Poilievre vows 6-month Ring of Fire OK
Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says he would give federal approval for the contentious Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario within months if he takes power after an imminent…
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Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals
Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record risk increase in 47 countries since 2020.
Trump keen to build metals plants on US bases: Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump is looking to build metals refining facilities on military bases in a bid to increase domestic production of critical minerals, Reuters reported, citing two unidentified senior…
US-backed TechMet eyes Ukraine lithium asset
Mining investment firm TechMet, which counts the U.S. government as one of its largest investors, is looking to develop a major lithium project in central Ukraine. The company has been…
PDAC shows urgency of getting shovels in ground
Time is of the essence if miners are to deliver the minerals needed to power the energy transition. That sense of urgency was front and centre this week as Toronto…
Infographic: Major mining infrastructure across Canada
Rich mineral deposits must be accessible before they can be properly developed. In some cases that means building large-scale and expensive road and power networks across the vastness of Canada….
US delays Canada, Mexico tariffs
President Donald Trump paused across-the-board tariffs on Canada and Mexico until next month, but Canadian leaders vowed to maintain retaliatory measures until the threats vanish. While signing executive orders in…
Spotlight: Global battery metals
Battery metals are crucial in the world economy today and their importance will only grow over time as the climate warms and greener energy comes to the fore. Here are…
Interview: Wilkinson mulls more tax credits for juniors
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources says he’s open to discussing ways to boost funding in junior mining stocks and that he’s concerned infrastructure financing will disappear under potential…
PDAC: Wilkinson presses critical minerals case; auto sector exempted from tariffs for a month
Canada’s energy and natural resources minister said the Trump administration must realize it could soon face taxed critical mineral exports from its northern neighbour in response to tariffs that began…
PDAC: ETFs drain exploration funding
Massive investment flows into metals exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the past two decades are the main reason miners are struggling to raise capital, an analyst told the world’s biggest mining…
PDAC: Seafloor mining balances pros and cons
Commercial production of undersea mining could become a reality in less than five years, but at a potentially high cost to seafloor ecosystems, panellists told the Prospectors & Developers Association…