(Kitco News) - There is an insatiable appetite for natural resources worldwide, making Canada one of the top mining jurisdictions globally. Within Canada, Quebec is a leader in natural resources, especially when it comes to precious metals.
Quebec is home to the Canadian Malartic, the country's largest gold mine. Last year it produced 714,784 ounces of gold. More than 6 million ounces have come out of the mine over its lifespan.
Operating Malartic, in a 50/50 joint partnership, is one of the world's largest gold producers, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. With a market cap of more than $24 billion, Agnico Eagle is considered one of the highest quality gold producers in the world.
Last year's merger with Kirkland Lake also solidified the senior producer's dominance within the Abitibi-Greenstone Belt, which runs through northeastern Ontario and northwestern Quebec.
Tune in Kitco News today as Michael McCrae, Mining Audiences and Data Intelligence Manager at Kitco, talks with Agnico Eagle CEO Ammar Al-Joundi and learn why Quebec has all of the environmental, social and governance advantages.
McCrea will also host a panel discussion with Troy Boisjoli, CEO of Murchison Minerals and is Michael Gentile. Murchison Minerals is a critical minerals explorer with a nickel-copper-cobalt project in Quebec. Gentile is a leading strategic investor in the junior mining sector, owning significant positions in over 15 small-cap mining companies.
Don't miss this unique event, where our viewers will also be given the incredible opportunity to interact with Al-Joundi, Boisjoli, and Gentile to ask your mining-sector questions live.
Along with the Malartic Mine, Agnico Eagle also owns The Goldex mine and the LaRonde Complex; both are located in Quebec's Abitibi region. LaRonde is Agnico Eagle's oldest producing mine.
Agnico Eagle also has strategic investments in several junior explores in the region, making Northern Quebec one of the most active jurisdictions in the world.
