Exploration and Mining

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DrydenOntario

Labour Force Experience

•Totalworkerswithexperience:4,156

•Occupationsuniquetoprocessing,manufacturing,andutilities:246

•Trades,transportandequipmentoperatorsandrelatedoccupations:737

•Business,financeandadministrationoccupations:629

•Managementoccupations:407

Dryden, Ontario - Your Exploration and Mining Base, in the Heart of a Vast FrontierThevastunmappedandunstakedregionsofOntario’sNorthwestoffertremendouspotential-andgrowingnumbersofmineralexplorationcompaniesaresettlinginDrydentotapintotheseresources.Thesecompanies,andthosethatfollow,willneedawiderangeofspecializedservices.

A New Mineral Exploration Services CentreDrydenoffersmineralexplorationandminingcompaniesahighlyproductiveworkforce,reflectinglocalskills,loyaltyandmotivation.Drydenkeepsbusinesscostslow,throughaffordabletaxesandfees,andwell-establishedinfrastructureandservices.Companiesgainreliableaccesstolocal,northernandglobalmarketsthroughDryden’swell-connectedroad,air,railandcommunicationsnetworks.

A New Mineral Exploration HubTosupportmineralexplorationandminingcompanies,DrydenhasestablishedarelationshiptofosterconsultationwithourneighboursinFirstNationscommunitiesfromtheearlieststagesofamineralexplorationproject.

Ontario’sMinistryofNorthernDevelopmentandMinesdeliversgovernmentprogramsandspurseconomicgrowthandinvestmentbyproviding:• Financialassistance• Guidancefromlocalnortherndevelopmentprofessionals• Onlineinformationandbusinessforms

Additional incentives are offered by provincial and federal organizations, including:• NorthernOntarioHeritageFundCorporation(NOHFC)• NationalResearchCouncil-IndustrialResearchAssistance• PatriciaAreaCommunityEndeavours(PACE)• OntarioProspector’sAssociation(OPA)• FEDNOR

“TheservicesofferedbytheDDChavebeeninvaluableinassistingRESinexpandingandadaptingwithinthemineralexplorationsector”

-BobRay,Owner,ResourceEquipmentSales(RES)

TollFree:1-877-737-9336Phone:(807)223-4100Email:edo@dryden.ca

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Exploration and Mining

Quick Facts

• PopulationoftheGreaterDrydenAreais22,200witharegionaltradingareaof35,000

• Goodsandservicesspendingexceeds$250,000,000annually

• Approximately6,000vehiclestravelthroughDrydeneveryday

• Air,rail,truckcourierandwarehouseservicesareavailable

• Highway502providesaneasy-access,north-southlinktotheU.S.Midwestandbeyond

• Approximatelyone-thirdofthepopulationisbetween25and44yearsofage-andthemedianfamilyincomeisapproximately $91,451

• Asolideconomicbaseintourism,renewableenergyandresource-basedsectors.“NorthwesternOntario’sServiceCentre”

Dryden Regional AirportWitha6,000ftmainrunway,theDrydenRegionalAirportcanhandlesmalltolargefreightandcommercialaircraft.WiththeonlyInstrumentLandingSystem(ILS)intheGreaterDrydenRegion,alongwithservicesforfixedandrotarywingoperations,theDRAofferssuperiorsupportforfuturebusinessexpansions.AffordablelandisavailableintheAirportBusinessParkEast.

A Skilled, Motivated WorkforceDryden’sworkforcecanhelpyourminingcompanystartproducing.Workersherehavevaluabletransferrableskillsdevelopedinlarge-scalemanufacturing.DrydenisfarabovetheOntarioaverageintrades,transportation,equipmentoperatorsandrelatedoccupations.Closeto45%ofourworkershaveanapprenticeshiportradescertificate,diplomaordegree,orhaveattendedaCEGEP,collegeoruniversity.Infact,someofourworkershavemorethanoneapprenticeshiportradescertificate.

Drydenalsoofferstherightworkforceforservicesectorcompanies.Drydenhas5.2%morepeopleinsalesandserviceoccupationsthantheOntarioaverage.

Premier Market AccessDrydenismidwaybetweenThunderBay,OntarioandWinnipeg,ManitobaontheTrans-CanadaHighwaywhichlinksEasternandWesternCanada.Highway601runsnortheastfromthecitytotheDrydenRegionalAirport.Highway502runssouthtotheUnitedStates.CPRailisalsoeasilyaccessibleandactsasthecentreforbothroadandairtravelnorthto44FirstNationCommunitieswithatradingareaofover35,000.

Dryden’slocationofferscompetitiveshippingcoststo/fromanywhere,althoughgreatopportunitiesandpricingexistforbackhauls.

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