Seabed rocks catch fire during lab tests
Metal-rich rocks recovered from the Pacific Ocean began smoking and heating when researchers broke them apart in a laboratory, highlighting a potential fire hazard for mining seafloor sulphide deposits. Two…
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JPMorgan names critical minerals chief for $1.5T push
JPMorganChase (NYSE: JPM) has appointed Andrew Frame to lead critical minerals investment efforts under its $1.5-trillion (C$2.1 trillion) Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI), placing him at the centre of a…
Infographic: Can Quebec build Canada’s first graphite supply chain?
Of Quebec’s many active and planned critical mineral operations, its graphite sector could be the first to establish a complete mine-to-battery-material supply chain in the province. Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE:…
FC Graphite pushes towards first resource
First Canadian Graphite (TSXV: FCI; US-OTC: GRAPF) plans to start drilling its Zone 13 discovery at Lac Guéret South in Quebec next month and deliver a first resource estimate early…
Space miners may face an Earth-sized tax problem
Miners may one day extract fortunes from the Moon and asteroids, but governments will have to figure out how to take their cut without killing the industry before it gets…
Atlas’ Malacacheta emerges as South America’s largest graphite resource
An initial estimate for Atlas Critical Minerals’ (Nasdaq: ATCX) Malacacheta project in Brazil positions it as South America’s largest compliant, publicly reported graphite resource. Shares rose. The estimate gives Malacacheta…
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa’s critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn’t yet translating into much new production, according to an updated database compiled…
Mining leads Carney’s $1T investor pitchbook
Mining projects dominate the investment prospectus Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will put before global investors in Toronto next week, reported to account for 63 of its 167 opportunities. LithiumBank…
Opinion: Canada’s critical-minerals shortcut is old mines
The mantra “Canada has what the world needs” has circulated in different iterations for years, most recently adopted by Prime Minister Carney. But we cannot assume geology alone will result…
Editorial: The money is already here
Despite a sharp escalation in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute, global investors are already voting with their wallets ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Sept. 14-15 investment summit in Toronto. Total…
Rio’s Barton joins Carney’s $1T investment drive
Prime Minister Mark Carney has named Rio Tinto (LSE, ASX, NYSE: RIO) chair Dominic Barton to lead Invest in Canada’s board as Ottawa expands the federal agency’s role in attracting…
Government cash reshaping mining finance: report
As the United States announces more investments in mining and processing, mining companies and the general public need to be more aware of how the trend is changing the government’s…