Mining is an industrial process that involves extracting minerals from the earth. These minerals can be processed into raw materials that can be used for human purposes. Learn more on the Wikipedia page for mining.
Mining is necessary for the continuation and development of our society. We need minerals for the technology (like solar power, windmills, batteries, nuclear plants) that can replace the energy currently produced by fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources. We also need minerals for the industrial processing that helps us make medicine, electronics, and other products.
But, mining in general is run by imperialists for profit. That means that the benefits of mining usually don't serve the people. Rich people in industrial countries rake in profits from selling metals on the world market. Meanwhile, poor people in semicolonies suffer from the consequences of mining, like pollution, displacement, disasters, social changes from the influx of workers and capital, and other problems.
Canada is a country built on mining. Mining in Canada is run by big companies for profit. There are lots of mines within Canada on Indigenous lands. There are also lots of mines that are owned by Canadian companies, or companies that trade through Canada. Many companies trade through Canada because Canada has some of the laxest mining regulations in the world, which makes it easy to push through mining projects while ignoring human rights and environmental or other considerations.
This is a website designed to help you research mining in Canada. It will explain the basics of Canadian mining regulation and practice. Click the links below to learn more