
Canada risks losing critical minerals infrastructure race, PwC warns
Canada invests 6.6% of GDP in infrastructure, 0.8% less than leaders, needing $34B more yearly by 2050 to close the gap.

Canada invests 6.6% of GDP in infrastructure, 0.8% less than leaders, needing $34B more yearly by 2050 to close the gap.

Annual investment of C$13 million will support local priorities focused on education, food security and environmental issues.
The organizational strength of Canada’s mining and smelting sectors are coming to bear on the new White House administration’s 25% tariff on […]
President Donald Trump has long been a supporter of traditional energy. During his campaign, he spoke negatively about electric vehicles, wind and […]
Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, has pushed back against incoming US President Donald Trump’s recent claim that America […]
United States president-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slap double-digit tariffs on America’s top trading partners will snarl metals supply chains and lower […]
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) will install carbon free aluminum smelting cells at its Arvida smelter in Québec, Canada, using the first technology […]
Quebec has added germanium, manganese and apatite to its critical minerals list to remain abreast of emerging battery technologies, Jonathan Lafontaine, strategic […]
Metso has received an order to provide a single-stage semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) solution for a low-carbon aluminum industry project in China. The […]
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has signed what it says is the largest renewable power deal in Australia. The miner will purchase 80% […]
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has approved a new 12.4-MW solar farm and 8.8MVa/2.1MWh of battery storage to provide renewable energy for the […]
NioCorp Developments (TSX:NB; NASDAQ:NB) has produced its first ingot of aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc). The 1-kg ingot was produced at a facility owned and […]
Global copper and aluminum supply deficits may cause prices to soar within a few years while steel may drop, according to a […]
The world’s second largest miner won’t be able to achieve a targeted 15% carbon emissions reduction by 2025, unless it uses carbon offsets.