Development and challenges in the Canadian mining industry

Canada is one of the leaders in the world for developing and employing highly efficient and advanced mining technologies to supply the world with various minerals, oil sand and coal. The Canadian mining industry's goal for future is to continue to remain one of the world leaders by increasing the value of mining products for customers. The industry will employ processes and produce products at lower costs, reduce energy consumption. At the same time will continue to minimize the adverse environmental, health and safety effects associated with mining and mining products. Achieving this coal will provide enormous benefits to the Canadian prospering population, their quality of life and the environment. This paper is to give a brief over-view of the Canadian Mining industry and then discusses some of the development of the Canadian mining industry in the past decade. Attempt is made to highlight related challenges, which will be the basis for the necessary future research and development program.