Cando has compiled resources and tools specifically to assist Indigenous communities to evaluate opportunities for economic development through exploration and mining activities.
National Resources
Canadian Mining Information:
- Natural Resources Canada
- Mining Essentials: Training for Indigenous Peoples
- The Atlas of Canada – Minerals and Mining
- Minerals and Metals Facts
- Minerals and Mining Publications
- Critical Minerals Webpage
- Critical Minerals Infographic
- Exploration Infographic
- Canadian Mining Assets Infographic
- Map of the Top 100 Mineral Exploration Projects
- Map 900A – Principal Mineral Areas, Producing Mines, and Oil and Gas Fields in Canada
National Organizations:
Mining Opportunities in Ontario
Ontario Mining Information:
- Ontario Mining Lands Administration System
- Ontario Geological Surveys
- Aggregate Resources
- Ontario Mining Association
Mining Opportunities in Manitoba
Manitoba Mining Information:
- Mineral Commodities in Manitoba
- Manitoba Mineral Sector Profile
- Manitoba First Nations Mineral Development Protocol
- Manitoba Geoscience
- Integrated Mining and Quarrying System – (iMaQs)
- Manitoba Mineral Development Fund (includes opportunities for Indigenous partnerships)
- Communities Economic Development Fund
- Manitoba Prospectors and Developers Association
- Manitoba-Saskatchewan Prospectors and Developers Association
- Mining Association of Manitoba
Mining Opportunities in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Mining Information:
- Mineral Exploration and Mining
- Saskatchewan Geological Survey
- Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive
- Saskatchewan Mining Association
- Manitoba-Saskatchewan Prospectors and Developers Association
- Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum
Mining Opportunities in Alberta
Alberta Mining Information:
- Exploring for Minerals in Alberta
- Coal and Mineral Development Annual Reviews
- Minerals of Alberta
- Alberta Chamber of Resources
- Alberta Sand and Gravel Association
- Coal Association of Canada
- Overview of a Commercial Aggregate Operator (Edmonton)
Mining Opportunities in British Columbia
British Columbia Mining Information:
Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia:
- B.C. Mine Information Website
- Mineral Exploration & Mining
- British Columbia Mineral Titles
- Association for Exploration British Columbia
- Centre of Training Excellence in Mining
- Indigenous Business and Investment Council
- Mineral Resource Education Program of BC
- Mining Association of BC
Mining Opportunities in Nova Scotia
Department of Natural Resources and Renewables:
- Geoscience and Mines Branch
- Geoscience Atlas
- Mineral Resource Land-Use Atlas
- Natural Resources and Renewables Department Library
- Nova Scotia Mineral Production Report 2019
- NovaRoc – Online Registry of Claims
- NovaScan – Search for Geoscience Publications
- Prospectors Education Program
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