Unlocking Our Critical Mineral Potential

1. I have a good understanding of Newfoundland and Labrador’s critical mineral potential and the opportunity this presents.

2. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's investment in publicly available geoscience information (public geoscience) is a necessary step in attracting exploration investment to the province.

3. Which of the following public geoscience investments are necessary to unlock Newfoundland and Labrador's critical mineral potential? Please choose your top three choices.

Most necessary public geoscience investment:

Most necessary public geoscience investment: Other (please explain)

Second-most necessary public geoscience investment:

Second-most necessary public geoscience investment: Other (please explain)

Third-most necessary public geoscience investment:

Third-most necessary public geoscience investment: Other (please explain)

4. Are there other activities or supports that could be considered to enhance public geoscience information? Please explain below.

5. Which of the following factors should be considered when choosing areas for geoscience collection? Please choose your top three choices.

Most important factor to consider when choosing areas for geoscience collection:

Most important factor to consider when choosing areas for geoscience collection: Other (please explain)

Second-most important factor to consider when choosing areas for geoscience collection:

Second-most important factor to consider when choosing areas for geoscience collection: Other (please explain)

Third-most important factor to consider when choosing areas for geoscience collection:

Third-most important factor to consider when choosing areas for geoscience collection: Other (please explain)

7. The current level of exploration support offered by the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology is sufficient to encourage critical mineral exploration.

7. a) If you disagree, what additional exploration support is necessary to encourage critical mineral exploration? Please explain below.

8. The Junior Exploration Assistance Program is effective in encouraging investment.

9. Would you like to provide additional comments regarding exploration assistance? Please explain below.

10. The Prospectors Assistance Program is effective in encouraging investment.

11. Would you like to provide additional comments regarding prospector assistance? Please explain below.

12. How important are the following supports for critical mineral exploration?

	Most important	Very Important	Somewhat important	Not very important	Least important
Financial assistance to access remote locations	Financial assistance to access remote locations - Most important	Financial assistance to access remote locations - Very Important	Financial assistance to access remote locations - Somewhat important	Financial assistance to access remote locations - Not very important	Financial assistance to access remote locations - Least important
Infrastructure such as roads, ports and air	Infrastructure such as roads, ports and air - Most important	Infrastructure such as roads, ports and air - Very Important	Infrastructure such as roads, ports and air - Somewhat important	Infrastructure such as roads, ports and air - Not very important	Infrastructure such as roads, ports and air - Least important
Private critical mineral exploration investment or funding	Private critical mineral exploration investment or funding - Most important	Private critical mineral exploration investment or funding - Very Important	Private critical mineral exploration investment or funding - Somewhat important	Private critical mineral exploration investment or funding - Not very important	Private critical mineral exploration investment or funding - Least important
Available supply and service industry	Available supply and service industry - Most important	Available supply and service industry - Very Important	Available supply and service industry - Somewhat important	Available supply and service industry - Not very important	Available supply and service industry - Least important
Access to qualified trained people	Access to qualified trained people - Most important	Access to qualified trained people - Very Important	Access to qualified trained people - Somewhat important	Access to qualified trained people - Not very important	Access to qualified trained people - Least important
Training specific to critical mineral prospecting	Training specific to critical mineral prospecting - Most important	Training specific to critical mineral prospecting - Very Important	Training specific to critical mineral prospecting - Somewhat important	Training specific to critical mineral prospecting - Not very important	Training specific to critical mineral prospecting - Least important

13. Which of the following ways can government best communicate/promote Newfoundland and Labrador's critical mineral potential to attract investment? Please choose your top three choices.

Best way government can communicate/promote critical mineral potential:

Best way government can communicate/promote critical mineral potential: Other (please explain)

Second-best way government can communicate/promote critical mineral potential:

Second-best way government can communicate/promote critical mineral potential: Other (please explain)

Third-best way government can communicate/promote critical mineral potential:

Third-best way government can communicate/promote critical mineral potential: Other (please explain)

14. Government should support high-quality low-impurity iron ore being considered as strategic for the energy transition.

15. Are there other minerals, such as iron ore, that can contribute to the green economy? Please explain below.

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Critical Minerals Strategy Questionnaire

Unlocking Our Critical Mineral Potential