Industry flags BC’s Tŝilhqot’in Nation land use plan
British Columbia has laid out a plan to discuss consent with the Tŝilhqot’in Nation for future mining projects in the Teẑtan area of the province’s interior, but the Vancouver-based industry…
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Korite acquisition in Alberta creates largest mine-to-market ammolite producer
When Buffalo Rock Mining acquired Calgary-headquartered Korite, North America’s largest producer of ammolite, it flew right under the mining industry’s radar, even as the company’s creations were featured in the…
Two Ring of Fire First Nations oppose Ontario law
Two northern Ontario First Nations who have infrastructure agreements with the province related to the Ring of Fire have come out against the government’s new law that seeks to ease…
Bolivian court pauses Chinese, Russian lithium deals
Bolivia’s plans to emerge as a major lithium producer have hit an impasse after a local court ordered the suspension of two major extraction deals signed last year valued at…
Ontario First Nations slam mining-focused Bill 5
Environmental groups and some First Nations oppose Ontario’s Bill 5 to boost mining despite changes by Premier Doug Ford who calls it an opportunity of a lifetime. The proposed law,…
‘One project, one review:’ BC’s Minister Brar fast-tracks mine permits, IP protection
Six months into the job, British Columbia’s Critical Minerals Minister Jagrup Brar says major mine permitting timelines have narrowed by over a third, as new mining rules are set to…
Opinion: The Global Hunger Games of commodities
This article caught my attention last week: ‘Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans.’ The brief: The Trump administration has said it would…
Who’s taking Canada’s nuclear waste?
A small town in Northern Ontario has agreed alongside the local First Nations community to bury Canada’s nuclear waste for centuries, but it faces opposition from other Indigenous and anti-nuclear…
Agnico Eagle podcast spotlights Nunavut’s people, environment and mining
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM), generating about one-fifth of Nunavut’s gross domestic product, launched The Arctic Edge podcast series on Thursday. This series aims to show listeners the realities…
PDAC JV video: New Zealand aims to fast-track mining
New Zealand is holding up its fast-track and “one-stop shop” legislation as ways to streamline project approvals and reinvigorate the economy, resources minister Shane Jones says. The new processes are…
PDAC Video: Wyloo targets green design, energy for Eagle’s Nest in Ring of Fire
Wyloo Metals Canada’s approach to its Eagle’s Nest critical minerals project in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region aims to align green energy transition goals with the mine’s design, CEO…
OPEC-style lithium cartel now unlikely, analyst says
The odds of Latin America’s three lithium powers banding together to form a production cartel have almost evaporated due to contrasting economic models, a leading geopolitical analyst says. Argentina, Chile…