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The black and white images document a ceremony to erect a plaque at Port Radium on July 16, 1978 commemorating the uranium industry. The colour print depicts the unveiling of a plaque erected at Fort McPherson on July 7, 1977. Included in the images are Chief Johnny Kay [Kyikavichik], Dr. Henry Cook, R.P. Malis of Parks Canada, Father G. Duchaussois and Mr. Chuck Vaydik of the Northwest Territories Chamber of Mines.

Records include documents on a variety of subjects collected by Commissioner Hodgson, including constitutional development, resource development of proposed zinc mining on Cornwallis Island and the 1970 NWT Centennial celebrations.

The photographs were taken at Pine Point in June 1988. Subjects include deserted homes and the exterior of the Pine Point Mine, including the General Office and the mine site.

Records include photocopies of three discussion papers/reports produced by different consulting firms. They include "Northern Mineral Strategy - A Discussion Paper," by Chamberlin/Reid; "Study on Different Modes of Transportation for Resupply in the Western Arctic," by Peter A. Seage, an independent consultant and expeditor from Inuvik, March 1980; and "Imperial Oil Ltd., Drilling Plans in Davis Strait," produced by Smith, Weisbeck and Associates and presented to the Northwest Territories Standing Committee on Resource Management on October 26, 1977.

The images show the old Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines, Ltd. mine site. The mine operated in the in the 1930 through the 1940s.

Records consist of a transcription of a speech given by John Parker, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, at the opening ceremonies of William McDonald Junior High School. The content of the speech concentrates on the life and work of William L. McDonald.

Included in this material are files relating to development of the lead/zinc mine and municipal services at the Nanisivik town site near Arctic Bay on Strathcona Sound.

Records date from 1973-1990 and consist of Plans and Program files relating to the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, Nanisivik Mines, Polar Gas Project and Beaufort Delta Oil Project. In addition, there are Committee files from the Regional Management Committee in Inuvik and Inuvik Regional Health Board and files from Hamlet and Settlement Meetings from the Mackenzie Delta, Western Arctic, Baffin and Great Bear Lake Regions.

Records date from 1960-1987 and were originally part of the Central Registry filing system, and were administered by the Department of Economic Development and Tourism. The records are from the following central registry blocks: 60 - Directorate (2.2 meters); 61 Block - Tourism (0.2 meters); 62 Block - Industry and Commerce (4.3 meters); 64 Block - Research and Evaluation (5.5 meters); 67 Block -Employment (0.7 meters); 68 Block - Administration (0.1 meters); 69 Block - Loans and Grants (1 meter). This accession also includes miscellaneous reports (0.3 meters). The Directorate files (60 block) contains primarily planning and policy files pertaining to the following subjects: Nanasivik, Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, and Hire North. There are just a few tourism files (61 Block). The Industry and Commerce files (62 Block) cover topics such as Co-operative development including regional reports; Credit Union development; arts and crafts support; EDA (Economic Development Agreement with the federal government); and marketing files. There are sampled case files. The Research and Evaluation files (64 Block) consist primarily of research files on various companies and industries. The focus is primarily on the mining and oil and gas industries. The Employment files (67 Block) consists of files related to employment figures in general as well as some specific files on the mining industry. It includes files on the Local Employment Assistance Program. The Administration file (68 Block) consists of a file related to a Regional Superintendent's Conference. The Loans and Grants files (69 Block) contain records related to loan and grant funds administered by the department such as: Small Business Loans fund; Fisherman Loan Fund; Eskimo Loan Fund. A small number of case files have been sampled. There is also a small collection of miscellaneous reports dealing with marketing plans and economic prospects for the NWT. In addition, there are reports about the Co-operative movement and the Small Business Loan fund.

The records date from 1975-1976. The first reel is a recording of a board meeting from 1976. Discussion involves representation from the GNWT, the federal government, the Northern Canada Power Commission (the predecessor to the NWT Power Corporation), the Canada Mortgage and Housing Commission (CMHC), and the Northern Transportation Company Ltd. (NTCL). Subjects include housing in Inuvik, the level of postal service in Yellowknife, runway conditions, and tailings ponds. Included is a discussion of the functions of the Treasury Board Secretariat led by Gary Mullins. In addition the board discusses GNWT staff housing, an Arctic Air Symposium, a task force on northern business, and airport manager training in the NWT, the viability of Arctic Bay, the creation of the road to Nanisivik from Arctic Bay, and the lead-zinc mine opened by Cominco on Little Cornwallis Island. The second reel features a panel discussion on the the status of women and the International Year of Women in the NWT in which the impact of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women (1967) and its effect on the creation of the NWT Status of Women Action Committee is discussed. This also includes background on the National Action Committee (NAC) and the look ahead to the International Year of Women (1975).

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).

Records date from 1994-1998 and relate to policy development for resource community infrastructure, an economic policy framework, development of the Protected Areas Strategy, correspondence and meeting notes from the Technical Advisory Committee to the NWT Water Board, reports and meeting notes from the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on mineral development, including a report on Aboriginal involvement in the mineral industry, as well as files from the Working Committee on Traditional Knowledge. There are also record regarding the consolidation of the Departments of Renewable Resources, Economic Development and Tourism and Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.

The records date from 1988-1999 and include mine inspector reports from Miramar (Con), Giant, Colomac, Ptarmigan, and Treminco mines as well as Investigations/Accidents/Incidents reports from Colomac mine.

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.