NORTHERN ONTARIO – The province is investing more than $4 million to help junior mining companies find the mines that will provide materials to accelerate the electric vehicle revolution.
Funding through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program is part of the Ontario’s Critical Minerals Strategy, which aims to drive long-term economic growth by creating jobs and prosperity, especially in northern and Indigenous communities.
“I am thrilled to be in Thunder Bay at the Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase to announce the successful OJEP recipients because it means the drills are turning and we are searching for new mines,” said George Pirie, Minister of Mines, in a media release issued on Tuesday.
“Our government recognizes that Thunder Bay is quickly becoming a hub for lithium, which is essential for the growing supply chain for electric vehicles in Ontario.
“The projects we are celebrating today are creating jobs in the region and in other mining towns across the North.”
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