MINING INVESTMENT
the best place on earth for mining investment for three years running, Quebec has fallen out of the world’s top 10 mining jurisdictions. Canadian jurisdictions claimed
three of the top 10 spots globally this year with Alberta ranked third overall, New Brunswick
falling
from first to fourth, and the Yukon ranked eighth.
Guatemala Philippines Greece
“Canadian mining regulations and legislation are generally easy to operate under,” said the president of one mining production company. However, the vice president of another producer bemoaned the “constant back and forth in Canada [with] First Nations trying to prove negative impacts of mining in order to get contractual financial and other commitments from mining companies. We need to find our way to a regulatory and cultural regime where First Nations can focus on holding companies to responsible behaviour and opportunities for mutually beneficial business relationships – not percentages of projects…”
Indonesia Vietnam Venezuela DR Congo Kyrgyzstan Zimbabwe Bolivia
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Norway, India and Turkey improved most significantly in the [Eurasia] survey rankings
Eurasia Finland ranked first and Sweden and Norway were in the top 10. Norway, India and Turkey improved most significantly in
the survey rankings. The vice president of a producer company noted Finland offered mining “no unnecessary regulations and a government that supports mining and clears away obstructions.” China posted the most significant
drop in score and rank followed by Poland.
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