First Quantum, government reach deal on Cobre Panama
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) shares rose Wednesday after the company said its local unit Minera Panama inked a draft concession contract with the Panamanian government for the Cobre Panama…
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Alamos Gold gets federal approval for Lynn Lake project in Manitoba
Alamos Gold‘s (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) Lynn Lake gold project in Manitoba has been approved by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada. The province has also issued Environment…
PDAC: Canada eyes US-style project funding while market may replace Chinese cash
Canada is considering how to match funding opportunities by the United States for critical mineral projects while balancing national security with the need for Chinese investment, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan…
PDAC: Target investment, rally society to compete with China, says banking panel
Prices and supplies of critical metals will increasingly hinge on government policy and geopolitical tensions, three of Canada’s top bankers said Monday at PDAC. Speaking on a panel moderated by…
PDAC: ‘Lithium OPEC’ in South America could drive away investment, says Sigma CEO
The creation of a lithium cartel in South America could drive away investment, according to Ana Cristina Cabral-Gardner, CEO of Sigma Lithium Resources (TSXV: SGML). Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil…
The Northern Miner Podcast: ‘Government needs to start investing in mining companies’, ft TMX head of global mining Dean McPherson
This week’s episode features Dean McPherson, head of business development for global mining at TMX Group, in conversation with Northern Miner host Adrian Pocobelli. Dean explains why Canada continues to…
Ottawa funds critical mineral innovators as part of $3.8 billion strategy
Ottawa awarded six critical minerals companies a total of $14 million on Tuesday to help them develop technologies to mine or process metals bound for electric vehicles. East Coast rare…
Vale, University of Toronto launch sustainable mining partnership
Multinational miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) and University of Toronto have launched what they describe as a first-of-its-kind partnership aimed at developing more sustainable mining solutions and the talent needed to…
NioCorp stock rallies on US$800M funding interest for Elk Creek
NioCorp Developments (TSX: NB; US-OTC: NIOBF) saw its shares rally on Monday following the announcement that it has received interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for…
Make metals with China not war, Friedland tells PDAC
Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chair of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), says the West shouldn’t go to war over Taiwan because it needs investment from China to mine metals for the global…
PDAC: Energy transition presents Canada with mining windfall, says McKinsey’s Hoffman
The shift to green energy will demand the use of all metals, not just critical in a multi-trillion dollar industrial transition, said McKinsey’s Ken Hoffman at PDAC in Toronto on…
Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations
Ontario has approved another small step on the long journey to build an all-season road to the Ring of Fire minerals area in the province’s far north. The province granted…