BofA turns bearish on lithium
New lithium supplies coming to market from at least six new projects in the next six months will exacerbate the price pressures the battery-making ingredient has been grappling with the…
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Lithium developers in Canada rake in the project milestones
North America-focused development juniors are turning investment dollars into project milestones, set against an increased urgency to find and develop new lithium resources to feed the accelerating global energy transition….
Palladium One surges as Glencore invests in critical minerals explorer
Global miner and commodity trader Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) 10% investment in Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF), which is developing nickel-copper projects in Ontario and Finland, has boosted the…
‘There will be no Ring of Fire’ chant First Nation leaders in Ontario legislature
Two ranking leaders of an Ontario First Nation were forced to leave the provincial legislature Wednesday after rowdily accusing the Doug Ford government of failing to consult them about mining…
Canadian budget contains $21 billion for clean technologies and critical minerals
Ottawa plans to spend $21 billion over five years on clean technology in one of the main platforms affecting the mining industry contained in Tuesday’s annual federal budget. Finance Minister…
Video: Patricia Mohr outlines Canada’s key advantages in the critical minerals space
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl spoke with economist, founder of the publication Critical Metals for a Sustainable World, and former vice-president with Scotiabank, Patricia Mohr at PDAC 2023 in…
WoodMac expects steel, aluminum and copper to benefit most from renewed Chinese growth
A new report by market analyst Wood Mackenzie argues that steel, aluminum, and copper stand to benefit most from an uptick in China’s gross domestic product growth this year. WoodMac…
Video: Behind Quebec’s lithium exploration boom
Northern Miner staff reporter Colin McClelland recently spoke with Jonathan Lafontaine, mining exploration activity monitor with Quebec’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources at PDAC 2023 in Toronto. Quebec has…
Indigenous ownership models gain steam alongside critical minerals rush
As this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention returned to its March slot in Toronto, welcoming nearly 24,000 attendees, the buzz was undoubtedly around critical and battery metals. …
Volkswagen chooses Ontario for first battery plant outside Europe
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker, announced Monday its plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in St. Thomas, Ont.The facility will be established by Volkswagen’s battery maker…
TSX markets nosedive during Mar. 6-10 trading week
Over the Mar. 6-10 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell a substantial 806.66 points or 3.9%, to 19,774.92. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index lost 8.65 points or 7.5% to…
Ottawa wants to shorten mine approval times by a third
Canada is aiming to cut four to five years off the time it takes for mining project approval, mainly by syncing federal and provincial requirements, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson…