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International expansion of the domestic mining industry has been championed by the government of Canada, and one scholar describes Canadian mining operations as having "developed an extensive and indeed dominant global presence". [29] Canadian mining investment abroad has been particularly significant in Latin America and African countries. [30]
The Department of Mines was created in April 1907 by an Act of Parliament (Statute 6-7 Edw,. VII, c. 29) under the government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier with the responsibility of "map[ping] the forest areas of Canada, and to make and report upon the investigations useful to the preservation of the forest resources of Canada."
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; French: Ressources naturelles Canada; RNCan) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping, and remote sensing. It was formed in 1994 by amalgamating the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources with the ...
The following lists of mines in Canada are subsidiaries to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output and province.
The federal government's goal of developing minerals that are crucial for the shift to a low carbon economy conflicts with the province's plans for a "Ring of Fire" as a "mining bonanza". Wilkinson said that they have identified mining projects in Ontario that are nearer to infrastructure that already exists. [1]
Indigenous Engagement: Many diamond mining projects in Canada are located on traditional Indigenous lands. The government and mining companies have established agreements and protocols to engage and consult with Indigenous communities. These agreements aim to ensure Indigenous participation, benefit sharing, and respect for cultural heritage.
A Conservative government would broadly cut taxes and encourage mining and liquefied natural gas exports, Conservative legislator Jasraj Singh Hallan said in a statement.
As a result, in 1943, the Government of Canada expropriated the assets of Eldorado and formed a federal crown corporation, Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited, to oversee Canadian uranium assets. Exploration for uranium was restricted to Eldorado and the Geological Survey of Canada. [4] [10] [11] Uraninite in pegmatite rock, from Ontario