Canada to impose new tariffs on China
Canada is to slap more tariffs on a range of imports from China early next year “to combat unfair Chinese trade practices,” the federal government said Monday in its 2024…
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Video: Quebec mining investment on the rise thanks to government support, panel hears
Quebec attracts substantial mining investment thanks to strong government support, a well-developed critical minerals strategy and innovative technologies, an industry panel heard this month in London. That enables companies like…
Canada Nickel secures $20M investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has received a $20 million investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation, a Cree First Nation in northern Ontario. This is believed to be the first…
Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism
A growing wave of protectionism is sweeping across 72 nations, as governments scramble to secure access to critical minerals essential for strategic industries, new research by global risk intelligence firm…
London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says
Ontario’s bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code. Yet the province must still widen…
Mexico to review bill to ban open pit mining
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government will review a controversial bill approved by the lower chamber of Congress in August that aims to ban open-pit mining. The proposed legislation…
Ontario pension backs US$100M funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space
Australia’s Fleet Space Technologies announced Wednesday it raised US$100 million led by the investment arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to expand its ExoSphere exploration platform. The Teachers’ Venture…
Canada Nickel hits high grades at Bannockburn site south of main Crawford project
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC: US-OTC: CNIKF) has drilled high grades of the critical metal at the company’s Bannockburn property, about 65 km south of Timmins, Ont. Highlight hole BAN24-20 cut…
Exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows
The mining sector saw a sharp uptick in activity during the month of October, aided by an influx of significant drilling results and surge in financings, according to the latest…
RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending
While the global electric car market has certainly slowed down from the rapid growth of the last few years, particularly in Europe, year to date unit sales (including plug-in and…
Platinum Group partners with Saudi firm for smelter amid South African export hurdles
Canada’s Platinum Group Metals (TSX: PTM; NYSE-AM: PLG) is working with Saudi Arabia and a Riyadh-based partner to build a smelter and refinery in the Middle East country. But they…
Premium shares jump on Botswana copper-nickel project initial resource
An initial estimate for Premium Resources’ (TSXV: PREM) past-producing Selkirk project in eastern Botswana outlines 44.2 million inferred tonnes grading 0.3% copper and 0.24% nickel, the company reported Wednesday. Shares…