Tag: criticalminerals
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For Mining with Meaning: Strengthening local commitment and global expertise in Canada
As TAKRAF Group approaches the close of its 300-year anniversary year – a remarkable and enviable milestone for any business, much less one in mining – the company continues to push innovation forward. This week’s Blog explores the TAKRAF’s three centuries of service and how the company is using this legacy to help bolster the…
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Powering Canada’s Mining Future: Digital Transformation in the Critical Minerals Era
Rising demand for critical metals is driving operators to adopt digital platforms to build smarter, faster mines. This week’s Blog from AVEVA discusses how Canada is stepping up and making major investments into its critical mineral resources to meet the demand.
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Seizing Canada’s Critical Mineral Moment
With global supply chains under strain and an intensifying race for critical minerals, resource-rich nations like Canada are seeing a convergence of digitalization and energy demand, which represents both an economic opportunity and a strategic leverage. This week’s Blog from VJ Sahi at Clark Street Associates explores how Canadian mining companies can optimize these opportunities…
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AME Roundup 2026: Minerals for a Changing World
With new federal investment, tax credit extensions, and infrastructure funding, Canada’s mineral exploration and development sector is at a turning point – and AME Roundup 2026 is where you can find out what the future holds. The event is the premier gathering place for thousands of geoscientists, prospectors, financiers, investors, suppliers and indigenous partners, so…
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Critical Thinking for Critical Minerals: Why Due Diligence Matters More Than Ever in Mining Investments and M&A
The push to decarbonize, as well as geopolitical events, have turned once-overlooked niche metals markets into essentials, and demand for these minerals could double or even quadruple by 2040. This week’s Blog from Stantec discusses the importance of due diligence and how the best past forward will be navigated with a clear head, tough questions,…
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Industry Leader Calls for Circularity to Power the Future with Critical Minerals: Copper is the New Gold – And We’re Running Out!
Copper is currently under the global spotlight as a crucial resource for technologies that drive both the global energy transition and digital transformation. In this week’s Blog, Devan Pillay, President of Heavy Industries at Schneider Electric – recognized as ‘The World’s Most Sustainable Corporation’ – issues a call to action as the world faces a…
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Powering the Future: Canada’s Role in the Critical Minerals Race
Critical minerals are the building blocks of tomorrow, and Canada is uniquely poised to play a strategic role supplying these essential materials that power electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and high-tech industries around the world. In this week’s Blog, Canadian Mining Magazine speaks with Stantec’s Cody Ryckman about how Canada is setting itself up to…
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Cooperation with Canada is Essential for the United States to Free Itself from China’s Grip on Critical Minerals
The challenge of securing reliable access to critical minerals has become acute just as the incoming Trump administration prepares to assume office in the United States. This week’s Blog from Lewis Black at Almonty Industries demonstrates how cooperation – not confrontation – between Canada and the United States will be critical in ensuring a more…
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Alberta: Rich in More Than Just Oil
At present, Canada does not have any production of valuable mineral sands such as zircon and titanium and, given current development plans, we are unlikely to see new mines producing these minerals in the foreseeable future. The good news is that tailings ponds may hold the key to unlocking critical minerals. This week’s Blog from…
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Canada & Australia: The Critical Minerals Opportunity
The transition away from fossil fuels is creating a massive forecast demand of so called ‘critical minerals,’ which – in turn – is creating challenges for the mining industry to meet that demand. With great challenges, of course, come great opportunities. This week’s Blog from Geminum discusses how Canada and Australia each have a role…