Zeeshan Syed, a former Alberta Energy Regulator executive who was engulfed in a public sector spending scandal in Alberta welcomed two Liberal cabinet ministers to the Thunder Bay site of his junior mining company’s proposed lithium refinery.

Capex in Canada’s mining industry increased by 14% to $13.5 billion last year.

Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia is owned by Teck Resources.

CEO of Alamos Gold spoke about the origins of the precious metals miner, surviving the dot-com bust, and its journey to its current C$6.5 billion-plus market cap.  

The federal government last year launched a Canadian critical minerals strategy, backed by C$3.8 billion.

Top buyers of graphite from China include Japan, the United States, South Korea and India.

The bill was approved in a third and final brief debate with 44 votes in favor, five against, and two abstentions.

JFE Steel holds 15% equity in India's JSW Steel, which was also exploring an investment in Teck's coal business.