The head of a Montreal-based mineral exploration company is reassuring hundreds of residents of Gatineau, Que., that it has no immediate plans to mine for phosphate in the ground beneath their homes.
The situation highlights an emerging tug of war between Quebec’s desire to stoke new, private-sector mining development and citizens fearful of the effects of industrial expansion
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When production restarts at the La Corne, Que., lithium mine early next year, it is set to be one of the only functional lithium concentrate mines in North America and position Quebec as a Canadian lithium leader.