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Arrested development

Anyone observing a mineral map of Canada can see the huge discrepancy between the south and the north. While the land mass of the three northern territories makes up 39% of the country, just a handful of mines are located there.

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Canada cannot hide from its responsibility to facilitate mining in the north but the hurdles to overcome are plenty

Extend this out to the northern-most parts of the provinces and the tally does not get much better.

Despite this, there is a huge amount of mineral wealth lying undeveloped in these parts.

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