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Ring of Fire, about 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, contains chromite, copper, nickel and palladium. There is no road access.
“Critical minerals are an integral part of the economy of the future and our government recognizes that,” Alghabra said this week in Sault Ste. Marie to tout his government’s 2023 budget.
The federal government earmarked $1.5 billion for its Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund in the budget announced in late March. The provincial government has $1 billion set aside for Ring of Fire infrastructure.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has said Ottawa is considering matching Ontario’s commitment, subject to environmental impact assessments being done.
“Our government is working with provinces, with industry on rolling out those (dollars),” said Alghabra. “I don’t want to pre-empt a specific application or specific project that our government is in discussion with the province on.
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