7 Reasons Why Canada Is a Global Mining Leader

Canada is a country rich in minerals and metals, and is a leader in critical minerals mining, advanced battery manufacturing and battery storage technology. Across the country, hundreds of thousands of Canadians are involved in building an industry that produces more than 60 minerals and metals. Canada is one of the largest mineral producers in the world and ranks in the top five countries for 13 major minerals and metals by production: first in potash; second in uranium and niobium; third in nickel, cobalt, aluminum, and platinum group metals; and fifth in gold and diamonds. Canada also is the leader in exploration, ranking as the first in non-ferrous mineral exploration. It attracts 15% of the world’s exploration budgets, while 37% of the global exploration is conducted by Canadian companies. Canada possesses the ingredients needed for advanced battery manufacturing and storage technology: lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, aluminum, and manganese. With a highly skilled labor force, Can