February 17, 2026 Ontario fast-tracks Kinross Gold’s Great Bear project It is the first gold project to be fast tracked by the province's One Project One Process.
February 16, 2026 CHART: EV battery metals index jumps to 27-month high EV battery raw materials bill tops $2 billion for the first time since August 2023 and surging lithium, nickel prices going into 2026 puts slump definitively in the rearview mirror.
February 16, 2026 Legal analysis: What Project Vault means for critical minerals regulation White House confirmed the start of the project, which would combine $1.67 billion in private capital with a $10 billion loan from the US EXIM to buy and store minerals.
February 12, 2026 Cochilco expects short-term lithium prices to remain high The battery energy storage system sector will continue to gain market share, with projected growth of 50-55% in 2026, it said.
February 12, 2026 Trump aides urged sale of Congo lithium claim to a US company Manono is just one of several mining projects Congolese and US officials have identified as key to the Washington Accords.
February 12, 2026 Op-Ed: Canadians must match American urgency in the race for critical minerals Canada has the minerals the West needs, but slow permits and weak processing threaten our strategic moment.
February 12, 2026 South America seen as West’s safest minerals bet: Report New risk data suggests the region offers a rare mix of large reserves, political stability and pro-West alignment.
February 11, 2026 Albemarle to idle lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia The Kemerton plant processes spodumene from Greenbushes, the world's biggest lithium mine.
February 11, 2026 Albemarle swings to quarterly loss on charges tied to Ketjen sale World's largest producer of lithium said loss largely due to charges tied to the upcoming sale of its refining catalyst business.
February 11, 2026 Zijin to launch Congo’s first lithium output in June from disputed Manono deposit Zijin had previously indicated a first‑quarter 2026 start.
Ontario fast-tracks Kinross Gold’s Great Bear project It is the first gold project to be fast tracked by the province's One Project One Process. February 17, 2026 | 09:10 am
