Quebec port plans $200M expansion
Ottawa has cleared a $200-million wharf expansion at the Port of Bécancour in Quebec that would allow larger bulk carriers to serve Canada’s mining sector, though no construction timeline has…
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US launches $500M boost to mineral processing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide up to $500 million in funding to expand domestic critical minerals processing and battery materials manufacturing and recycling, as Washington seeks…
How Canadian mining can be great again
The mining and metallurgy industry has undergone a profound transformation since 1905, when Canada was producing six key metals – iron, copper, nickel, lead, aluminum and zinc – largely for domestic use. By the…
Canada’s weakness lies beyond the mine gate, MPs hear
Canada’s critical-minerals fragility lies more with what happens after ore leaves the ground than the ore in the ground, witnesses told a parliamentary panel this week. In the House defence…
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…
Emirates Global, Century Aluminum to build first US smelter in 50 years
The project, named Oklahoma Primary Aluminum, is expected to double US primary production.
US tariffs ruling seen having limited impact on Canada
Friday’s United States Supreme Court ruling on tariffs leaves Canada largely unaffected as sector-specific duties remain in place, St. Louis-based investment bank Edward Jones says. The Supreme Court struck down…
Glencore doubles down on copper, keeps M&A in play
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is stepping up its copper ambitions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond, even as it posted a third straight annual earnings decline, while keeping the…
US mineral supply vulnerable to China chokehold: report
A new report by the United States Geological Survey reveals that the U.S. has grown more reliant on foreign imports of minerals over the past year, highlighting the increased urgency…
Fitch Solutions’ BMI boosts industrial metals forecasts
Analysts at Fitch Solutions’ BMI have lifted their price forecasts for industrial metals to reflect the speculative momentum in the sector as well as strong market fundamentals and macroeconomic forces….
JV Video: Canadian Energy Metals’ Thor PEA supports Sask. alumina play
Calgary-based private developer Canadian Energy Metals has released a preliminary economic assessment for building a $6.3 billion (C$8.6 billion) alumina business around its Thor project in east-central Saskatchewan. The deposit…
South32 backs $35M push at Alaska copper project
The miner has signed off on a $35M work program to advance its Arctic copper project in Alaska through the Ambler JV.