Several companies have begun using or offering blockchain solutions to address some of the problems associated with conflict minerals.

The public has until Oct. 25 to fill out a short survey or submit feedback.

Both the Canadian and Ontario governments each granted the company C$5 million towards electrification.

The new mineral was named goldschmidtite.

The project is funded by Genome BC and the Gitanyow Fisheries Authority.

The numbers produced by research in other countries vary, but are significant.

The constitutional court has previously ruled against requests to subject individual mining projects to popular approval, including a request for a community consultation over Australian company SolGold's Cascabel mine.

Teck was the top-ranked mining company on both the World and North American Index based on an in-depth analysis of economic, social and environmental performance.