By Peter Jiang Edited by Tashyana Davidson and Madeleine Whitestone The mining industry is a critical component of Canada’s GDP, contributing about 5 per cent to its overall 2 trillion-dollar economy. Though Canada itself is intensely resource rich in critical minerals, half of the 1,423 Canadian mining and exploration companies own mining assets abroad with…
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Unleashing the Ring of Fire
Connor Colvin Politicians have described the Ring of Fire as a “game changer”, a “multi-generational economic opportunity” and “the most promising mining opportunity Canada has seen in a century.” In fact, a recent report by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) corroborates these optimistic claims and has described it as an “unparalleled opportunity for Ontario…