How super-commuting can help fill mining’s labour gap
Canada is poised for a mining boom. But one thing is still missing: labour. For a decade in the early 2000s, I worked with several mining companies to staff up…
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PDAC: Canada eyes US-style project funding while market may replace Chinese cash
Canada is considering how to match funding opportunities by the United States for critical mineral projects while balancing national security with the need for Chinese investment, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan…
PDAC: Target investment, rally society to compete with China, says banking panel
Prices and supplies of critical metals will increasingly hinge on government policy and geopolitical tensions, three of Canada’s top bankers said Monday at PDAC. Speaking on a panel moderated by…
Ottawa funds critical mineral innovators as part of $3.8 billion strategy
Ottawa awarded six critical minerals companies a total of $14 million on Tuesday to help them develop technologies to mine or process metals bound for electric vehicles. East Coast rare…
Vale, University of Toronto launch sustainable mining partnership
Multinational miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) and University of Toronto have launched what they describe as a first-of-its-kind partnership aimed at developing more sustainable mining solutions and the talent needed to…
Not all copper is created equal in a decarbonizing world
As we enter 2023, the transition toward clean energy is intensifying. In some areas of the globe, carbon neutral idealism is giving way to a panicked “War on Carbon” as…
Make metals with China not war, Friedland tells PDAC
Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chair of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), says the West shouldn’t go to war over Taiwan because it needs investment from China to mine metals for the global…
TNM Drill Down: Rox Resources leads week’s top gold assays with Youanmi in Australia
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company…
The new Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit is a good start – but more support is needed
After 15 years funding Canadian exploration in more than 450 financings advancing billions of dollars to hundreds of issuers on behalf of thousands of clients, we at PearTree share the…
PDAC: Energy transition presents Canada with mining windfall, says McKinsey’s Hoffman
The shift to green energy will demand the use of all metals, not just critical in a multi-trillion dollar industrial transition, said McKinsey’s Ken Hoffman at PDAC in Toronto on…
JV Article: Canagold accelerates development of western Canada’s highest-grade gold deposit
Fortified with fresh leadership and financial backing, Canagold Resources (TSXV: CCM; US-OTC: CRCUF) is advancing its 100%-owned New Polaris flagship project in northwestern British Columbia with fresh high grade drill results…
Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations
Ontario has approved another small step on the long journey to build an all-season road to the Ring of Fire minerals area in the province’s far north. The province granted…