Ontario to Begin Building Road to Ring of Fire Mining Region

A stream runs along the outskirts of Neskantaga First Nation, part of northern Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region, on Aug. 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Ontario is set to begin building a road to the mineral-rich region known as the Ring of Fire, which lies roughly 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.

The province says it will spend $61.8 million to rebuild several portions of existing road in the town of Geraldton, Ont., which will serve as the start of the eventual road to the Ring of Fire. The region is said to be rich in critical and base minerals, such as chromite, cobalt, nickel, copper, and platinum.