September 29, 2022

Rio Tinto starts producing spodumene at Quebec plant

The Quebec plant was commissioned in June and produced its first ton of spodumene concentrate in July.

September 29, 2022

BC leads all Canadian provinces in EV transition, report shows

Electric Mobility Canada has released a scorecard comparing how Canadian provinces and territories are doing at supporting consumers in their transition to electric vehicles.

September 29, 2022

Teck eyes spinoff or divestment of Fort Hills oil sands stake

Fort Hills is an open-pit truck and shovel mine, where raw oil sands bitumen is extracted and then upgraded.

September 28, 2022

Copper Mountain nearly doubles BC mine resource to 1.1 billion tonnes

Incorporating the updated reserve base, the Copper Mountain mine plan has been extended to 32 years with the 65,000 t/d expansion commencing in 2028.

September 28, 2022

Foran’s ambitious net zero plans for McIlvenna Bay attract investors

Foran has had a busy year as it advances the McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc-gold project in Saskatchewan, which it says will be the world’s first zero-carbon operation.

September 27, 2022

Wyloo renames Noront as ‘Ring of Fire Metals’ and resumes nickel exploration activity in Ontario

Noront's primary asset is the Eagle's Nest project, which has been billed by Wyloo as the largest high-grade nickel discovery in Canada since the Voisey’s Bay find in Labrador.

September 27, 2022

Federal guide for inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in impact assessments

The Government of Canada has announced a new framework to guide inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in impact assessments for mining projects. The […]

September 27, 2022

Federal guide for inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in impact assessments

The Government of Canada has announced a new framework to guide inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in impact assessments for mining projects. The […]

September 26, 2022

As sentiment turns in favour of nuclear energy, Fission Uranium preps for Q4 feasibility

Following a decade in the “wilderness,” uranium stocks are now finally on the upswing.

September 26, 2022

Coal price renaissance: how long can it last?

No one saw coal prices of $400 to $600 per tonne coming, including those in the coal industry.