Arctic Council Working Group

Arctic Mines Web-Portal

A centralized database is needed to summarize and consolidate information on mining operations across the Arctic that have potential impacts on coastal and marine environments. This resource would provide regulators, industry, and stakeholders with easy access to details about regulations and legal frameworks in different Arctic States, inventories of current and approved mining operations, and information on environmental management practices. Such a database would promote knowledge sharing among Arctic States and serve as a valuable tool to inform the sustainability and regulatory aspects of mining in the Arctic.

Arctic Mining Inventory — Map

Arctic Mining Inventory — Map

53 mining operations with coastal or marine relevance across the Arctic · scroll or pinch to zoom · click markers for full details

Arctic Mining Inventory map A north-polar map showing 53 mining sites across the Arctic, color-coded by country and marked by operational status. Click a marker to view full details for that mine.

Scroll or pinch to zoom · drag to pan · click any marker for full mine details.

Arctic Mining Inventory — Minerals

Arctic Mining Inventory — minerals exploited

Click any mineral to explore mines, countries, and operational status · 48 operations across 7 Arctic states

Mines by main mineral

← Select a mineral to see details

Arctic mining — scale and environmental impact

Ore volumes, waste generation, and tailings disposal across 48 operations · click tabs to explore

Mines tracked
48
With ore tonnage data
47/48
Approximate values
3 of 47
Total annual ore output
404 Mt/yr

~ = value estimated from published text. Bars use a log scale — each step is ×10.

Only mines where both ore tonnage and waste rock data are available. Approximate values marked ~.

Waste rock per tonne of ore
Tailings per tonne of ore

All 48 operations classified by primary tailings disposal method.