Zinc hungry China asks Canada to back giant mine

With zinc sources drying up and demand forecast to surge, resource hungry China is looking to Canada to approve two giant mines and close the gap – but environmentalists and roving caribou stand in the way.

There are rich deposits to be had at the Izok and High lakes in Nunavut, in Canada’s Arctic territory, with companies anxious to build the transport links and infrastructure needed to extract the bluish, gray element and move it out.

via Business feed http://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/1120534/zinc-hungry-china-asks-canada-back-giant-mine