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Northwest Territories
Business
Public Companies Based in the NWT
Northwest Company Inc. (TSX: NWC)
Headquarters: Winnipeg (operates heavily in NWT & Northern Canada)
Business: Retail (operates Northern Stores, NorthMart, and QuickStop in remote communities, including NWT).
Note: While technically headquartered in Winnipeg, it is the closest thing to a "NWT public company" due to its major operations in the territory.
Diamond Fields Resources Inc. (TSXV: DFI)
Headquarters: Yellowknife, NWT (previously, now more international-focused)
Business: Mineral exploration (formerly involved in NWT diamond mining but now operates globally).
Other Notable Companies with NWT Operations (But Not HQ’d There)
De Beers (Private) / Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD, NASDAQ: MPVD)
- Operates the Gahcho Kué diamond mine (NWT), but HQ’d in Toronto & New York.
Imperial Metals (TSX: III)
- Operates the Yellow Giant gold mine (past production), HQ’d in Vancouver.
Why So Few Public Companies in NWT?
Small population & economy (fewer than 50,000 people).
Most businesses are private or Indigenous-owned (e.g., Arctic Co-operatives, Aurora Energy).
Resource projects often owned by outside majors (e.g., Rio Tinto, BHP historically in diamonds).