BC mining must deliver on its potential: PwC
British Columbia’s mining industry is entering a crucial stage rich in opportunity for critical minerals and gold, but it’s still dogged by slow permitting and widespread uncertainty, according to global…
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Quebec’s Dumont nickel project on new EU list
The Dumont project in Quebec, one of the world’s largest undeveloped nickel-cobalt deposits, is among global critical mineral developments the European Union wants to invest in as China limits exports. …
Opinion: Use elements bingo to explain mining
For those of us that work and live in this great global mining industry we all “get it”. We get the benefits of mining to the economy and at a…
‘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…
CHART: Asian battery makers rule EV metals market
During the first quarter of 2025, a combined $3.01 billion worth of battery metals were contained in the packs of newly sold electric vehicles worldwide, up a modest 1.3% year…
Aus stockpile to tackle ‘distorted’ rare earths market
Rare earth and lithium producers are cautiously backing the Australian government’s proposed critical minerals strategic reserve, amid fresh details and ongoing concerns over its design. The federal Labor government, re-elected…
Podcast: ‘All of the stars are coming together,’ ft The Metals Co. CEO Barron on deep-sea mining
This week’s episode features Gerard Barron, executive chairman and CEO of The Metals Company, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the controversial topic of deep-sea mining. Barron outlines why…
CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen
The global passenger EV market, including plug-in and conventional hybrids, should easily reach 25 million units this year. In combined battery capacity deployed – a better indicator of battery materials…
Azimut says drill program at James Bay property encounters antimony, gold
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) reported drill results as high as 6.5 metres grading 3.43% antimony and 2.37 grams gold per tonne at its Wabamisk project in Quebec’s James Bay region. That…
Canada’s mineral output value fell in 2023, report finds
The economy of the future depends on minerals and metals from Canada, MAC asserts.
Kazakhstan to build on $1B in investments
Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium producer, wants to diversify its mining sector and build on $1 billion (C$1.4 billion) in private investment over the past five years, a conference in…
Patriot reveals North America’s largest shovel-ready lithium resource in Quebec
Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; ASX: PMT) has boosted the Shaakichiuwaanaan project’s resource estimate in Quebec ahead of publishing a scheduled feasibility study by September. The update shows a 30%…