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Map Project: Aboriginal Communities, Exploration and Mining
The PDAC commissioned a series of maps
to illustrate the proximity of the top
100 exploration sites and principal
producing mines to Aboriginal
communities in Canada’s Western,
Northern and Eastern regions.
Principal Producing mines include metal,
industrial and coal mines but exclude
clay and most construction materials
such as sand, rock, and gravel. The Top
100 Exploration Areas are determined by
expenditures as compiled by
Natural
Resources Canada. However, much more
exploration activity occurs in Canada
beyond the top 100 exploration areas. In
2009 there were at least 2200 active
properties with exploration and deposit
appraisal activity. This number does not
include basic exploration concerning
staking claims, line cutting, minerals
leases and head office costs.
Exploration occurs throughout all Canadian provinces and territories.
Click here to view NRCan’s statistics on exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures by province and territory.
The first set of maps
illustrates an overview of the location
of Aboriginal communities, principal
producing mines, and top 100 exploration
sites in Canada.
Click on the region you would like to
view:
Western Canada
Northern Canada
Eastern Canada
The second set of maps presents
Canada’s Aboriginal community
population, principal producing mines,
and top 100 exploration sites in Canada.
Click on the region you would like to
view:
Western Canada
Northern Canada
Eastern Canada
The PDAC also commissioned a series of
maps to illustrate the socio-economic
situation of Aboriginal communities in
Canada:
Population in Aboriginal
communities in Canada
Western Canada
Northern Canada
Eastern Canada
Unemployment rate in Aboriginal
communities in Canada
Western Canada
Northern Canada
Eastern Canada
Summary of Findings
Provinces with the greatest number of
Top 100 Exploration sites in Canada are:
• British Columbia (21)
• Ontario (18)
• Saskatchewan (13)
• Quebec (13)
Provinces with the most Aboriginal
communities1
are:
• British Columbia (201)
• Ontario (127)
• Saskatchewan (70)
• Manitoba (63)
Provinces with the highest population
living in Aboriginal communities are:
• Ontario (87,066)
• Manitoba (81,471)
• Alberta (69,998)
• Saskatchewan (63,989)
• British Columbia ( 61,489)
• Quebec (60,969)
There are 242 Principle Producing Mines[1] in Canada and over 2200 exploration projects.
1
Aboriginal communities are defined
as communities recognized by the Federal
or Provincial Crown
2 Note that there are only 2
communities in Newfoundland that report
unemployment rate due to Statistics
Canada data suppression (Please see
“Summary of Data Sources for More
Information
3 Principal Producing Mines
have been compiled by Natural Resources
Canada and include 228 metal,
industrial, and coal mines. Excluded are
clay products and most construction
materials (stone sand and gravel). |
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