In New Brunswick, opponents of a mining project that made Prime Minister Mark Carney’s list of nation-building projects say the proposal could do more harm than good.

The Sisson Mine project was added to Ottawa’s list of nation-building projects on Thursday. The designation means the mine will be streamlined through normal regulatory processes.

The proposed site is on Crown lands near Stanley, N.B., and the project is poised to mine for tungsten and molybdenum — two materials that can be used for defence and battery performance.

In May, Northcliff Resources Ltd. received $20 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate development of the Sisson Project.

“What the world wants is Canada to be the reliable supplier of critical minerals,” Carney said Thursday

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