Some key takeaways from my travels across the North this summer. Ontario’s exploration boom is really a gold boom. Gold took 75% of the province’s $1.08 billion exploration spend in 2025, while most critical minerals got just $42 million combined.Exploration needs more capital and if we keep starving the search, today’s mineral shortfall will become permanent, and Northern communities will pay the price first. My latest in Northern Ontario Business:

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