Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium
Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining.
YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES–(Marketwire – Aug. 29, 2011) – Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX:CZN)(OTCQB:CZICF) (“the Company” or “Canadian Zinc”) is pleased to report that Human Resource and Skills Development Canada (“HRSDC”), a federal department of the Government of Canada has approved a commitment of more than $3 million dollars over a 3-year period to fund “More Than a Silver Lining”, a program to provide Aboriginal participants with training-to-employment opportunities in a variety of mining-related occupations at the Prairie Creek Mine.