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EDITORIAL

A World in Transformation Critical and Strategic Minerals

The Government of Quebec is committed to the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. In Canada, this transition is backed by a strong political will at the federal level and in...

ECONOMY AND MARKET

Copper in Quebec Encouraging prospects

The history of copper began before the metal itself was known: the very first jewels were made of malachite or turquoise, green and blue copper-bearing minerals found in the ground above the main...

FOCUS

Geology of critical and strategic base metals: Focus on copper, zinc and nickel

The development of renewable energies and clean technologies and the transition to a low-carbon digital economy mean an increasing demand for certain minerals and metals. Many of these metals and...

MINERAL EXPLORATION

Definition, geometry and parameterization of alteration envelopes around VMS deposits in the Matagami camp

Alteration halos are often much larger than the associated mineralization. This is particularly true for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits, where mineralized lenses (on the order of a...

CAREERS & TRAINING

A qualified mining workforce A major asset for the mining sector

A recent publication by Quebec’s Institut National des Mines documents the skills valued within the mining workforce when integrating new digital technologies into current operations (translated...

ENVIRONMENT

Sludge management in water treatment systems

Whether the goal is to produce drinking water, industrial water or purify wastewater, treatment always involves the management of solids, which the industry calls sludge. Water treatment systems...

READ AND RE-READ

Integrating Indigenous workers into Quebec’s mining sector

This article touches on the subject of my book, which I began writing in the context of rapid Indigenous population growth and changing demographics [1]. After several years of working and researching...