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Aboriginal Participation
Aboriginal Engagement in the Mining and Energy Sectors - Case Studies and Lessons Learned Aboriginal (PDF, 970 kb)
Agreements Between Mining Companies and Aboriginal Communities or
Governments (PDF, 137 kb)
Info Bulletins
- Aboriginal Employment Opportunities
- Environmental Practices
- Exploration
- Mining Development
- Partnership Agreements Series
- Statistical Profile
Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities
Our Community . . . Our Future: Mining and Aboriginal Communities
Business and Market Information
Minerals and Metals Markets
- A History of Mining and Mineral Exploration in Canada and Outlook for the Future
- Atlas of Canadian Dimension Stone
- Canada's Minerals and Metals (video)
- Canadian Minerals Yearbook (CMY)
- Suppliers of Mining Goods and Services in Canada
- Posters on the Mining Industry
Mineral Exploration
- Map of the Top 100 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Projects of 2008
- Overview of Trends in Canadian Mineral Exploration
- Reporting Guide - Survey of Mineral Exploration, deposit appraisal and mine complex development expenditures
Recycling
- Adding Residential Scrap Metal to Municipal Recycling Programs
- An Analysis of Resource Recovery Opportunities in Canada and the Projection of Greenhouse Gas Emission Implications
- Assessment of Advanced Sensing and Monitoring Technologies for Efficient Metals Recycling
- Atlantic Region Metal Finishing Industry Pilot Project
- Background Study on Increasing Recycling of Obsolete Mercury Containing Lamps from Residential and Commercial Sources in Canada
- Baseline Data and Tracking System for the Generation and Diversion of Obsolete White Goods from Residential Sources in Canada
- By-Product Synergy – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Analysis Project
- CFER Computer 4Rs Pilot Project
- Characterization of the Stocks and Flows of Nickel
- Consultations on the Development of a Canadian Resource Recovery Strategy (CRRS)
- Determination of the Impact of Waste Management Activities on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2005 Update
- Enhancing the Recovery of End-of-Life Roofing Materials: An Implementation Plan
- Facilitating Greater Re-Use and Recycling of Structural Steel in the Construction and Demolition Process
- Final Report-Technology Gaps Recycling Workshop
- Government of Canada Action Plan 2000 on Climate Change Consultations on a Canadian Resource Recovery Strategy
- Increasing Waste Diversion by Creating By-Product Synergy in an Industrial Park
- Let's Climb Another Molehill – Analyzing Construction, Renovation and Demolition (CR&D) Waste
- National Survey to Identify Municipal Best Practices Regarding the Recovery of Residential Scrap Metal
- Regulation of Computer Recycling in Canada and the United States: A Comparative Review
- Residential Scrap Metal Content Analysis (and market development work)
- Scan of Metals and Minerals Recycling Programs and Associated Climate Change Impacts
- Single-Use Propane Cylinder Recycling Feasibility Study
- Status of Metal Recycling Technologies in Metal Processing
- Study to Determine the Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits of an Electronics Extended Producer Responsibility Program
- The Recycling of Scrap Tires in Canada
Taxation
- Taxation Issues for the Mining Industry: 2008 Update (HTML) (PDF, 840 kb)
- Taxation Issues for the Mining Industry: 2007 Update (HTML) (PDF, 243 kb)
- Taxation Issues for the Mining Industry: 2006 Update (HTML) (PDF, 327 kb)
- Taxation Issues for the Mining Industry: 2005 Update (HTML) (PDF, 3.8 mb)
- Taxation Issues for the Mining Industry: 2004 Update (HTML) (PDF, 423 kb)
- 2003 Evaluation Report: Taxation Issues Relating to Exploration and to the Restructuring of Resource Taxation (HTML) (PDF, 430 kb)
- 2002 preliminary Evaluation Report (HTML) (PDF, 1.15 mb)
- Report on Recommendations of the Technical Committee on Business Taxation: Assessment of Impacts on the Economics of Mining Projects (September 1999) (PDF, 135 kb)
Explosives
- A Growing Concern
- Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement and the Regulations
- Restricted Components Regulations
- Using Consumer Fireworks Poster
Mining and Mineral Technology
- Abstracts of Reports
- Equity Silver Mine: Dry Cover
- Investigating Mine Ventilation Systems: Quantifying Leakage, Post Blast Re-Entry Times and Performance of Warning Systems
- Les Terrains Aurifères (LTA) - Case Study Dry Cover
- MEND Monitor
- MEND Reports Available
- MEND REPORTS AVAILABLE ON CD-1
- MEND Reports - CD-2
- MEND Reports - CD-3
- MMSL's Mine Ventilation Network Survey, Simulation and Design Research
- "New" Tailings Area Closure: A Case Study
- PTP-MAL Guide
- The Solbec Case: Water Cover
- 3D-CANVENT2000: A 3-D Graphics Mine Ventilation Simulation Software
Non Destructive Testing
- Code of Conduct (PDF, 35 kb)
- Examination Guide for Initial Certification: Industrial Radiography
- Examination Guide for Initial Certification: Industrial Radiography, Aerospace Sector
- Examination Guide for Initial Certification: Industrial Ultrasonics, Engineering, Materials and Components Sector
- Examination Guide for Initial Certification: Magnetic Particle, Engineering, Materials and Components Sector
- Examination Guide for Initial Certification: Liquid Penetrant, Engineering, Materials and Components Sector
- Examination Guide for Initial Certification: Eddy Current, Engineering, Materials and Components Sector
- Examination Guide for Recertification: Industrial Radiography, Ultrasonics, Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, Eddy Current
- PTP-MAL Guide
Policy
- Aboriginal Engagement in the Mining and Energy Sectors: Case Studies and Lessons Learned (PDF, 970 kb)
- A Federally Coordinated Review of Federal Environmental Regulations Affecting Mining in Canada
- Federal-Provincial-Territorial Review of Environmental Regulations Affecting Mining in Canada (PDF, 642 kb)
- Key Factors for Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Success in Canada's Mining and Energy Sectors (PDF, 411 kb)
- Mineral and Metal Policy Issues: From Mineral Resources to Manufactured Products : Toward a Value-Added Mineral and Metal Strategy for Canada (PDF, 737 kb)
- Mineral and Metal Policy Issues: Land Access, Protected Areas and Sustainable Development (PDF, 166 kb)
- Mineral and Metal Policy Issues: Report on Recommendations of the Technical Committee on Business Taxation: Assessment of Impacts on the Economics of Mining Projects
- Mineral and Metal Policy Issues: Value-Added Challenges in the Mineral Products Industry: Government/Industry Partnerships, Summary of Consultations (PDF, 206 kb)
- Minerals and Metals Sector Special Report (PDF, 124 kb)
- Minerals and Metals : Towards a Sustainable Future (PDF, 346 kb)
- National Workshop on Environmental Regulations Affecting the Mining Sector (PDF, 572 kb)
- Regulatory Improvement Initiatives Across Canada (PDF, 517 kb)
- Sustainable Development and Minerals and Metals
- The Federal Government's Response to the Fifth Report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources : Lifting Canadian Mining Off the Rocks
- The Minerals and Metals Policy of the Government of Canada
- The Social Dimension of Sustainable Development and the Mining Industry (Background Paper PDF, 681 kb)
- The Pan-Canadian Mining Research and Innovation Strategy: Strengthening the Competitiveness of a Responsible Canadian Mining Industry Through Excellence in Research, Innovation and Commercialization (PDF, 363 kb)
Statistics
- Capital Investment Intentions in Mining Up 20% in 2008 (July 2008)
(HTML) (PDF, 132 kb) - Employment Information Bulletin, September 2009 (HTML) (PDF, 196 kb)
- Exploration Information Bulletin
- Map of the Top 100 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Projects of 2008
- Mineral Production - Information Bulletin
- Mineral Production of Canada, by Province and Territory
- Mineral Trade (HTML) (PDF, 184 kb)
- Production of Canada's Leading Minerals Monthly Publication
- Reporting Guide - Survey of Mineral Exploration, deposit appraisal and mine complex development expenditures