The commodities extracted from
Québec's bedrock, including gold, iron,
niobium, copper, titanium, salt, chrysotile, graphite,
dimension stone and construction materials, contribute
to Québec's economic growth. There are
approximately 200 active mines, quarries
and sandpits throught the territory. Of that number,
about twenty are metal mines, including several
world-class producers: the Raglan (nickel) and
LaRonde (gold, zinc, copper, silver) mines.
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