Favourable tax environment (40% tax rebate on exploration expenditures)
Quebec’s Plan Nord: $Billions to invest in Northern Quebec for various projects, including infrastructure development; rail feasibility study is underway
Skilled-labour work force
Competitive Advantage
Champion Iron Limited (TSX: CIA) subsidiary is both Cartier’s largest shareholder and its joint venture partner in the Gagnon Holdings
A Champion Iron subsidiary acquired the formerly producing Bloom Lake Mine and related rail assets, along with the Quinto Mining Corporation mineral claims in April, 2016
Champion Iron announced the positive results of the “Bloom Lake Mine Feasibility Study” in March, 2017, which demonstrate that recommencing iron ore mining operations is financially viable and would be competitive in global iron markets. Approximately $300 million has been raised to fully fund the re-start of operations at Bloom Lake in Q1 2018