REGINA — A new, collaborative critical minerals strategy for western and northern Canada will advance the region's resource sector potential, according to Sask. Energy and Resources.
Developed through co-operation among western provinces and northern territories, Stronger Together: A Critical Minerals Strategy for Western and Northern Canada outlines a shared approach to strengthening the region's position as a secure and reliable global supplier of critical minerals, a press release states.
The strategy emphasizes the need to prioritize investment in infrastructure, streamline regulatory approval processes and strengthen investor confidence with the goal of moving critical minerals from mine to market more efficiently.
Saskatchewan is the world's largest producer of potash and the world's second largest producer of uranium. Sask. Energy and Resources says that in addition to these established core strengths, Saskatchewan is emerging as a key supplier of other high-demand critical minerals such as helium, copper, zinc and lithium, which are used in advanced manufacturing, defence, clean technologies and innovation.
