The provincial Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade will be leading another mission.

This one will be going to Peru and Ecuador from April 13th-17th and will focus on mining.

Vic Fedeli says Peru and Ecuador offer a lot of prospects for Northern Ontario mining companies.

He says Peru is the leading producer of silver but that’s not all.

“The second largest producer of copper. Ecuador is really beginning to expand their mining sector. They’ve grown in the last year. These are great opportunities for our Northern Ontario companies,” he says.

He says Ecuador is essentially an untapped market and important contacts will be made during the mission.

“Ecuador is relatively new in the mining field. They’re opening up. This is a real opportunity to bring companies from Northern Ontario who haven’t been able to get meetings with the various mines,” Fedeli says.

In addition to mining companies Fedeli will be joined on the mission by mining supply and service companies but primarily this is a mission of establishing contacts with Ontario mining companies and their counterparts in Ecuador and Peru.

(photo by station staff)

 

 

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