptownlocatedapproximately3kmnorthofYellowknifebe-tweenmid-SeptemberandOctoberconrmedthepres-enceofsignicantgoldandsilvermineralizationintwokeyareasoffocus-theFoxSouthandRodzones-lo-cated2.3kmapartaccord-ingtothecompany.NorthSurbelievesthelatestroundofexplorationworkprovidesfurtherevi-denceofthepotentialforpreciousmetalmineraliza-tionatUptownstatedareleasefromthecompanyspresidentandCEOCornellMcDowell.AccordingtothecompanytheRodzonewasahubforsmallscaleminingactivitiesinthemid-1970swithare-portedproductionof12tonsoforeatanaveragegradeofover55gramspertongt.Samplesfrom2013returned92.9gtofgoldandgreaterthan100gtofsilverfromtheRodsite.TheFoxSouthzonelo-catednexttoGiantMineandonly700metresfromtheGreenstoneBeltshowedincreasedgoldandsilveratdepthatanaverageofbe-tween2.62gtand4.67gtforgold.Samplestakenlastyearshowedvariablelevelsofcopperleadzincandmo-lybdenumaswell.Thecompanywhichob-tainedtheUptownpropertyfromPanarcResourcesinAugust2013saidfurtherevaluationactivitieswouldtakeplacethroughoutthecomingyearinseveralun-testedtargetareasontheUp-townproperty.Thefocusforthenextfieldprogramwillbepropertywidereconnais-sanceanddocumentationofallpotentialzonesofsurfacemineralizationinordertobetterunderstandthescopeandpotentialforpreciousmetalmineraliza-tionacrossthepropertystatedtherelease.TerraXMineralsInc.isalsolookingtotheYellow-knifeareaforthedrawofgoldthisyear.TheVictoriaBCcompanyisusingitsrecentlycompletedprivateplacementof95000tonancedrillingatNorth-belta3562-hectaresite15kmnorthofYellowknifeinearly2014.Thesitecovering13kmofstrikeonthegeologythatoncehousedtheGiantandCongoldminesishosttomultipleshearsrecognizedasthehostsforgoldinYel-lowknifeandcontainsin-numerablegoldshowingsaccordingtothecompany.howwewanttoapproachde-velopment.SotheressomeconcernthatwewerejustgoingtoadopttheAlbertamodelandapproachandinfactjustbringthemintorunthingsonourbehalfandthatsnotthecase.ITIMinisterDaveRam-saystatedinmediareportslatelastyearthattheNWTwaslookingtotheAlbertaEnergyRegulatorasagoodmodelonwhichtobasethenewNWTregulator.ThoughtheNWTregulatorwillcomeintoeffectimmedi-atelyasofApr.1Miltenbergeradmittedtherewouldlikelybeinternalcapacityissuesduringthetransitionmeaningthecur-rentlingrequirementsestab-lishedbytheNationalEnergyBoardNEBforfracking-anewpracticeintheterritory-wouldstillbereferenceduntilthenalizationoftheNWTsownguidelinesandhelppos-siblyobtainedfromotherju-risdictionsaswell.WewillbelookingatusingtheexpertiseoftheNEBmaybetheAlbertaEnergyRegulatorandwerealsolookingatBCandSaskatchewantoseewhattechnicalsupportserviceswemaybeabletousehesaid.MiltenbergersaidadraftoftheGNWTsproposedfrackingguidelineshasgonetocommit-teeandshouldhopefullyhavemadeitswaythroughthein-dustryandpublicconsultationprocessbyspring.WithinthoseguidelinesMiltenbergersaidattentionwillbepaidnotonlytohowindus-trialactivitysuchasfrackingislookedatonacase-by-casebasisbutalsotothecumula-tiveimpactsofdevelopmentontheland.Thefrackingguidelineslookataprojectbyprojectap-proach.Weasagovernmentandaterritoryhavetohavethediscussionabouttheotherbroaderbutveryimportantissuesofpaceandintensityofdevelopmenthesaid.Partofthatisgoingtobethatifyouagreetoafrackingproj-ectwhatarethebestpracticesandguidelinesthattheyhavetofollow.Butofequalstrate-gicimportanceistherateandtheintensityofdevelopmentandwhat-especiallyontheoilandgasside-issustain-ablewhatisacceptabletousasaterritory.Sothoseareim-portantissuesthathavetobeformalizedaswell.HesaidindustryalongwiththeAboriginalgovern-mentsandcommunitieswillbebroughtonboardtoaddresstheconcernspeoplehavewithdevelopmentlikefrackinginareassuchastheSahtupoisedforacomingboom.Weliveinaveryenviron-mentallysensitiveareasowehavetohavethatholisticlookMiltenbergersaid.AlignmentwithreviewboardstillupinairTheterritorysexistingre-viewboardsarethewildcardinthearrangementasamend-mentscontinuetobemadeatthefederalleveltotheNWTsmainpieceofregulatoryleg-islationtheMackenzieValleyResourceManagementActMVRMA.MiltenbergersaidtheGN-WTspriorityrightnowistogetitsownhouseinorderwhileCanadaworksonsortingouttheproposedconsolidationoftheregionallandandwaterboardsintoonesuperboard.OurfocusnowistomakesurethatwearetakingcareofourbusinessandarereadytobeoperationalfunctionalasofApr.1hesaid.WhilethestructureofthenewregulatorisstillintheworksMiltenbergersaiditwouldbecontrolledbyamin-isterialcommitteeandwouldbecentralizedinYellowknifethoughitwouldharnesstheca-pacityofemployeesinotherre-gionalhubswithITIandENRemployeestakingonthelionsshareofthework.NewNWTregulatortobedistinctlyNorthernministerNewassessmentprocesstolookatbroadimpactsofdevelopmentIndustryMiningWehaveasignicantlydifferentapproachintermsofhowwedobusinessthandoesAlberta.MinisterMichaelMiltenbergerEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesMinisterMichaelMiltenbergersaysNWTsnewregulatorwillbeguidedbyNorthernpolicy.PoliticsRegulatory