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Mining incentives may be project savers

Yukon spurs mineral exploration activity in down year with C$1.17 million in funding aimed at grassroots, early stage projects

In the best of times, a government-sponsored mining incentives program could be a wise investment of public revenue to stimulate economic development in a mining-intensive jurisdiction like Yukon Territory.

In a sustained capital drought like the one currently scorching the industry, funds awarded through the Yukon Mining Incentives Program can be the deciding factor in whether boots even hit the...

 

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