Mining Sequence

Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities

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Additional Resources


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Mining Sequence

Federal Government Sites

Provincial and Territorial Sites

Links to ministries/departments responsible for natural resources and mines in each province and territory:

Provincial On-Line Claims Staking

Environmental Sites

Mine-Site Rehabilitation

Example of rehabilitated mine site:

Orphaned/abandoned mines:

Federal Legislation

National Mining Associations

Provincial and Territorial Mining Associations

Prospectors Assistance Programs

Mining Training Programs

Examples of Career Opportunities in the Mining Industry

Aboriginal Business

Guidelines on Mining and Aboriginal Community Engagement

Facts and Figures on Canadian Mining Industry

Glossary of Mining Terms

  • General:
  • Northwest Territories: NWT Mining-Related and Environmental Management Glossary, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 2004. For more information, contact: Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, P.O. Box 1500, 4914-50th Street, Yelllowknife, NT X1A 2R3, Tel.: (867) 669-2500, E-mail: NTcommunications@inac.gc.ca
  • Ojibway: Eabametoong First Nation Glossary of Geological and Mining-Related Terms (Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 170, 2004, $100)
  • English/Cree/Oji-Cree/Ojibway Mining and Environmental Terminology Glossary (2003), Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre and De Beers Canada (contact: Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre, 273 Third Ave., Suite 204, Timmins, ON P4N 1E2, Tel.: (705) 267-7911, Web site: www.occc.ca; or De Beers Canada, Suite 400, 65 Overlea Boulevard, Toronto, ON M4H 1P1, Tel.: (416) 645-1710, Web site: www.debeerscanada.com)

Readings

  • Canadian Institute of Resources Law, A Guide to Impact and Benefits Agreement, 1999.
    (can be ordered on-line at: www.ucalgary.ca/~cirl/)
  • Government of Canada, Minerals and Metals: Towards a Sustainable Future, Public Works and Government Services: Ottawa, Canada, 2000.
    (available at: www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/pdf/fu_e.pdf)
  • International Institute for Environment and Development & World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Breaking New Ground: Mining Minerals and Sustainable Development. Earthprint: Hertfordshire, England, 2002.
    (available for order from: www.earthprint.com)
  • International Institute for Sustainable Development, Out of Respect – The Talthan, Mining, and the Seven Questions to Sustainability (www.iisd.org)
  • Jepsen, D., Joseph, B., McIntosh, B., McKnight, B., Mineral Exploration, Mining and Aboriginal Community Engagement Guidebook, BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines: Vancouver, 2005.
  • Natural Resources Canada, The Social Dimension of Sustainable Development and the Mining Industry, A Background Paper, Public Works and Government Services: Ottawa, 2003.
    (available at: www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/pdf/sdsd-e.pdf)
  • Natural Resources Canada, A History of Mining and Mineral Exploration in Canada and Outlook for the Future, Public Works and Government Services: Ottawa 2002.
    (available at: www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/topi-suje/hist_e.htm)
  • The Northern Miner, Mining Explained: A Guide to Prospecting and Mining, Editor: Patrick Whiteway.
    (available for order by e-mailing northernminer2@northernminer.com)
  • The Sub-Committee of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Mineral Industry, Reports on Aboriginal Participation in Mining.
    (available on-line at: www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/nap/aboparmi_e.html)