Canada to streamline permitting process: Energy Minister

Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson told Reuters that the country plans to boost its energy security by slashing the time it takes to develop new critical mineral mines. “(We’re) looking at how do we optimize the regulatory and permanent processes so you can take what is a 12- to 15-year process and bring it down to…

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Link between mine permitting reform, national security 

The following is an op-ed from Minerals Make Life and has been edited only for space and style. Lithium. Copper. Nickel. What do you think of when you hear those minerals? Most people hear “lithium” and immediately think of electric vehicles – in particular, the batteries that power them. However, well-known minerals often have uses beyond what most people expect.…

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Friends for small places: tackling narrow-vein mining

Changing – and shrinking – underground environments have created an unprecedented demand for narrow-vein mining equipment and technology. J.H. Fletcher tells North American Mining magazine more about the options for these tightening spaces. Drilling and bolting play such crucial roles in underground mining, and while narrow-vein extraction is not a new idea, its application is growing as the prevalence of…

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Deep-sea mining applications opening in July

Those eyeing the opportunity to mine the ocean’s floor will finally get their chance beginning in July when the United Nations’ International Seabed Authority will reportedly open the floor for applications. According to a Reuters report, the decision comes after the group spent weeks debating standards for the practice, which has arisen amid speculation but also controversy. The practice of…

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Electra Battery Materials disposes of non-core assets

Toronto-based Electra Battery Materials, formerly First Cobalt, has signed a deal with Kuya Silver to get rid of its non-core assets in Canada, though the company will retain royalty interests in the properties in Canada’s Cobalt Camp. The decision is part of an agreement initially inked between the companies in 2021; that share purchase and option agreement has been amended…

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U.S., Canada, others ink pact for critical minerals supply

The U.S. State Department said recently that the country has entered an agreement with Canada and other countries to secure supplies of critical minerals like lithium, cobalt and nickel. According to a report by Reuters, which cited department undersecretary Jose Fernandez, as global demand continues to rise, more minerals will be needed to meet emissions reduction goals and satisfy the…

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