June 20, 2022

Fission Uranium signs agreement with Indigenous communities for PLS project in Saskatchewan

According to Fission, this agreement reflects its commitment to building strong relationships with rights holders.

June 17, 2022

Vital Metals starts commissioning at Saskatchewan rare earth extraction plant

Canada's first rare earths producer is processing ore from its Nechalacho operation in the Northwest Territories, where mining commenced in mid-2021.

June 17, 2022

Recycler Li-Cycle eyes Asia foray to feed battery metal boom

Li-Cycle is among a handful of companies looking to cash in on demand for the recovered materials, with companies including Tesla Inc. expressing concerns over supplies of nickel and lithium.

June 17, 2022

Friedland’s Ivanhoe Electric seeks as much as $180 million in IPO

The stock is expected to trade on NYSE America and on Canada’s Toronto Stock Exchange.

June 17, 2022

Miners must invest in critical minerals or risk energy transition – report

The world's largest miners are in excellent financial shape to lead global transition to clean energy, says PwC.

June 16, 2022

Symboticware acquires Palifer AI, enables predictive maintainance and ESG

Palifer is a Silicon Valley-based technology startup backed by accelerator Y-Combinator, which has been used to launch iconic brands like Airbnb, DoorDash, Coinbase, Instacart and Dropbox.

June 16, 2022

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic project in Yukon reaches permitting stage

KZK is expected to produce an estimated annual average of 14,400 tonnes of copper, 106,800 tonnes of zinc and 25,300 tonnes of lead concentrates.

June 16, 2022

PDAC 2022: As ESG drives metal demand and constrains supply, miners will have to innovate  

Teck’s vice-president of sustainable development gave examples of how the company is attempting to solve operational issues through innovation — including using ideas from Star Trek.

June 15, 2022

Battery metal buzz counters financial market angst at mining’s big show

The turmoil that rocked financial markets this week has done little to shake the optimism around global mining at PDAC.

June 15, 2022

PDAC 2022: Northwest Territories leaders ask Ottawa to help with infrastructure to benefit mining

Infrastructure that lags behind southern Canada is limiting the potential of the territory’s mining development and increasing its costs as well, said leaders of the N.W.T. government at PDAC.