Mining in Northern Quebec: Active and Significant

The premise is false. Northern Quebec has extensive mining activity, including:

• Canadian Malartic – Canada’s largest open-pit gold mine (Abitibi).
• Raglan Mine – Nickel/copper (Nunavik, Inuit-owned land).
• Renard Diamond Mine – Quebec’s first diamond mine (James Bay region).
• LaRonde, Goldex, Westwood – Major gold mines (Abitibi).
• Mont Wright / Fire Lake – Iron ore (Fermont/Labrador Trough).
• Exploration – Active for lithium, rare earths, copper, gold across the Nord-du-Québec region.

Mining is a pillar of Quebec’s economy; the Plan Nord (2011, 2015) explicitly promotes responsible northern mineral development with Indigenous partnership.