Gold Mining at the Rim of the Arctic Circle
Gold is poured during a tour of Agnico-Eagle's Meadowbank mine near Baker Lake, Nunavut, August 24, 2011. At the rim of the Arctic Circle in Canada, gold mining firm Agnico-Eagle is learning how tough it is to operate in a remote region with temptingly large, but frustratingly inaccessible, reserves of oil, gas and minerals.
