Canada needs to act now to retain global mining leadership – MAC
In the face of an increasingly competitive global environment, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on Thursday called on all stakeholders in the country’s mining sector to act to ensure that Canada maintained its position as a global mining leader. In a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade, MAC president and CEO Pierre Gratton […]
Canada as a Global Mining Leader
Presentation by MAC’s Pierre Gratton at the Brazilian Mining Congress on September 25,2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
‘Huge opportunities’ for Canadian mining industry to work in developing countries
Canada’s international co-operation minister says there are “huge opportunities” for the country’s mining industry to work with the Canadian government in developing countries. Speaking at the annual board of directors’ meeting for the Mining Association of Canada, Julian Fantino said the extractive industry can play an important role in Canada’s international development efforts.
Canada playing a growing role in global mining industry
Canada’s mining industry broke records in 2011 for exploration spending, production and exports, according to a report released Monday by the Mining Association of Canada.
Mining Capital: How Canada has transformed its resource endowment into a global competitive advantage
In an increasingly competitive global economy, Canadian business cannot expect to compete on the basis of low costs. Instead, our global success will require a focus on remaining a strategic niche player that fulfills specific needs. This approach means fostering an innovative private sector with deep links to global supply chains, particularly with emerging economic […]
The Rise of China and What it Means to Canada
Speech delivered by MAC’s Pierre Gratton to the Vancouver Board of Trade on September 7, 2012.
Newfoundland and Labrador mining sector grows with China, India economies
The need for mineral products to feed developing economies, particularly China, has prompted growth in the mining sector in Newfoundland and Labrador. The impact of the Chinese economy in particular on Canadian mining was noted by president and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada, Pierre Gratton, in an address to the St. John’s Board of […]
Ottawa clears hurdles to resource development
The Harper government is putting new muscle to its ambitious natural resource strategy, clearing away regulatory hurdles to drive Canada’s energy and mineral development and expand exports to Asia.
Mining partnerships the right thing to do
Catherine Coumans, co-ordinator for MiningWatch Canada, an advocacy NGO, took aim at the Canadian International Development Agency, the mining industry and NGOs in the international development field for recently collaborating on three projects in Latin America and Africa. In doing so, she shows herself to be out of step with evolving public policy thinking in […]
Recommendations of the National Roundtables on CSR and the Extractive Industry in Developing Countries
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