— Christian Orrego Silvander , Project Manager and Mining Industry Advisor at Business Sweden ( US $ 54.8bn ) to its GDP , according to Natural Resources Canada . As such , Business Sweden and SMAG decided to zero in on Canada as a key regional focus .

“ The reason we revived this focus on mining was due to the positive outlook on mineral prices as well as the environment here in Canada ,” summarises Silvander . “ The mining industry is also focusing greatly on creating a more sustainable and innovative future through industrial collaboration and this resonates quite well in Sweden . Even though we ’ re quite a small mining nation – we only have 15 active metals mines – we have a long history of innovating through collaboration . That aligns well with the vision of the

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