Seems like only Quebec and Nunavut seem to welcome mining,
with Ontario slightly tolerant, and British Columbia outright hostile.
The Fraser Instititue (libertarian think tank) had a survey of best and worst place to be a miner;
"In the 2002/2003 survey, Nevada and Alberta tie for top place on the Policy Potential Index with a score of 87. This is Nevada's third straight year for being rated as having the best mineral policies, and Alberta's first. Nevada tied with Chile for first place last year, and was alone at first place in 2000/2001. Other top-rated jurisdictions include Chile (85), Manitoba (81), New Brunswick (79), Australia (78), Quebec (77), Ontario (76), New Mexico (75), and Saskatchewan (74). "
"The worst performing jurisdictions, based on policy, are Indonesia (19), Zimbabwe (20), British Columbia and Russia (tied at 23), Kazakhstan (24), Papua New Guinea (25,), Wisconsin and India (tied at 26), and California, the Philippines, and Washington (all with 29). Also worth noting is that this is the first time in the survey's six-year history that British Columbia has not been rated last for its mining policies."
REF: fraserinstitute.ca
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