These associations can be consulted to understand the regulatory environment associated with developing a mine in a certain jurisdiction, to obtain technical resources, and to learn of other valuable groups associated with mining. In Canada, many of these associations are provincial.

 

One particular Canada wide association, the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences, released a booklet (CFES, 2018) to describe the contributions of geoscientist to the Canadian society. Similar benefits would be recognized in any country. Also, this CFES website describes the requirements to be licensed as a professional geoscientist which is dependent upon the Canadian jurisdiction. Likewise, Engineers Canada (2018) can be consulted on how to become a licensed engineer in Canada. MiHR (Mining Industry Human Resources Council, 2018) describes the bulk of the careers in mining Canada and provides information specifically for newcomers to Canada about the challenges that immigrants might encounter in the mining industry. Mining requires technical competence.