25/02/2020
Annual survey of mining jurisdiction attractiveness by the Fraser Institute : THE WORST RANKING SINCE 2014 NOTES THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, February 25, 2020 – Québec has been hit with some bad news, following the publication of the annual survey by the Fraser Institute of mining jurisdiction attractiveness around the world. Québec has dropped from 4th to 18th place, its...
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LAUNCHING OF TOOLS TO FACILITATE SKILLS UPGRADING IN THE TRANSITION TOWARDS MINING 4.0Québec City, January 22, 2020 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA), the Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre de l'industrie des mines (CSMO Mines) and the Institut national des mines du Québec (INMQ) have joined forces to equip mining companies and...
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Canadian Mining Hall of Fame : THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE INDUCTION OF EBE SCHERKUSQuébec City, January 10, 2020 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) is pleased to note the induction of Eberhard (Ebe) Scherkus to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (CMHF), in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the mining industry in...
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The Québec Mining Association reviews 2019 - SOME PROGRESS… AND SOME REVERSES FOR QUÉBEC’S MINING INDUSTRYQuébec City, December 18, 2019 – No major changes for the mining industry occurred in 2019 and the Québec Mining Association (QMA) considers that the outcome is generally positive, although it has some reservations for coming years.
Gold shines...
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QUÉBEC MUST DEFINE ITS POSITION IN THE STRATEGIC MINERALS MARKET, SAYS THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, November 19, 2019 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) welcomes the decision by the Québec government to launch a consultation on Québec’s role in the development of strategic and critical minerals, in particular to develop the...
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AN UNEXPECTEDLY SMALL INCREASE IN MINING INVESTMENT NOTED BY THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, November 14, 2019 – After forecasting mining investment of around $3.57 billion in 2018, the Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ) has reported actual investment of $3.26 billion, a 7% increase over 2017. According to the Québec...
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THE MINING INDUSTRY DOMINATES THE 2019 QUÉBEC JOB CREATION AWARDS CEREMONYQuébec City, October 16, 2019 – The Québec Mining Association watched with pride as its members dominated the 2019 Québec job creation awards ceremony (Prix Créateurs d’emplois du Québec 2019). Three companies, Eldorado Gold’s Lamaque Mine, Québec...
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55th workplace health and safety seminar of the Québec Mining Association : WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY, A CORE VALUE FOR THE MINING INDUSTRYQuébec City, September 17, 2019 – The 55th annual workplace health and safety seminar organized by the Québec Mining Association (QMA) is taking place in Rouyn-Noranda, bringing together more than 300 managers and supervisors from Québec’s mining...
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Pathway to Phytotechnologies at the Montréal Botanical Garden : THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE OPENING OF THE FILTERING MARSHESQuébec City, August 22, 2019 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) was present at the opening of the filtering marshes, part of the Pathway to Phytotechnologies at the Montreal Botanical Garden. The QMA’s significant financial contribution to the...
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Opening of Eldorado Gold's Lamaque Mine : AN AUSPICIOUS DAY FOR QUÉBEC ACCORDING TO THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, June 26, 2019 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) is proud to highlight the official opening of Eldorado Gold's Lamaque Mine in Val d’Or. This is the first new gold mine to open in Québec since 2015.
Eldorado Gold is already well...
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