A groundbreaking day not only for the north but the rest of the country as well. This is the first rare-earth mine in Canada and only the second in North America
We're a player in a big world," said Tom Hoefer, executive director of NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines.
"Just like diamonds catapulted us into the global diamond field, this is going to push us way out into global recognition of rare earths," he said.