50 Years of Buried Data: Insights into Canada's Mining Oversight
Canada's fragmented approach to mining assessments has left regulators, communities, and industry working with incomplete information as they head into a modern mining rush.
According to Dal's Alana Westwood and Ben Collison, the global demand for critical minerals is surging, driven by the clean-energy transition, digital infrastructure, and geopolitical shifts.
These minerals — like lithium, graphite, and rare earth elements — are touted as necessary for clean tech and national defence.
Authors: Ben Collison and Alana Westwood.
Summary: Incomplete information hinders Canada's mining oversight.