05/12/2016
Study of mining sector benefits commissioned by the Québec Mining Association : EXPENDITURE OF $5.8 BILLION IN ALL REGIONS OF QUÉBECQuébec City, December 5, 2016 – Annual expenditure of $5.8 billion in all regions of Québec, 45,500 new and ongoing jobs, the payment of over $1 billion each year to the Québec government and a network of 4,100 suppliers—these are the key points...
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Web platform launched by the Plan Nord marketing office : A TOOL THAT WILL CREATE MORE EFFECTIVE LINKS BETWEEN PROPONENTS AND SUPPLIERS, ACCORDING TO THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, November 18, 2016 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) welcomes the initiative taken by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Plan Nord, Pierre Arcand, who has launched a Web platform to create...
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Drop in mining investment in Québec : THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATION HOPES THAT QUÉBEC WILL BE MADE MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR INVESTORSQuébec City, November 16, 2016 – The constant decrease in mining investment remains a concern for the Québec Mining Association (QMA), even though it appears to be levelling off according to the observations of Québec's statistics instituted...
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2016-2020 Québec Export Strategy : SHOWCASING AND SUPPORTING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN QUÉBEC'S MINING SECTOR – A POSITIVE RESULT ACCORDING TO THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, October 24, 2016 – In the view of the Québec Mining Association (QMA), the 2016-2020 Québec Export Strategy will raise the international visibility of small and medium-sized enterprises in the mining sector, and will also provide an...
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Opening of Stornoway's Renard Diamond Mine: AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE VIEW OF THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, October 19, 2016 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) is pleased to note the official opening of Québec's first-ever diamond mine, Stornoway Diamond Corporation's Renard Mine. "A diversification of the range of minerals mined will...
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BAPE report on the extension of the Canadian Malartic Mine : CANADIAN MALARTIC HAS ALREADY MADE A COMMITMENT TO MEET THE BAPE'S REQUIREMENTS, IN THE VIEW OF THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATIONQuébec City, October 13, 2016 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) takes an optimistic view of the report filed by Québec's environmental hearings board (Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement, BAPE), concerning the proposal to extend...
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BAPE hearings in Malartic: THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS CANADIAN MALARTIC'S MINE EXTENSION PROJECTQuébec City, July 12, 2016 – The Québec Mining Association (QMA) has taken advantage of the hearings held by Québec's environmental hearings bureau (Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement, or BAPE) to reiterate its support for the...
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The Québec Mining Association’s Annual Convention: HORNE SMELTER, LAPA MINE AND RAGLAN MINE HONOURED FOR THEIR WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY PERFORMANCESQuébec City, June 14, 2016 – Workplace health and safety (WHS) is a constant concern for the mining industry, and to reflect this, the Québec Mining Association has awarded the F.J. O’Connell trophies for the last 50 years, to recognize...
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Modernization of the Environment Quality Act : THE QUÉBEC MINING ASSOCIATION HOPES THAT THE NEW RULES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS WILL BE SUITABLE FOR THE MINING SECTORQuébec City, June 7, 2016 – Following the tabling by the Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, David Heurtel, of the Act to amend the Environment Quality Act to modernize the environmental...
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