Mineral Exploration and Mining Sequence

Pre-explorationGeoscientific database, maps and toolsLand-use planning Exploration

Grassroots Advancedmineral discovery mineral resources

calculations

Evaluation and mine planningPre-feasibility; feasibility;mine site design and planning

Mine complex developmentConstruction of the mine and infrastructure

ProductionOperation of the mine

Closure and reclamationDecommissioningReclamation

Post-closureEnvironmental monitoring

Throughout the mining sequence, projects require numerous permits, authorizations and licences. Federal, provincial and territorial governments must also ensure the Crown’s legal obligations

regarding Indigenous peoples are met.

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