$17 billion in Canadian oil sands assets up for sale

Jimena Blanco, chief analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, says that geopolitical tensions are causing major shifts in global mining policies.

The company has yet to finish a feasibility study and expects to reach a final investment decision in the first half of next year.

International lawyers said that Apple uses minerals pillaged from Congo and laundered through international supply chains.

Ottawa has decided to apply tariffs to imports of critical minerals from China.