John Yakabuski, Ontario’s minister of natural resources; Gordon Stothart, president and CEO of Iamgold; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Marc Serré, Sudbury MP; and Paul Lefebvre, Nickel Belt MP and parliamentary secretary, at the ground-breaking ceremony for Côté in September 2020. Credit: Adam Scotti

John Yakabuski, Ontario’s minister of natural resources; Gordon Stothart, president and CEO of Iamgold; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Marc Serré, Sudbury MP; and Paul Lefebvre, Nickel Belt MP and parliamentary secretary, at the ground-breaking ceremony for Côté in September 2020. Credit: Adam Scotti