Canada’s resources not enough to ride energy transition wave: Ian London
London argues that Canada urgently needs to establish commercialization hubs to produce finished products like batteries, permanent magnets, and cathodes.
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Sibanye-Stillwater says mining ops still running as it faces cyberattack
Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has confirmed reports of an ongoing cyberattack that has disrupted its IT systems globally. In a statement Thursday, the South African miner said it took…
How critical minerals tie into the AI boom
Most investors don’t make a connection between tech and mining. But mining supplies the raw materials for the semiconductor industry, which is in the midst of a huge growth spurt. …
YMP aims to bridge the mining talent gap with 45 scholarships
When Stephen Stewart first joined the mining world in the early 2000s, he stepped into an industry facing a yawning generational talent gap. Hoping to meet similar-aged peers, Stewart, who’s…
US lithium clay projects secure backing despite extraction hurdles
The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region. And even with tricky metallurgy to overcome and higher…
More than minerals: Why mid-stream capacity is key to Canada’s industrial future
Canada boasts of its rich history and continued success in mining, metallurgical and chemical processing, advanced manufacturing, strong trade relations north-south and east-west, access to clean energy and its commitment…
How to attract Silicon Valley and Gen Zs
Silicon Valley could help the mining industry solve problems from funding to smelting but tech wizards shouldn’t necessarily run a mine, panellists told a conference on financing trends in New…
Inflection Resources uses space technology to search for copper in Australia’s Macquarie Arc
Vancouver-based Inflection Resources (CSE: AUCU; US-OTC: AUCUF) and Fleet Space are collaborating to use space technology and artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of large-scale copper-gold deposits in Australia’s Macquarie…
Firms track Congo gold with blockchain
Two companies are partnering to export conflict-free artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo using a blockchain-based platform. Society Artisanal, a company that works with artisanal mining cooperatives, has joined with…
Editorial: Mining’s EV halo dims
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Mining’s association with planet-saving electric vehicles (EVs) was supposed to make mining, if not cool, at least more acceptable. Maybe even virtuous. But…
Video: US Dept of Energy joins with industry to face transition
How to channel billions of dollars in United States government aid for mining critical minerals was a topic for panellists at The Northern Miner’s Energy Transition Metals Summit in Washington,…
Explorers need majors to fund innovation: report
Explorers depend almost exclusively on established miners for innovation even though larger companies restrain their pioneering research, according to a new study. Almost 90% of the industry says explorers don’t…