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…
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Canada aids business with $6.5B in tariff relief
The Canadian government announced new measures on Friday to support workers and businesses affected by trade tensions with the United States. The Work-Sharing Program is to be expanded, allowing employers…
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….
Spotlight: Precious metals companies
Strong demand for gold from central banks and institutional investors is expected to remain a key theme in 2025. With silver’s industrial and green energy uses, the outlook for both…
Cloud computing, AI can shorten energy transition, Seequent panel says
The path to the fourth industrial revolution and the green energy transition is best paved by integrating more technology into mining, industry panellists said this week at an event in…
Video: Certainty lacks in BC permitting process, mining association exec says
Mining Association of British Columbia president Michael Goehring says red tape chokes a generational opportunity in the province’s critical minerals boom. Speeding up mine approvals is key to unlocking $36…
Video: Kodiak Copper starts first MPD resource estimate
Kodiak Copper (TSX-V: KDK, OTCQB: KDKCF) has pulled the trigger on an initial resource estimate at the MPD project in south-central British Columbia. “Our vision for MPD was that it…
Video: First Mining Gold drilling shows more Springpole potential as enviro clock resets
First Mining Gold’s (TSX: FF; US-OTC: FFMGF) Ontario-based Springpole project nears a permitting decision in 12 months, CEO Dan Wilton said. The project is one of Canada’s most advanced in…
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…
PDAC: Foreign seizures spotlight legal vigilance
Resource nationalism abroad is hiking costs for miners and showing how they need solid agreements and recourse avenues, lawyers said at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference….
First Nations slam ‘unacceptable’ iron ore project in western Labrador
A trio of First Nations in Quebec have jointly opposed Century Global Commodities’ (TSX: CNT) Joyce Lake iron ore project in western Labrador, while the company says it’s working on addressing…
Teck invests $40M to restart Bunker Hill in Idaho
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) says it’s investing $40 million (C$57 million) in Bunker Hill Mining (TSXV: BNKR, US-OTC: BHLL) as part of a strategy to improve efficiency at…