Mining Associations & Resources
Canadian Mining Associations & Resources
Alberta Chamber of Resources: http://www.acr-alberta.com/
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia: http://www.amebc.ca
Association Minière du Quebec: http://www.amq-inc.com/
Association de l’Exploration Minière du Quebec: http://www.aemq.org
Canadian Aboriginal Miners Association (CAMA): http://www.aboriginalminerals.com/
Canadian Mining Industry Research Organization (CAMIRO): http://www.camiro.org/
Mining Association of British Columbia: http://www.mining.bc.ca/
Mining Association of Canada: http://www.mining.ca
Mining Association of Manitoba: http://www.mines.ca/home.htm
Mining Association of Nova Scotia: http://tmans.ca/
Mining Industry Human Resource Portal for Aboriginal Communities: http://www.aboriginalmining.ca/en/index.asp
Mining Industry NL: http://www.nlcmr.ca
NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines: http://www.miningnorth.com/
Ontario Mining Association: http://www.oma.on.ca/en/
Ontario Prospectors Association: http://www.ontarioprospectors.com/
Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada: http://www.pdac.ca/
Saskatchewan Mining Association: http://www.saskmining.ca/
Yukon Chamber of Mines: http://www.yukonminers.ca/
Canadian Government Resources
Canada, Natural Resource Canada (NRC): Minerals and Metals: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/minerals-metals/home
Canada, Foreign Affairs & International Trade. “Corporate Social Responsibility.": http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/ds/csr-strategy-rse-stategie.aspx?view=d
Provincial & Territorial Government Resources
Alberta, Department of Energy: http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OurBusiness/minerals.asp
British Columbia, Ministry of Energy and Mines: http://www.gov.bc.ca/ener/
Manitoba, Innovation, Energy and Mines: http://www.manitoba.ca/iem/index.html
Mining Yukon, Mining & Exploration Portal: http://miningyukon.com
New Brunswick, Minerals and Petroleum: http://www.gnb.ca/0078/minerals/index-e.aspx
Newfoundland & Labrador, Department of Natural Resources: http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/nr/mines/index.html
Nova Scotia, Mineral Resource Branch: http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/
Northwest Territories, Industry, Tourism and Investment: http://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/mineralsoilgas/
Nunavut, Government of Nunavut: http://www.gov.nu.ca/
Nunavut Geoscience: http://nunavutgeoscience.ca
Ontario, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines: http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca
Prince Edward Island, Energy and Minerals Unit: http://www.gov.pe.ca/development/eam-info/index.php3
Quebec, Ressources naturelles et Faune: http://www.mrn.gouv.qc.ca/english/mines/index.jsp
Saskatchewan, Energy and Resources: http://www.er.gov.sk.ca/mining
Yukon, Energy, Mines and Resources: http://www.emr.gov.yk.ca/mining/
International Environmental and Social Initiatives
AccountAbility: http://www.accountability.org/index.html
Compliance Advisor Ombudsman: http://www.cao-ombudsman.org/
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes: http://www.sustainability-index.com/default.html
Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI): http://eiti.org/
International Council on Mining and Metals: http://www.icmm.com/
International Finance Corporation (IFC): http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/sustainability.nsf
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14000: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_14000_essentials
The Oil, Gas and Mining Sustainable Community Development Fund (CommDev): http://commdev.org
Social Accountability Accreditation Services (SAAS): http://www.saasaccreditation.org/
United Nations Global Compact: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/
International Government Resources
Australia, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism: Resources: http://www.ret.gov.au/Resources/Pages/Resources.aspx
United States, US Geological Survey [USGS]: Minerals Resource Program: http://minerals.usgs.gov/
International Mining Industry Resources
American Resources Policy Netowrk: http://americanresources.org/
Mineral Information Institute: http://www.mii.org/
Northwest Mining Association: http://www.nwma.org