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THE PROVINCE IN CANADA PRODUCING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF COPPER

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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Copper is a metallic mineral raw material utilized in many manufacturing and construction industries in the world such as the production of solar cells and electric vehicles, electrical wires and cables etc. A trace amount of copper is an essential component in plant and animal food intake as living things for sustenance. Copper is soft and malleable, durable, machinable, corrosion resistant, and has the ability to be cast with high precision. The urgent need for a transition to green energy has dramatically increased the demand for copper in clean technologies of the world. However, Canada is one of the largest producers after nine countries.

This metallic raw material does not degrade or lose its chemical and physical properties during the process of recycling which helps to extend its use and minimize its waste.

In Canada, we have a robust copper recycling industry from which significant amounts of copper are recovered.

Over half of the copper from all Canadian mines comes from the province of British Columbia followed by Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba whereas the rest comes from other provinces and territories.

Do You Know The Two Canadian Provinces Currently Producing The Highest Amount of Coal for Export?

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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Coal comes from the remains of decayed trees compacted into the solid matter after several millions of years of chemical changes under pressure and heat. The energy content of coal is basically heat energy and is believed to be equal to the amount of heat that transformed it during production years ago. This heat energy can possibly be converted to other forms of valuable energy.

The primary use of coal is in electricity generation and coal is also a key ingredient in the production of steel and cement

Alberta and British Columbia are two Canadian provinces producing the highest amount of coal for export at this time with the most current data accounting for Canada being the world’s fourth-largest exporter of metallurgical coal. In North America alone, where there are twenty-three countries, Canada is the second largest producer of coal.

However, a lot of smog is generated with the use of coal, thereby making it environmentally unsuitable for modern Canada. Therefore, in support of Canada’s transition to cleaner energy by 2030, traditional coal-fired electricity would have been phased out according to a regulation announced in 2018 by the Government of Canada.

In the province of Ontario for instance, coal-fired power plants have been decommissioned and this is in line with the 2018 regulation as announced. It has significantly reduced the number of annual smog days in the province from 53 to zero.

How is aluminum produced? Where in Canada is it produced? And how can investors explore it?

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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There are fourteen minerals and metals which investors of means could explore in Canada. These include Aluminium, Coal, Copper, Diamonds, Lithium, Iron Ore, Graphite, Gold, Nickel, Platinum, Potash, Rare Earth Elements, Uranium and zinc.

In this article, we would discuss Aluminium.

Canada is one of the largest primary aluminum producers in the world. Others are China, India and Russia.

Canadian aluminum has the lowest carbon footprint when compared to aluminum from other world large producers because of the use of the latest generation of technologies and hydroelectricity in production.

Several tons of aluminum continued to be produced every year in Canada

The question is how is aluminum produced? Where in Canada is it produced? And how can investors explore it?

Please note that aluminum does not exist in nature in a pure form or state anywhere in the world. It is produced from bauxite ore, from which we have hydrated aluminum oxide (About 40% to 60%) mixed with silica and iron oxide respectively.

If an investor is interested in getting 1 tonne of aluminum, then 2 tonnes of alumina from 4-5 tonnes of bauxite is required.

In Canada, no bauxite is mined, rather it is imported. Possible places to import from are Australia, China, Brazil, India, Guinea, Nigeria etc. Note that Australia and Guinea have the largest bauxite reserve in the world.

However, aluminum production is associated with only two provinces in Canada. They are British Columbia and Quebec.

There is only one place in British Columbia for aluminum production and that is Kitimat, where there is one aluminum smelter.

In Quebec, there are nine aluminum smelters and one alumina refinery which is at Jonquière.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Vital Metals processing plant in Saskatoon on Monday 16 January 2023

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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In the words of John Dorward, the president and CEO of Vital Metals, seventeen (17) rare earth elements are found in the products that get shipped to the processing plant in Saskatoon. Of interest are two primary elements which are neodymium and praseodymium. They are used in making electric motors.

Recall that in 2021, Vital Metals started rare earth elements production at Nechalacho in Northwest Territories (NWT) where crushing and sorting of ore take place before sending to Saskatoon rare earth elements extraction plant to produce a rare earth carbonate product. Vital Metals is the first rare earth element producer in Canada and comes second in North America.

This was the plant visited by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday 16 January 2023.

The Prime Minister reminds everyone that Canada remains an extraordinarily reliable supplier of high-quality industrial raw materials in the current world economy. He affirmed it because in Canada, workers are paid well, health and safety concerns are top of mind, environmental consequences are thought through and minimized, and partnerships with Indigenous Peoples are not just an add-on at the end of the list, rather it is integrated entirely in the way of doing things.

Justin Trudeau further recognized the bottleneck in the raw materials supply chain and said it has been affecting many countries of the world in terms of raw material supply thus creating a very strong demand from those countries for Canada which has now become “The supplier of raw materials”.

The Government of Saskatchewan as ably led by Premier Scott Moe is optimistic that products from the processing plant will be available in the global market in 2024 making Saskatchewan stronger economically and by implication building a stronger Canada from Saskatchewan.

Canada’s Five Regions and Highlights of The First Two Region’s Raw Materials Sources

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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Canada is the second largest country in the world. It has a landmass of about ten million square kilometres and three notable oceans. The Pacific Ocean is in the west of Canada; the Atlantic Ocean is in the east of Canada; the Artic Ocean is in the north whereas the United States of America is in the South of Canada. There are ten provinces and three territories. Canada is grouped into five distinct regions which are: The Atlantic Provinces; Central Canada; The Prairie Provinces; The West Coast; and The Northern Territories. In this article, we would highlight the provinces and territories under each region and present to you the raw materials according to region.

Region 1: The Atlantic Provinces comprise of only four provinces which include Newfoundland and Labrador (Capital is St. John’s), Prince Edward Island (Capital is Charlottetown), Nova Scotia (Capital is Halifax) and New Brunswick (Capital is Fredericton). The raw materials are from fishing, farming, forestry and mining. Province of Prince Edward Island is largely known for its potatoes, beaches, and red soil. It is the birthplace of Confedration and is connected to mainland Canada by Confedration Bridge which is the longest continuous multispan bridge in the whole world.

Region 2: Central Canada which is where half of the entire population of Canada is found comprises of only two provinces which include Quebec (Capital is Quebec City), and Ontario (Capital is Toronto). Quebec is the largest province in Canada in terms of landmass whereas Ontario is the largest in terms of population. Raw materials of Quebec are from mining and forestry activities. They include critical minerals that support it’s energy production. Examples of minerals of Quebec are copper, graphite, niobium, zinc, cobalt, nickel, titanium and lithium. The huge freshwater body of Quebec made it the largest hydro-electricity producer in Canada and at this time, Quebec is the major producer of pulp and paper in the whole of Canada. Ontario’s Niagara area produces fruits as raw materials for various wines. The farmers of Ontario produce beef cattle and raise dairy, poultry, vegetables and grains. There are five great lakes in Ontario with one of them being the largest freshwater lake in the entire world and that is Lake Superior. The other four lakes are Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan (USA) respectively.

Available Raw Materials for Investors in The City of Prince Albert

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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The City of Prince Albert was named after Queen Victoria’s husband and is located in the middle of the province of Saskatchewan where it is regarded as the gateway to the North. The province is technically divided into two parts- the North and the South. Northern Saskatchewan is endowed with lakes and forests, fishing, hunting, and gold and uranium whereas Southern Saskatchewan is known for farming and is characterized by abundant wheat, mustard, barley and canola, cattle ranching and potash mining. Towns of Northern Saskatchewan are Prince Albert, Flin Flon, LA Ronge, Meadle Lake, Nipawin, Shellbrook, Spiritwood and Uranium City respectively with the city of Prince Albert being the largest city in Northern Saskatchewan and when compared in terms of population and size in the entire province, it is considered at this time as the third city in the province of Saskatchewan as a whole after Regina and Saskatoon. The City of Prince Albert is a city on the North Saskatchewan River. The local pulp and paper mill initially announced its closure after serving as the City of Prince Albert’s primary economic engine for 60-75 years but is about to restart. The City of Prince Albert has been a hub for call centres. With the reopening of the pulp and paper mill, investors are invited to take advantage of the strategic location of the City of Prince Albert and get massive returns on their investments. The current mayor of the city Greg Dionne continues to engage with investors to see to the birth of many more jobs which by implication would attract many more people bringing in more prosperity not just to the City but to Saskatchewan. In summary, if you are an investor interested in wheat, mustard, barley etc, you now know that you would not go wrong coming to the city of Prince Albert.

Happy New Year

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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Dear Investors and all,

I would like to convey my best wishes to you all within and outside Canada at this time. The new year promises to be a pivotal year for greatness as we hope to come together to dismantle the bottleneck often encountered in the supply chain regarding raw materials for our teeming industries. In this new year, CACERMDI would continue to identify and collect Raw Materials for display, review from time to time raw materials availability and utilization, help source, select and advice on the adaptation of machinery and processes for raw materials utilization, encourage local fabrication of equipment and machines for processing, advise on and devise awards for industries that achieve any breakthrough or make innovations and inventions, organize workshops, symposia, conferences and seminars designed to enlighten people on new development and solutions discovered from time to time, and finally consider and advise on any other issue capable of contributing to continued industrialization of Canada and the World. We would find common ground and make the most of the opportunity before us as part of the forces contributing to our collective prosperity through the continued availability of raw materials and tools or equipment for conversion thereby building a stronger economy. On behalf of every one of us at CACERMDI, I wish you all the best in 2023. Once again, Happy New Year!

Saskatchewan: Great Investment Opportunities

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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According to Saskatchewan’s Premier Scott Moe, Saskatchewan is leading other provinces in Canada at this present time in terms of economic growth due to record levels of new investment the province has seen. He further stated that the present provincial government’s goal is to ensure Saskatchewan’s strong economic growth continues and that this growth is a growth that works for everyone. Saskatchewan as a province gained constitutional control over its raw materials/natural resources in 1930. It is believed that a stronger Saskatchewan means a stronger Canada. This accounts for the reason the Province through its current leadership is creating grounds for new jobs and maintaining control of electricity, fertilizer emission/use targets and oil and gas emissions/production. The Saskatchewan First Act has been introduced to confirm Saskatchewan’s autonomy and exclusive jurisdiction over its raw materials/natural resources. This legislation will continue to help protect Saskatchewan’s economic growth and prosperity so that federal policies would not encroach on Saskacghewan’s legislative sovereignty. However, it is important to not ignore the commitment of Saskatchewan to creating and nurturing an economic environment that allows businesses of all sizes to grow and flourish for the prosperity of all. If you are an investor, the areas of opportunity in Saskatchewan are forestry, mining, agriculture and energy. The provincial government is committed to continuing to maintain stable competitive royalty rates on raw materials/natural resources developed in partnership with any industry. Also introduced by the provincial government are the many initiatives aimed at reducing red tape and streamlining regulations. Saskatchewan has over the years created a favourable business environment for manufacturers. There is a low corporate income tax for all manufacturers and processors at 10% and there are provincial exemptions for eligible equipment, machinery and raw materials. The time zone makes it easy to do business globally. The expansive exports and markets make it an attractive location that is connected provincially, nationally and globally to raw materials, services, people, technology and markets. Saskatchewan has a refundable 10% tax credit for scientific research on raw materials or on any other scientific topic and development expenditures. More international companies can invest or open like the following who are already enjoying the incentives provided by the province: BHP Billiton, K+S Potash, Grain Millers, Orano, Yara International and Glencore.

Canada and Commerce: A focus on Nigeria

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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The mechanism of commerce drives the economic growth of Canada. Some of the products exported by Canada to Nigeria include vehicles, manufacturing equipment, wheat, software, and aircraft whereas Nigeria exports mineral fuels and oils, cocoa, rubber and lead to Canada. A ratification process needs to be completed with regard to the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) that was signed in Abuja Nigeria on May 6, 2014. A double taxation agreement is already in force since 1999 and this is good. Canada has always shown a high-level commitment to helping Nigeria reduce poverty and help support a more peaceful Nigeria with an understanding that productivity only happens on the grounds of peace. It is important to encourage more trade with Nigeria to seriously reduce the extreme poverty ravaging Nigeria. Our Centre (CACERMDI) would foster this trade and would review all the raw materials available in Nigeria and CACERMDI shall help to showcase them to Canadian investors.

Merry Christmas

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Osagie Ekhaguere
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This Christmas is our first as a federal not-for-profit corporation and our wish is that the celebration of good tidings of great joy brought, in particular by the season, would engender greater peace and goodwill toward our world.

We would like you as a supplier or end user of raw materials to enjoy the holiday reflecting on the fact that the season would not have been made more memorable without your ingenuity.

Products made from various raw materials are consumed or used in various decorations making the world more beautiful.

From CaCeRMDI, we say Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

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