Giant Mine remediation passes $1.5 billion in spending
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Giant Mine remediation passes $1.5 billion in spending Ollie Williams Tuesday June 16, 2026 at 5:48am MT Inside the water treatment plant at Giant Mine.
Work to remediate Yellowknife’s toxic Giant Mine has now involved more than $1.5 billion in spending, figures released by the federal government on Monday show.
The overall budget remains $4.38 billion, a sum Ottawa announced in 2022 that includes more than a decade of work to come.
Even once active remediation is complete – a milestone expected in the late 2030s – the federal government said on Monday it expects to spend about $10 million a year on “post-remediation operation, maintenance, and adaptive management.” That’s an early estimate and is subject to significant change.
The federal government said in its response to Zimmer’s written question that $1,583,642,231 has been spent remediating Giant Mine to date.
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Giant Mine remediation passes $1.5 billion in spending
Ollie Williams
Tuesday June 16, 2026 at 5:48am MT
Inside the water treatment plant at Giant Mine. Emily Blake/Cabin Radio
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Work to remediate Yellowknife’s toxic Giant Mine has now involved more than $1.5 billion in spending, figures released by the federal government on Monday show.
The overall budget remains $4.38 billion, a sum Ottawa announced in 2022 that includes more than a decade of work to come.…
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