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Building an autonomous future with a goal of zero harmIamgold’s Côté Gold project will rely on remotely operated technologies to create an efficient, more environmentally responsible open-pit mine

Iamgold’s Côté Gold project will rely on remotely operated technologies to create an efficient, more environmentally responsible open-pit mine

By Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco

February 04, 2021

A number of dignitaries attended the ground-breaking ceremony including (from left to right): Premier Doug Ford, Iamgold board chairman Don Charter, Minister Greg Rickford, Minister John Yakabuski, Iamgold President and CEO Gord Stothart, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Adam Scotti/PMO

There was understandable excitement on Sept. 11, 2020, at the Côté Gold project near Gogama in northern Ontario as Mattagami First Nation Chief Chad Boissoneau, Flying Post First Nation Chief Murray Ray, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and other dignitaries joined Iamgold CEO Gord Stothart for the project’s ground-breaking ceremony.

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