Tag: Sustainability
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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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Addressing Anti-development Conversations: Responsible Development Will Create a Bright Economic Future for Canadians
Canada’s rich endowment of natural resources should make us a global economic powerhouse, as well as a world leader in resource innovation and social progress. What’s more, a strong resource sector means more job opportunities, economic growth, and prosperity for every Canadian. This week’s Blog explores how the experience of the natural resource sector can…
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Reimagining Tailings Management in Canada’s Resource Sector
Tailings management remains one of the most pressing challenges for those industries that rely on resource extraction and has the potential to leave lasting damage for future generations. This week’s Blog from the experts at CVW CleanTech Inc. highlights how the mining industry has evolved its approach to tailings management and what must be done…
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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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Uncovering Modern Mining: The Future Careers for Students You Didn’t Know Existed
In spite of its importance, the Canadian mining industry is something that is too often misunderstood. This week’s Blog from Teachers on Call dives into the mining industry’s technological advancements, its focus on sustainability, the exciting STEM and skilled trades job opportunities that students should be aware of – opportunities that can set them up…
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Revolutionizing Tailings Reprocessing: PowerMaster’s Breakthrough in Mining Technology
Successful mining managers know multiple factors contribute to their profitability, from minimizing their trucks’ cycle times to ensuring their crew’s safety. Even support equipment, such as water trucks, can’t escape their analysis – or at least they shouldn’t. This week’s Blog from Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. how equipment operators haul and apply water to significantly impact their…
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Canadian Miners Asking: Will Canada Remain a Competitive Jurisdiction for Mining Companies with Global Assets?
Canadian miners have been looking for alternative investment structures to secure much needed capital investment to build new mines and refining capacity. Yet it would seem as though the federal government is throwing cold water on the idea of foreign investment. This week’s blog from the experts at McMillan LLP explores what this means for Canadian mining companies and what…
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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…