7 Reasons Why Canada Is a Global Mining Leader

Canada is a country rich in minerals and metals, and is a leader in critical minerals mining, advanced battery manufacturing and battery storage technology. Across the country, hundreds of thousands of Canadians are involved in building an industry that produces more than 60 minerals and metals.

Canada is one of the largest mineral producers in the world and ranks in the top five countries for 13 major minerals and metals by production: first in potash; second in uranium and niobium; third in nickel, cobalt, aluminum, and platinum group metals; and fifth in gold and diamonds.

Canada also is the leader in exploration, ranking as the first in non-ferrous mineral exploration. It attracts 15% of the world’s exploration budgets, while 37% of the global exploration is conducted by Canadian companies.

Canada possesses the ingredients needed for advanced battery manufacturing and storage technology: lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, aluminum, and manganese. With a highly skilled labor force, Canada is poised to create a sustainable value chain for battery materials and become a world leader in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Canada also boasts a leading battery research community, a world class automotive industry, mineral refining capacity and an abundance of renewable and affordable energy that supports more sustainable processing, production, and value chains.

Canada is world renowned for its sustainable and responsible mining practices, with regulations on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water use, waste management, human rights, fair labour practices, progressive board composition, business ethics, community relations, and free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) with First Nations. For example, Newmont's Borden Mine has replaced all diesel mobile equipment with battery electric vehicles, making it Canada's first all-electric underground mine.

Here are 7 reasons why Canada is a global mining powerhouse:
1 – It’s a global mining leader
2 – A growing skilled workforce
3 – A Commitment to innovation
4 – Sustainability-driven
5 – Responsible mining
6 – Vital mineral deposits
7 – Solving 21st century challenges

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