Metal Ore Mining Industry Focus - Canada Edition

The Canadian metal ore mining industry includes about 50 companies with annual revenue of $21 billion; most operate a single mine. Large Canadian companies with multiple mine sites include Barrick Gold, Imperial Metals, Teck Resources, Cameco, and Hudbury Minerals; foreign subsidiaries with mining operations in Canada include Vale Inco, Xstrata, and IAMGOLD. Canada is home to 40 percent of the world’s largest metal ore exploration companies.