What 50 years of buried data tell us about Canada’s mining oversight
Canada’s fragmented approach to mining assessments has left regulators, communities and industry working with incomplete information as they head into a modern mining rush, write Dal's Alana Westwood and Ben Collison in a new commentary piece for Policy Options.
Authors: Ben Collison and Alana Westwood.
The global demand for critical minerals is surging. Driven by the clean-energy transition, digital infrastructure, and geopolitical shifts, governments in Canada are pushing to unlock subsurface resources.
These minerals — like lithium, graphite, and rare earth elements — are touted as necessary for clean tech and national defence.
Canada is pushing to unlock subsurface resources.
Author's summary: Incomplete data hinders Canada's mining oversight.
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