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Special Reports
Major studies undertaken by the Minerals and Metals Sector are published and made available to our readers as special reports. URLs are provided for those that are available on the Internet. To obtain printed copies contact:
Publications Distribution
Office
Minerals and Metals Sector
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A 0E4
Tel.: (613) 947-6580,
Fax: (613) 947-4198
E-mail: info-mms@nrcan.gc.ca
Background
Paper on Land Access, Protected Areas and Sustainable Development (PDF)
The
purpose of this paper, prepared in July 1998, is to clarify Canada’s
protected areas initiatives for the minerals and metals industry, thereby
creating greater certainty for the industry’s investment decisions.
It also presents ideas for discussion that can hopefully advance Canada’s
environmental, social and economic objectives. More specifically, the
paper documents the evolution in thinking about protected areas over the
last 125 years, examines ongoing protected areas programs to determine
whether they will achieve stated environmental, social and economic objectives,
and suggests how present approaches could be modified to better realize
Canada’s overarching policy objectives of implementing sustainable
development.
Canadian
Suppliers of Mining Goods and Services: Links Between Canadian
Mining Companies and Selected Sectors of the Canadian Economy
(PDF)
This
ground-breaking study, prepared by Natural Resources Canada with the full
support of the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for
Export (CAMESE), examines the economic links between Canada’s minerals
and metals industry and Canadian suppliers of mining goods and services.
Released in September 2000, the study provides considerable insight into
the interdependencies of these two key resource-related components of
Canada’s economy. It also shows how their mutual growth represents
benefits to Canadians in urban and remote communities.
Environmental
Regulations Affecting Mining in Canada
A
series of three reports were prepared for the Mines Ministers’ Conference
held in July 1998 in Calgary, Alberta.
The
first report, entitled Report
on a Federally Coordinated Review of Federal Environmental Regulations
Affecting Mining in Canada (PDF), was prepared
by Natural Resources Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Agency, Environment Canada, Finance Canada, Fisheries and Oceans
Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Industry Canada, and Treasury
Board. It is the federal component of a federal-provincial-territorial
review of regulations affecting mining that reports on regulatory reform
and identifies opportunities for improving the efficiency of the regulatory
and decision-making process.
The
second report, entitled Report
on the National Workshop on Environmental Regulations Affecting the Mining
Sector (PDF), was compiled by Natural Resources
Canada. It documents the results of a multi-stakeholder national workshop
that was held in Toronto on April 8 and 9, 1998, to discuss the federal
acts and regulations under review and their interactions with relevant
provincial and territorial regulations.
The
third report, entitled An
Overview Report: Federal-Provincial-Territorial Review of Environmental
Regulations Affecting Mining in Canada (PDF),
was compiled by the IGWG Industry Task Force on Regulatory Reform in consultation
with relevant federal and provincial regulatory agencies and stakeholders.
Individual jurisdictions prepared review that were appropriate to their
respective priorities, needs and circumstances. The results of the review
were discussed at a national workshop held in Toronto on April 8 and 9,
1998. The individual jurisdictional reports and the report on the national
workshop served as the basis for the preparation of this overview report.
From
Mineral Resources to Manufactured Products: Toward a Value-Added
Mineral and Metal Strategy for Canada (PDF)
This
issues paper, published in June 1998, provides a very broad overview of
the mineral and metal processing (MMP) sector, illustrating its importance
to employment in Canada and some dynamic trends. It also describes some
of the challenges to growth of value-added activities within the direct
chain of production or in ancillary spin-off industries. Finally, the
paper suggests several routes for government collaboration that may lead
to an increase in MMP value-added activities.
History
of Mining and Mineral Exploration in Canada and Outlook for the Furture
(PDF)
This report traces
the emergence of Canada’s mineral industry and provides concise
information on production, reserves, exploration results and outlook.
The report is being published by Natural Resources Canada and also by
the German government’s Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften
und Rohstoffe (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources)
for distribution in Germany in that organization’s Rohstoffwirtschaftliche
Länderreihe series, a series of reports concerning various countries
that present summaries of topics such as their geology, mineral industries
and production, mineral resources, mineral deposits and mineral production
economics. A brief summary chapter entitled “Canada’s Petroleum
Industry,” included for the benefit of German readers, will also
be of interest to Canadians.
International
Competitiveness - Selected Papers
These presentations
were made over the last few years in Canada and other countries, and cover
a wide variety of issues that directly or indirectly affect Canada’s
investment climate for mineral capital, including Canada’s geological
potential, and recent domestic and international economic, fiscal and
financial developments.
• Canada's Minerals and Metals Industry - An Economic Overview (PDF) (September 2005)
• An Interpretation of Current Trends in Mineral Policy and Taxation (London, England, June 2005)
• A Presentation to the Extractive Industries Review: Government Approaches to Mineral Policy, Taxation and Transparency (Ottawa, March 2003)
• Presentation to Senior Trade Commissioners on Intensifying Investment Strategies and Networks for Europe (Ottawa, November 2002)
• Mining in Africa: A Canadian Perspective (Ottawa, October 2002)
• Mining Finance in the Context of Sustainable Development: Government Initiatives (INSIGHT Conference, Toronto, May 2002)
• Creating and Capturing Mineral Wealth - Government Perspectives (London, England, August 2001)
• Canadian Experience in Mineral Taxation (World Bank, Washington, April 2001)
• Canada's Global Mining Industry (St. Petersburg, December 2000)
• Presentation at the Sixth West-East Conference of Ministers of Economy, Industry and Trade - Muenster VI (Moscow, December 2000)
• Implications of Global Investment and Trade by Canadian Natural Resources-Based Companies (Focussing on Mining) (November 2000)
• Investment Policies in the Russian Federation Hosted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Paris, May 2000)
• Government Approaches to Mineral Policy and Taxation (March 2000)
• National and International Perspectives on the Canadian Mining Industry (Fredericton, November 1999)
• Investing in China's Mining Sector - The Canadian View (October 1999)
• Canada:
A Window on Global Mining, World-Class Technology and Investment Prospects
(Tokyo, February 1999)
– Mining
and Minerals: Canada's Competitive Advantage
– Conference Proceedings
Investment
Tax Credit for Exploration in Canada
The
Investment Tax Credit for Exploration (ITCE) is a temporary 15% investment
tax credit for investors in flow-through shares of mineral exploration
companies. The ITCE applies to eligible exploration expenses incurred
in Canada pursuant to flow-through share agreements closed after October
17, 2000, and before January 1, 2006. This brochure describes the program’s
purpose, scope and benefits, and provides additional information of interest
to investors.
Iron Ore
2000: Poised for the Next Century
This discussion paper was developed in response to requests by Canadian
iron ore companies for a comparison of mining costs on a world scale to
assist them in determining their global cost-competitiveness. The study
identifies market niches and global areas on which iron ore producers
should concentrate, reviews technological trends and changes, describes
the European, Asian and North American steel industries, outlines the
competitiveness of the Canadian iron ore industry, and examines the problem
of vulnerable Canadian mines. The study ends with conclusions concerning
the main topics discussed in the report. To request a PDF copy, send an
e-mail to rgaetan@nrcan.gc.ca.
Kimberley
Process for Rough Diamonds
The
"Kimberley Process" is the principal international initiative
taken to respond to the troubling linkage between rebel-directed conflicts
and trade in rough diamonds in a number of African states. The Kimberley
Process Certification Scheme contains several key commitments, including
a requirement that all shipments of rough diamonds imported to or exported
from Canada be certified as "non-conflict" under the scheme.
It also bans the trade in rough diamonds with non-participant countries.
The Kimberley
Process brochure addresses frequently asked questions concerning the
Kimberley Process and outlines the steps for obtaining a Kimberley Process
Certificate.
Mineral
Industry Info-Guide, 2000 (PDF)
This
directory is intended for small- and medium-sized businesses operating
in the Canadian minerals and metals industry. It provides Canadian businesses
with easy and direct access to brief descriptions of and contact information
for the various industry-related services and programs offered by the
Government of Canada.
Minerals
and Metals - Innovations to Serve Canadians and the World
This
booklet promotes the Canadian minerals and metals industries in the context
of Canada’s attractive investment climate, advanced mining technologies,
highly skilled and educated work force, environmental and social leadership,
and the industries’ important contributions to the Canadian economy.
Minerals
and Metals: Towards a Sustainable Future (PDF)
The
monograph (#10) was prepared as part of a series to contribute to the
land use dialogue at the Eighth Session of the United Nations Commission
on Sustainable Development, April 24 to May 5, 2000. It updates an earlier
monograph entitled Sustainable Development
of Minerals and Metals, prepared in 1997, to reflect experience
and the evolution of thinking on the subject.
Nonferrous
Metals Outlook, December 2005
This report,
published in the last quarter of each year, provides a timely summary
of the market conditions and expectations for selected nonferrous metals.
An overview of the relative contribution of these commodities to the Canadian
economy is presented, along with a commodity-by-commodity summary of Canadian
and world highlights and outlooks for use, production and prices.
Overview
of Trends in Canadian Mineral Exploration
This report
contains the latest information on exploration expenditure levels in Canada,
a review of current exploration and development activities in the provinces
and territories, and commentaries on and analysis of current domestic
and international trends affecting the Canadian mineral exploration sector.
The data contained in this report (current as of November 2005) and the
views expressed by the various authors were assembled and agreed upon
by the joint federal-provincial/territorial Intergovernmental Working
Group on the Mineral Industry (IGWG).
Production
of Canada’s Leading Minerals
This is a monthly
statistical bulletin on mineral production in Canada. Production is tabulated
for aluminum, asbestos, cement, clay products, copper, diamonds, fuels,
gold, gypsum, iron ore, lead, lime, molybdenum, nickel, potash, salt,
silver, uranium and zinc.
The
Social Dimension of Sustainable Development and the Mining Industry (PDF)
The
goal of this paper is to promote discussion of social issues related to
mining developments by industry, government officials and stakeholders,
leading to the development of policy instruments that will ensure the
social dimension is well integrated into the sustainable development of
mining projects. The history of the social impact of mining in Canada
is used to present the background of the discussion in the first part
of this report. The second part discusses the concepts related to the
social dimension of sustainable development as it applies to minerals
and metals development. The third part of the paper deals with the risks
and opportunities related to the social dimension of sustainable development
faced by industry and governments.
- Spanish (PDF)
Thirteenth
Annual Report on Aboriginal Participation in Mining
The
Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS) is contributing to the preparation of
the annual report of the Sub-Committee of the Intergovernmental Working
Group on the Mineral Industry. The Thirteenth Annual Report on Aboriginal
Participation in Mining focuses on the mechanisms present in each jurisdiction
to increase Aboriginal community benefits. MMS provides an overview of
its role and a description of the initiatives put forward, along with
contact information and web sites.
Value-Added
Challenges in the Mineral Products Industry - Summary of Consultations
(PDF)
This report provides a qualitative summary of the consultations
held across Canada with mineral products industry executives from eight
government/industry workshops conducted in the fall of 1998. The facilitated
workshops were developed as part of a joint initiative by Natural Resources
Canada and Industry Canada to review the challenges facing value-added
activities by the mineral products industry in Canada. The report will
be used as a basis for orienting policy-making, developing targeted strategies,
and enhancing the efficient delivery of services by the federal government
in the Canadian resource sector.
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