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The records date from 1991-1996 and relate to the negotiation, management and evaluation of the Economic Development Agreement (EDA), in particular the mining or mineral portion of the agreement. There are also records pertaining to the EDA from the Policy Committee, Management Committee, Minerals Management Committee, Audit and Evaluation Committee, Communications Management Committee, Coordinating Committee, Programme Evaluation Management Committee and Information Committee. In addition, there is a Guide to Legislation that was developed by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).

The records date from 1983-1991 and consist of Ministerial Briefing Books related to a variety of subjects such as the Northern Accord, Energy Committee Meetings, and Mining Conferences. There are also records related to the Northern Oil and Gas Action Program (NOGAP) including project proposals, progress reports, and evaluations.

Records are from several divisions. Records from the Directorate relate to senior management meetings, strategic planning documents, inter-departmental meetings relating to land use planning. Records from the Energy, Policy and Economic Analysis division relate to the GNWT's planning for potential petroleum resource shortages, including negotiations with the federal government; as well as records related to energy conservation efforts of the GNWT which include education and public awareness campaigns to promote energy conservation in the NWT. Records from the Regional Planning Division relate to sustainable development planning including copies of the GNWT's Sustainable Development Action Plan and the Commissioner's Land Review Committee (CLRC) related to mining developments in the NWT, Development Impact Zone Committees related to potential resource/mineral development within different regions of the NWT and Land Claim Development such as the Dene-Metis Land Claim. Finally, records from the Mineral Development division relate to Acts and policies impacting mineral development, the Economic Development Agreement (EDA) and its subsidiary agreement, the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) with the federal government, the Resource Development Committee, the Mineral Management Committee and various research projects.

The records relate to energy management issues such as conservation efforts, energy planning efforts, land claims, and mines including Rayrock/Echo Bay and Strathcona Sound.

Records include Deputy Minister chronos, related to land use planning and mineral development policies.

Records relate to intergovernmental groups involved in mineral development policies, regional development of mineral exploration and mining activities including files from the Development Impact Zone Committees (DIZ's), files related to the Lone Gull Project (Kiggauik), as well files related to the EDA (Economic Development Agreement) and the subsidiary Mineral Development Agreement.

Records consist of four reports and two guides. The topics cover the mineral, oil and gas, mining and exploration and energy sectors, as well as legislation affecting exploration and mining. There is also a guide/dictionary of growth management strategies.

Records date from 1966-1984 and include project files that relate to the Norman Wells pipeline project, Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment, Borealis Exploration (Roche Bay Magnetite Project) and Baffinland iron project at Mary River. The files include correspondence, community response and input on various projects, reports from the Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment Panel, a copy of the discussion draft, Initial Environmental Evaluation for the Borealis Exploration Ltd and appendices, as well as a copy of the feasibility study for the Borealis Roche Bay Magnetite Project.

Records relate to the development of mining policies, devolution of responsibilities for mineral development from the federal government, strategies related to mining, and the Whitehorse Mining Initiative.

Records relate to mining in the north, alternative energy sources for the north and governance of mining in the north.