Nevada tops Fraser survey as Ontario, Saskatchewan rise
Nevada has dislodged Finland as the best jurisdiction for mining investment globally while two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Saskatchewan – have climbed into the top three, a new survey…
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CHART: EV battery metals index jumps to 27-month high
December’s raw materials bill for global electric vehicles topped $2 billion for the first time since August 2023 and surging lithium, nickel prices going into 2026 puts battery metals slump…
Opinion: Canadians must match American urgency in the race for critical minerals
In the cavernous halls of the U.S. State Department last week, something unusual was on display: earnest cooperation rather than the usual diplomatic theatre. The inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial wasn’t…
Spotlight: Energy Transition Metals – Part 2
Energy transition metals have never been as critical as they are today. Here’s a look at four more companies seeking to reduce North America’s reliance on critical minerals from China by building domestic supply…
Saudi plant is ‘wake-up call’ for Quebec, France: Northern Graphite CEO
Northern Graphite’s (TSX-V: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) decision to build a $200-million (C$144-million) battery material plant in Saudi Arabia should serve as a warning for governments in Canada and France, where the miner has been mulling similar…
Titan starts graphite output in New York
Titan Mining (TSX: TI; NYSE-A: TII), a zinc producer in upstate New York, has commenced graphite concentrate production at its Kilbourne demonstration plant. The fully permitted 1,200-tonne-per-year pilot complex is…
Federal bank has billions to back mining projects
The Canadian Infrastructure Bank, a government lender with $18 billion supporting development across Canada, is pivoting from base metals and gold to critical minerals with financing for Torngat Metals’ Strange…
US lawmakers propose $2.5B minerals reserve
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to create a $2.5-billion critical minerals stockpile as a counter to China’s dominance in the sector, according to Reuters. A…
Northern Graphite to build $200M Saudi plant
Northern Graphite (TSX-V: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) agreed with family-controlled Saudi Arabian conglomerate Al Obeikan Group for Investment to jointly build and run a battery material plant in the kingdom after the Canadian…
US focus on Greenland grab misguided: analysts
United States officials are misguided if they think gaining control of Greenland will give them access to a wealth of resources capable of shrinking overnight the country’s critical minerals reliance…
U.S. raises Graphite One loan to $2.1B
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) has increased potential funding to $2 billion (C$2.9 billion) for Graphite One’s (TSXV: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) Alaska-to-Ohio supply chain. The bank on Thursday issued non-binding…
Copper’s next shortage is structural, not hype: analyst
Copper is heading into a structural deficit from 2026 as demand from electrification accelerates faster than new supply, according to BloombergNEF, with geopolitical intervention now the single biggest force shaping…