Interactive infographic: 25 years of global mining M&A
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Shorter commodity cycles reshaping trading, value: McKinsey
Shorter, more frequent commodity volatility cycles are reshaping global trading strategies and concentrating value among the most sophisticated players, according to new analysis from McKinsey & Company. The report finds…
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…
Opinion: At PDAC, Canada is on the clock
At this year’s annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto, there is more on the line than usual. For the first time in recent memory, the conference,…
PDAC: Ring of Fire roads due by 2030, Ford says
Ontario plans to start building all-season roads to the hyped Ring of Fire critical metals hotspot in June for a late 2030 opening target, though it’s not clear that local…
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: Vale eyes doubling of copper output, CEO says
Brazilian iron ore giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) is targeting a doubling of copper output over the next decade as part of a plan to expand its footprint in three main…
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…
Ontario vows more cash to boost mining
Ontario Mines and Energy Minister Stephen Lecce is promising to announce more support for the industry at its biggest convention this month after recent permit acceleration and infrastructure spending. The…
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…
PDAC due for investor surge as mining ‘has its moment’
A buoyant BMO metals conference this week marked by rising prices, disciplined miners and renewed deal talk is setting the stage for the world’s largest mining convention starting Sunday in…