Mining is on a strategic roll

With the rapid expansion of the global innovation economy, the availability of strategic minerals has become a critical element in the development of the 21st century economy.

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan is pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2020. Strategic minerals have to be afforded high priority within the resource economy, with the country working with Canadian producers and manufacturers and key industrial clients in partner countries to identify medium- and long-term needs, writes Ken Coates.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN COATES

March 24, 2021

The Canadian mining sector has been a vital cog in the country’s economy during the pandemic, with the importance of the industry growing steadily over time. Operations and exploration continued during the COVID-19 outbreak, collaborations with Indigenous communities expanded, technological sophis...

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