UK to meet 30% of critical mineral needs by 2035
Britain plans to lift the share of critical minerals it gets from domestic mines and recycling to 30% by 2035, up from about 6% today, under a new 10-year strategy…
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Ottawa, Manitoba boost Churchill for mineral trade
Ottawa and Manitoba are increasing support for the Port of Churchill to advance rail upgrades, add critical minerals storage and push a northern export corridor for Canadian miners. The joint…
Rio Tinto halts Jadar project in Serbia: report
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) plans to pause its development of the long-delayed Jadar lithium project in Serbia to cut costs and shift focus elsewhere, Bloomberg reported on Thursday….
Glencore, Chilean Cobalt sign offtake for Americas supply
United States-based Chilean Cobalt (US-OTC: COBA) said Thursday it has signed a life-of-mine offtake with a Glencore (LSE: GLEN) subsidiary for all the cobalt and copper from the La Cobaltera…
Nouveau Monde, Northcliff, Canada Nickel on Ottawa’s fast track, CBC reports
The next batch of Canadian mining projects due for federal fast-tracking includes Northcliff Resources’ (TSX: NCF; US-OTC: NCFFF) tungsten proposal in New Brunswick, Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG; TSX.V: NOU)…
How Lassonde, MAC, Selby assess Canada’s permitting and Carney’s Major Projects Office
If Canadians were unfamiliar with the Ring of Fire before Game One of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, they were well-versed by…
Podcast: Ask the experts—Ian London on how to fix the supply chain
This week’s episode features Ian London, Executive Director of the Canadian Critical Minerals and Materials Alliance, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the challenges of rebuilding Canada’s critical minerals…
US confirms copper, silver as critical minerals
The United States has added copper, silver and uranium to an expanded list of critical minerals that it deems are vital to America’s economy and national security. The new list,…
Electra restarts construction at Ont. cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials (TSX-V, Nasdaq: ELBM) said it’s resumed construction at its Ontario cobalt sulfate refinery after securing about $82 million (C$115 million) in project financing. The stock soared. Work…
Canadian federal budget promises billions for mining
Canada’s Liberal government plans to form a $2-billion sovereign fund for critical minerals, earmark hundreds of millions in mining industry spending and widen exploration tax credits to a dozen other…
Editorial: Mining in America
In 1984, Ronald Reagan’s re-election was cemented by the “Morning in America” TV ad. Its calm narration of people working, buying homes and getting married in a recovering economy helped…
Canada backs critical minerals projects worth $6.4B
Canada’s federal government unveiled plans to support 25 new investments it says will help to unlock some $6.4 billion (US$4.6 billion) of critical minerals projects tied to the production of…