Here's an example of one of the large mining companies, Maudore Minerals (MAOMF), operating out of the Abitibi Greenstone belt where ICBT has also accumulated a ton of mining acreage. For your reading pleasure.
"Maudore Minerals owns 100% of the Comtois high grade gold property located in Canada’s prolific Abitibi Greenstone belt of Quebec, second only to South Africa for historic gold output. The property comprises 90,000 hectares or about 349 square miles. The Comtois Project is located on a highway, has access to North America’s lowest cost power, and is close to abundant water resources and a labour supply. Quebec has been named by the Fraser Institute as the one of the best three places in the world for mineral exploration for three straight years and, unique to this area of the world, Maudore benefits from 40% cash rebates on in-ground exploration expenditures." http://www.maudore.com/companysummary.pdf