Mining dominates Poilievre’s speedy permits list
Mining investments make up nearly all the resource projects Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre would approve within a year if elected Canadian Prime Minister this month….
News
Ontario’s $11B in tariff aid defers mining tax
Ontario plans to provide about $11 billion in relief to workers and businesses to help weather the impact of U.S. tariffs. The support package includes deferring…
US, DRC near minerals deal: report
The United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo are discussing an agreement that would see U.S. companies take greater control of critical mineral assets…
PDAC video: McKinsey warns of $5T critical minerals capital need
Critical mineral miners will need about $5 trillion in investments by 2035 to meet projected demand, McKinsey & Co. senior partner Patrick Lahaie said in…
Sheinbaum quickens mining permits even as Mexico faces $1.5B in claims
Mexico’s image as a tough place for mining may show little sign of abating under the Claudia Sheinbaum administration as it increases taxes and faces…
New Gold buys rest of New Afton mine for $300M
Canada’s New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-A: NGD) has agreed to acquire the remaining 19.9% free cash flow interest in the New Afton copper-gold mine from the…
PDAC video: Kazakhstan keen to draw Canadian miners
Kazakhstan is counting on its estimated US$40 trillion mineral wealth to spark a mining boom, Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) governor Renat Bekturov says. To…
Wesdome to acquire Angus Gold in $28M deal
The transaction quadruples Wesdome’s land position at the Eagle River gold operation in Ontario.
China retaliates with more curbs on rare earth exports
China fought back against United States President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs Friday by slapping immediate export restrictions on key rare earth elements in a move…
Is this when Chile’s lithium wager pays off?
Two years after President Gabriel Boric pushed to develop Chile’s lithium potential, the initiative could soon start to bear fruit. The government is expected to…
Diversify trade to survive tariffs, O’Toole says
Canada must respond to U.S. tariffs by finding new European trade partners in defence, the energy transition and green technology, according to the former head…
JV article: Sandvik’s remote monitoring service technology expands to open-pit surface equipment
The world’s biggest miners have been deploying Sandvik’s Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) for fleets of trucks, loaders and drills at underground operations around the world…