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TIMMINS – Having the backing of the province is giving a Timmins nickel mine a push towards the finish line. 

Ontario Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce was in Timmins today (Jan. 13) to add Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine to the province’s One Project, One Process framework. 

“Permitting certainty is a key thing for mining projects and today’s announcement crystalizes what the province has already been doing,” said Mark Selby, Canada Nickel CEO. 

Being designated by the province gives Selby more certainty that they’ll meet the construction milestone of breaking ground by year-end. The aim is to open the mine by the end of 2028.

In November, the project was also referred to Canada’s Major Projects Office, making it the first to be endorsed federally and provincially. 

What stands out for Lecce is that it’s shovel-ready. 

“This is a pretty incredible turnaround. So we want to create jobs. We want to displace Chinese, dirty nickel in global markets with green nickel that is being produced here, among the cleanest nickel on Earth,” said Lecce.

The critical minerals are needed for aerospace and military projects, said Lecce. 

“And this is a company that’s demonstrated a strong commitment to collaboration, both with First Nations and with community. So they have our full endorsement,” he said.

Crawford is Canada Nickel’s flagship project in the area that the company has coined as the Timmins nickel district. It’s the second-largest nickel reserve in the world and would be the only source of chromium in North America. It would also supply cobalt, platinum and palladium.

It has the potential to become the Western world’s largest nickel operation, said Selby. 

Read more at: https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/full-endorsement-timmins-nickel-mine-gets-another-green-light-11733157