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M-13.1 - Mining Act

Section 17
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17. The purpose of this Act is to promote mineral prospecting, exploration and development in keeping with the principle of sustainable development, while ensuring that Quebecers get a fair share of the wealth generated by mineral resources and taking into account other possible uses of the territory.
Another purpose of this Act is to ensure that non-renewable resources are used for the benefit of future generations.
A further purpose of this Act is to develop homegrown expertise in mineral resource exploration, development and processing in Québec.
1987, c. 64, s. 17; 2013, c. 32, s. 10.
17. The object of this Act is to promote prospection, mineral exploration and development and the development and operation of underground reservoirs, taking into account other possible uses of the land in the territory.
1987, c. 64, s. 17.
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