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Sources: http://www.oma.on.ca/en/ontariomining/resources/UofTMiningReport2012Final.pdfhttp://http://www.oma.on.ca/en/ontariomining/resources/OMAReport2012newRead-Only.pdfhttp://http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/minerals-metals/publications-reports/3575

Ontario's mining industry continues to be an engine

of growth, and the province is moving forward by

harnessing the natural resources that it contains.

The Ontario Mining Association (OMA) was established in 1920 to represent the

mining industry of the province and is one of the longest serving trade

organizations in Canada.

Our goal is to overcome challenges that impede the competitiveness of responsible

operations and to foster an environment that bolsters mining's potential to be the

cornerstone of Ontario's new, innovation-oriented green economy.

Learn more at www.oma.on.ca

INVESTMENTS IN THE FUTURE

INDUSTRY SPENDING OVER 10 YEARS

The Ontario mining industry is making long term

investments at record breaking levels.

MINING’S IMPACT ON ONTARIO’S

FINANCIAL MARKETSIN 2011

90%

The Toronto Stock ExchangeThe TSX Venture Exchange

of the worldsNew Mining Equity Capital

Global MiningEquity Finances

tradedthrough

whichaccounted for

40%

THAT EQUALS

$ 12,500,000,000

Repairs Machines and Equipment

Construction Exploration

1.30 B 2.40 B $ 5.4 B

2002 2006 2011

MINING SHARES TRADED

IN 2011

$ 440,000,000,00030% OF

THE

ROUGHLY

TSX TOTALFOR THE YEAR

MINING EXPORTSfrom Ontario’s mining industry

72%OF ONTARIO’S

MINING CUSTOMERS ARE LOCATED

OUTSIDE OFTHE PROVINCE.

PERCENTAGE OF OUTGOING MINING RESOURCES

Ontario

Rest of Canada

USA

Europe

China

Rest of World

27.8 %

21.9 %

15.1 %

13.7 %

11.3 %

10.1 %

PERCENTAGE OF OUTGOING MINING RESOURCES

Ontario

Rest of Canada

Rest of World

74.4 %

14.5 %

11.1 %

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

20

02

20

03

20

04

20

05

20

06

20

07

20

08

20

09

20

10

20

11

Support Activities

for Mining

Mining

Paper Manufacturing

Forestry, Logging

& Support

Wood Manufacturing

All Ontario Industries

OUTPUT COMPARISON

$ 680,000

$ 110,000per industrial

employee

per miningemployee

As a result, wages are significantly higher than other industries, and are also growing faster.

Em

plo

ye

d

EMPLOYMENT

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Paper Manufacturing

Wood Products Manufacturing

Mining and Support Activities for Mining

Logging, Forestry and Support Services to Forestry

in Ontario’s

Mining Industry

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

2011

That's SIX TIMES greater.

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y W

age

Ontario’s mining industry continues to generate prosperity and

opportunity in the province, despite a challenging economic climate.

RELIABLE GROWTH in Ontario’s

mining industry

10.7 BILLION

20

02

20

03

20

04

2005

20062007 2008

2009

2010

2011

5.9

5.7

7.1

7.4

10.9 9.66.3

8.1

10.7

TO

TAL VALUE BILLIONS

80% GROWTH in Ontario’s mining industry

In 2011Ontario was responsible for 21%of mineral production in Canada.

This was the highest among the provinces.

MINING IN

A Dependable Engineof Growth

O N T A R I O

9.5

ONTARIO21%OF CANADIAN

PROVINCES

MINERAL PRODUCTION

VS

Bill

ion

s

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Ontario Mineral Trade Balance

CONTINUESTO GROW

Ontario’s

Mineral Trade Balance

ON THE OTHER HAND, MINE SUPPLIERS ARE MUCH CLOSER TO HOME.

74%

WITHIN THEPROVINCE.

OF ONTARIO'S MINE SUPPLIERS

ARE LOCATED

10

15

5

0

Many people associate the industry exclusively with northern Ontario - in reality, mining activity and related services are distributed all over the province.

Communities positively

impacted by Mining

There are currently more than

330 COMPANIESfrom across the world

actively exploring Ontario.

Employment in mining is not just recovering faster,

but growing and now tops other industries.

Ontario is one of the safest mining jurisdictions in the world and mining is one of the safest industries

in Ontario, achieving 91% improvement in lost time injury frequency over the last 30 years.

31% of mine suppliers are located within 100 km of the mine site.

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