06/01/2021
COVID-19: MINING TO CONTINUE - A DECISION IN KEEPING WITH THE STRINGENT MEASURES PUT IN PLACE BY THE MINING INDUSTRYQuébec City, January 6, 2021 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) welcomes the announcement that mining will continue despite the full-scale lockdown ordered by the government, based on the robust measures introduced by the mining industry to...
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REVIEW OF THE MINING INDUSTRY : KEY EVENTS IN 2020 AS SEEN BY THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, December 16, 2020 – The year 2020 has been challenging in many ways. However, the Québec Mining Association considers that this unusual year has still been positive overall.
March-April
The upheaval caused by COVID-19 was followed by...
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NORTHERN ACTION PLAN 2020-2023 BUILDING STRENGTH IN THE NORTH THANKS TO A STRONG MINING SECTORQuébec City, December 7, 2020 – According to the Québec Mining Association (QMA), northern development depends on a strong, competitive mining industry, and the Québec government must take this into account in the implementation of its new...
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QUÉBEC PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERALS : THE MINING INDUSTRY IS READY TO MEET THE CHALLENGE!Québec City, October 29, 2020 – The development of critical and strategic minerals (CSMs), for use in particular in the electrification of the transportation system and the energy transition, offers a wealth of opportunities. The Québec Mining...
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MINING: GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE WHOLE OF QUÉBECQuébec City, October 20, 2020 – A new study of the economic benefits generated by the mining industry in Québec has been published by the Québec Mining Association (QMA). It confirms previous trends and shows that total annual spending by mining...
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS GENERATED BY MINING: THE ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE REGION TOPS THE LISTQuébec City, October 20, 2020 – A new study of the economic benefits generated by the mining industry in Québec, published by the Québec Mining Association (QMA), once again confirms the domination of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, which...
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MINING: GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE CÔTE-NORD REGIONQuébec City, October 20, 2020 – A new study of the economic benefits generated by the mining industry in Québec, published by the Québec Mining Association (QMA), confirms that the Côte-Nord regions ranks in the Top 3 Québec mining regions in...
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MINING: GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE NORD-DU-QUÉBEC REGIONQuébec City, October 20, 2020 – The Nord-du-Québec region has seen spending by mining companies increase from $182 million in 2014 to $1.2 billion in 2018, resulting from major growth in mining activities. This is one of the findings from a study...
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MINING: GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE SAGUENAY–LAC-SAINT-JEAN REGIONQuébec City, October 20, 2020 – Although only one mine remains active in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, the mining industry still generates substantial benefits for the region, in particular because of its proximity to Québec’s three largest...
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THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATION HONOURS WORKERS AT THE NIOBEC MINEQuébec City, October 14, 2020 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) has recognized the achievements of four foremen at the Niobec Mine. They received workplace health and safety (WHS) trophies to commend their efforts and the effort made by their...
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