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…
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Video: Seabridge CEO on KSM progress, partner search
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) is advancing its KSM copper-gold project in British Columbia despite legal challenges and petitions creating hurdles, CEO Rudi Fronk said. The project is in…
Video: ValOre embraces AI to speed up Pedra Branca PGE discoveries in Brazil
ValOre Metals (TSXV: VO) uses AI to speed up discovery at its Pedra Branca platinum-group metals resource in northeastern Brazil, CEO Jim Paterson said. ValOre plans to use advanced AI…
Video: VRIFY’s new AI tool cuts exploration timelines from weeks to seconds
VRIFY reduces exploration timelines from weeks to seconds. Their new AI tool sifts through raw data to find missed exploration targets, according to vice-president of AI, Jean-Philippe Paiement. The platform…
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: Trade war seen fast-tracking mine approvals
Could the escalating trade war with the United States unwittingly spur Canadian authorities to cut approval times for much needed mines and natural-resource projects? Some investment bankers think so. Citing…
Canada shoots back with tariffs on US
Canada has retaliated with $30 billion worth of duties against the United States after it imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on the vast majority of Canadian goods and 10% on energy…
JV Article: Micromine’s exploration AI boosts human input without replacing it
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has dominated news headlines this year as companies harnessing its power disrupt markets. But what does AI mean for the mining industry – should geologists prepare to…
JV Video: AME searches for new president amid fast-changing BC regulatory landscape
The Association for Mineral Exploration is vital in British Columbia’s mineral exploration scene. It advocates on behalf of about 5,000 members for changes in laws, such as updating the Mineral…
Video: China fuels EV battery boom as per-unit capacity nears peak, Adamas says
Electric vehicle battery capacity could hit a record one terawatt-hour this year, according to Frik Els, a battery metals expert at Adamas Intelligence. Analysts expect China to use 60% of…