The Canadian Mining Story: Economic Impacts and Drivers …

Martha Manuel, the recipient of Women in Mining Canada's 2020 Trailblazer Award, focuses on ensuring Canada's mining sector creates long term benefits for the communities in which it operates. Read More. View All Stories. Mining Association of Canada. 1100-275 Slater Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5H9

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Mining

Learn about mining in Canada, including regulations, markets, publications, research and initiatives. Find maps, projects, uranium, First Nations and certified reference materials.

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Canada's Quebec injects $130M into Tata Steel Quebec

Canada's province of Quebec just invested about $130 million (Cdn$175 million) in an iron ore project majority owned by Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), a subsidiary of Indian giant Tata Steel.

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Iron ore price sinks as steel group warns of 'flash in a

Iron ore slumped to its lowest level since 2022 and traded near $90 a ton as China's main steel industry group advised mills to be cautious in boosting output too quickly to avoid snuffing out a ...

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Canadian Mineral Production

Canadian Mineral Production Information Bulletin (published in July 2022) Canada's mining industry is the leading global producer of potash and is ranked among the top five producers of aluminum, cobalt, diamonds, fluorspar, gemstones, gold, indium, niobium, palladium, platinum, tellurium, titanium concentrate and uranium.

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Mines and Mining

Mining Across Canada. Canada is a large country where many rocks contain valuable minerals. Mining takes place in 12 provinces and territories across the country. The only province without mining is Prince Edward Island. Canada is a global leader in mining. Canadian mines produce more than 60 different minerals and metals.

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Aluminum facts

Canadian refinery and smelters, estimated production, 2022 Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada; Company annual reports; Canadian production of primary aluminum, 2013–2022 (p) Statistics Canada; International context. World production of bauxite ore, by country, 2022 (p) U.S. Geological Survey

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Iron Ore Company of Canada

With a high-quality iron ore reserve and a long mine life, IOC is a global leader in the iron ore sector, producing a premium DR and BF pellets and sinter feed. Through our unique …

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Five largest iron ore mines in Canada in 2020

The Mary River Project, owned by Nunavut Iron Ore, is a surface mine located in Nunavut. The mine produced an estimated 5.63 MTPA of iron ore in 2020. The mine will operate until 2052. 5. DSO Project NML. Owned by Tata Steel, the DSO Project NML is a surface mine located in Quebec. It produced an estimated 1.649 MTPA of iron …

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Canada's lithium is in Quebec

The spodumene operation would include an open pit mine and concentrator facility, tailings, waste rock, ore, and overburden storage areas, as well as related infrastructure. It is expected to produce an average of 5,480 tonnes of ore per day over a mine life of 15 to 20 years. "This is an important decision for Canada.

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Iron Ore

Iron Ore. Iron is a common metal found in the earth's crust, where it occurs in combination with other elements. The term "iron ore" is used when the rock is sufficiently rich in iron minerals to be mined economically.

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Mining

Mining entails the extraction of ore, defined as rock from the earth's crust containing valuable minerals. It may also include quarrying, or the digging of sand, gravel or aggregate for construction purposes.

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Iron Ore Mining in Canada

Iron ore pellets is the largest segment of the Iron Ore Mining in Canada. Trends and Insights Production for concencreates remain elevated. Iron products in the form of concentrates and lump iron are typically used for steel production. Some may be used for alloying, refining lead and manufacturing cement or other products.

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Canadian mining industry

Real gross domestic product contribution of mining in Canada from 2010 to 2020, by mine type (in million Canadian dollars) Basic Statistic Global value of Canada's mining assets 2022, by region

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How Canada's mining sector impacts the economy

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, more non-ferrous mineral exploration dollars come to Canada than to any other country. In 2017, roughly $1.1 billion – or about 14% of global ...

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Canadian Mining Journal

Canada's First Mining Publication. Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX and NYSE:AEM) has revealed that the Railveyor system implemented at its Goldex mining complex has reduced carbon emissions by 39% and […]

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Our Members

Members and associate members of the Mining Association of Canada play a vital role in ensuring the continued strength and sustainability of Canada's mining industry. Our members account for most of Canada's production of base and precious metals, uranium, diamonds, metallurgical coal and mined oil sands, and are actively engaged in mineral …

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Bathurst Mining Camp: One of the World's Great Base Metal Districts

The Bathurst Mining Camp (BMC) is one of the world's oldest base metal mining districts and one of Canada's largest volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits.Primary ore commodities include lead, zinc, copper, gold, and silver.. The BMC hosts 46 deposits, 25 of which comprise reserves of 1 million tons or more. The world …

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Canada invests $133 million in Tata Steel Quebec-Labrador iron ore

The Canadian province of Quebec will spend $133 million (Cdn$175 million) in an iron ore project majority owned by Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), a subsidiary of Indian giant Tata Steel.

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Climate Change

Canadian Leadership in Low Carbon Mining. The comparative carbon intensity competitive advantage that Canadian minerals and metals have over those produced in many other jurisdictions globally is significant and even if mined off-grid, minerals processed in Canada are among the lowest carbon-intensity in the world.

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Canadian Mineral Production

Canada's top five mineral products by value in 2021 were gold ($13.7 billion), coal ($8.0 billion), iron ore concentrates ($6.5 billion), potash ($4.8 billion) and copper ($4.5 billion). Their combined value of …

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Northern Development

Often regarded as the next frontier for mining growth, Canada's North has promising mineral potential and opportunities for economic development. From diamonds to gold to base metals and iron ore, mining companies work closely with local communities and government to spur responsible mining growth that will benefit present and future …

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Interactive Maps

2015 Land Cover of Canada – Landsat-7, 30-metre resolution. The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) at Natural Resources Canada produced this new high-resolution dataset of Canada's 15 land cover classes from 13,350 Landsat-7 satellite images taken between 2009 and 2011 for cloud- and snow-free national coverage.

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Top ten most important mining men in Canadian history – by Stan Sudol

Cobalt – Cradle of Canadian Mining. ... a shipping terminal at the port at Sept-Îles on the St. Lawrence and the iron ore mine at a cost of nearly $300 million. The project was completed in ...

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The Mining Story

Canada produces more than 60 minerals and metals through its mining activities. The total value of Canadian mineral production in 2022 was $74.6 billion, up from $58.6 billion in …

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Canada gives mineral-rich Arctic region of Nunavut control …

In 2022, Ottawa rejected a request by Baffinland Iron Mine Corp – part-owned by ArcelorMittal – to double production at its Mary River iron ore mine in the north of Nunavut, citing the ...

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Mining and Water Pollution

Therefore, mine waste has multiplied enormously. As mine technologies are developed to make it more profitable to mine low grade ore, even more waste will be generated in the future. Waste from the Mining Process. Ore is mineralized rock containing a valued metal such as gold or copper, or other mineral substance such as coal.

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Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022 - The Mining Association of Canada. Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action. Climate Change Initiatives and …

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Rio Tinto cuts Canadian iron ore guidance

The Iron Ore Company of Canada, in which Rio has a 60% interest, is now expected to reach 9.3-9.8mt, down from the 10-11mt set in July. Rio Tinto cuts Canadian iron ore guidance - MINING

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10 Biggest Canadian Mining Companies

As such, developing, mining, and producing these resources is an important part of the Canadian economy. Canadian mining companies are leaders in the production of uranium, zinc, nickel, potash ...

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Iron Ore Mining in Canada: Everything You Need …

Learn about Canada's role as a top 10 global iron ore producer, its history of iron smelting and casting, and its largest iron ore mines. Find out how iron ore is used in various industries and how …

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The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

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ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. is Canada's largest supplier of iron ore to the global steel market. The company is the largest mining subsidiary of the ArcelorMittal Group in the world. It operates a mining complex, a crusher and a concentrator in Mont-Wright, a mine in Fire Lake, and a pellet plant in Port-Cartier.

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The five largest iron ore mines in operation in Canada

There are more than 922 iron ore mines in operation globally, of which 7 are in Canada, according to GlobalData's mines and projects database. The following are the five largest iron ore mines by production in Canada in 2023, according to GlobalData's mining database, which tracks more than 33,000 mines and projects from early …

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Nickel facts

In 2022, Canada produced 143,000 tonnes of nickel and ranked sixth in the world nickel mine production. Canada's exports of nickel and nickel-based products in 2022 were valued at $7.5 billion. An important evolving use of nickel is in production of lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles, which accounted for 15% of total nickel ...

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Iron Ore Company of Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Iron Ore Company of Canada. Iron Ore Company of Canada, incorporated 1949 by Labrador Mining and Exploration and Hanna Mining interests to exploit the some 400 million t of open-pit iron ore reserves proved in central Québec and Labrador in the late 1940s. In order to bring the ore to the port of Sept-Îles on the St Lawrence R, the …

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Iron ore facts

Canada is the ninth-largest producer of iron ore in the world. Canada's iron ore is mined in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut. Canada has some …

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Iron Ore Company of Canada

The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) operations are integrated across a mine and processing plant in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador; a port and stockpile in Sept-Iles, Quebec; and a 418 kilometre railway that joins these 2 parts of the operation. ... The mining industry is continuing to grow and evolve, so effective utilisation of our ...

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Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining

Mining activities, including prospecting, exploration, construction, operation, maintenance, expansion, abandonment, decommissioning and repurposing of a mine can impact social and environmental systems in a range of positive and negative, and direct and indirect ways. Mining can yield a range of benefits to societies, but it may also cause …

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