Lithium demand to exceed supply: WoodMac
Global lithium demand could exceed 13 million tonnes by 2050 under an accelerated energy transition, more than double base-case projections, with supply deficits emerging as early as 2028 unless the…
Financing
PDAC: Flow-through shares drive TSX dominance, Douglas Silver says
Canada’s flow-through share financing system underpins the country’s status as a dominant mine finance hub by supporting the efforts of some 670 listed explorers, Canadian Mining Hall of Fame member…
PDAC: Canada will be G20’s quickest on mining permits, Hodgson vows
Canada will lead Group of 20 nations with the fastest permits as the government’s Major Projects Office (MPO) advances projects to production within two years, Energy and Natural Resources Minister…
PDAC: Ottawa details $1.5B road, power fund
Canada officially launched on Tuesday a $1.5-billion First and Last Mile infrastructure fund that had been outlined in November’s federal budget to get metals from mines to markets. The earmarked…
PDAC: Ontario shifts metals strategy to defence as EVs stall, mining minister says
Ontario is pivoting from battery plant construction in its critical minerals strategy while it adds high-grade iron ore and aluminum to its list of important outputs. The previous strategy focused…
PDAC Podcast Day 2: US Dept of Energy’s Robertson, UK Deputy High Commissioner Prodger and more…
This episode marks the Northern Miner Podcast’s second day of coverage from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Host Adrian Pocobelli sits down with U.S….
PDAC: Canada must build processing now, panelists say
Canada has a historic opportunity to build new processing facilities in the country as modern mines get developed amid a global resource boom, attendees were told at the Prospectors and…
PDAC: Ottawa sprinkles cash across 30 projects
Canada announced as much as $17 million each for 30 mining projects on Monday as another round of support linked to a Group of Seven critical minerals initiative. The funding…
Canada’s critical minerals push faces capital gap: RBC
Canada has channelled just 11% of its mining capital into critical minerals over the past 25 years, leaving the country behind global peers as demand for strategic resources accelerates, a…
QazMoly nears $240M US funding for tungsten project in Kazakhstan
Kazakh company QazMoly said it could get as much as $240 million (C$328 million) in United States funding to develop its Drozhilov project in Kazakhstan if a deal can be…
MP Materials builds $1.25B Texas magnet plant
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is due to break ground within days on a billion-dollar rare earth magnet manufacturing campus near Dallas. The $1.25-billion project, dubbed 10X, is expected to “dramatically…
Panama growth hinges on Cobre Panama restart: report
Panama’s economy grew 4% in 2025, and business leaders say reopening First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Cobre Panama copper mine is critical to lifting growth to as much as 6%…