Exploration and mining industry calls for government collaboration on key challenges
Industry highlights top priorities at the Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference As Canada’s Energy and Mines Ministers meet for their 72nd annual conference, Canada’s exploration and mining industry is asking governments to turn their attention to several areas that are challenging the sector during this period of economic downturn and uncertainty. A brief submitted by the […]
Mining far more expensive in Canada’s North: Report
LISA WRIGHT, TORONTO STAR The cost of building new mines is up to 2.5 times higher in northern Canada than in the rest of the country, creating major obstacles to extracting metals in remote regions and putting the industry’s long-term viability in jeopardy, warns a new report. A significant cost premium is directly linked to […]
High costs and lack of infrastructure inhibiting exploration and mining development in Canada’s North: Study
Capital costs for northern mines often more than double that of southern mines A new study entitled Levelling the Playing Field reveals the cost to explore and build new mines is as much as 2.5 times higher in northern Canada, largely as a result of a lack of critical infrastructure. This is creating major obstacles to exploring […]
