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Caution urged as mining companies eye critical minerals below Quebec boreal forest

It is unclear how many of these will result in operating mines in the coming years, but there is potential, and the government wants to take advantage of it.

The construction of roads and the clearing of land to build mines will release carbon that has been stored for centuries, but the quantities remain unknown. “Will there be enough mining to affect the ecosystem’s functions, such as carbon sequestration?” Cavard wonders.Click to share quote on Twitter: "It's hard to say at this point, but we have to be vigilant."

He said extracting critical minerals to manufacture batteries and emissions-free electric vehicles sounds like an obvious benefit for the environment. “We forget to mention that to build it, it will be necessary to exploit mines, whether in Abitibi or further north, which generates a lot of carbon dioxide during exploitation,” he said. “Moreover, after the exploitation, there is no biodiversity left on the mining site.

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