Ring of Fire Mines: A blessing or tragedy?

Key Points:

1. Ring of Fire is about to launch a mining project in the regions of Northern Ontario

2. Chromite/Carbon Mining is valuable amongst other gems like nickel, copper, cobalt and uranium

3. Is indigenous community benefitting from the 10 billion dollars minerals industry in Canada?

It is an uncommon fact that the mining industry could produce quite a lot of jobs in the field, these jobs can be created from treaties or historic settlements and joint venture with aboriginal communities. In addition, bilateral agreements help retain the identity of aboriginal miners in their own heritage lands. After all, an average miner is paid $34.78 per hour in Canadian dollars, not including the heavy taxes now where has the rest of the profit evaporated to?

While the uncovering the carbon generated minerals has been one of major value for producing renewable energy across Canada since early 2000s. The non-governmental organisations has highlighted "old mine tailings" as an alternative for extracting precious and undiscovered minerals which may prove to be as profitable as the gems hidden beneath carbon sucking Sphagnum moss plants. ith Further Northern part of Ontario inhabiting the largest amount of landmass of about 42% of the entire province, around 24,000 of the population (90%) e are from aboriginal communities.