Minerals

• Supreme Court of Canada to decide whether to hear B.C. appeal in mineral claims case

  B.C. passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act into law in November 2019, which establishes the UN declaration as B.C.'s "framework for reconciliation."

  Canada

  May 21
  
• Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?

  A trade war and U.S. demand for critical minerals have put Canada’s rich deposits in the spotlight, prompting promises to fast-track resource projects.

  Politics

  Apr 19, 2025
  
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• Government of Saskatchewan incentivizing critical mineral mining

  The Sask. Party government announced the plan, Securing the Future: Saskatchewan's Critical Mineral Strategy, with four goals over the next few years to enhance production.

  Economy

  Mar 27, 2023
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• Shaping Saskatchewan: Mike Crabtree

  Once it is constructed in 2024, the rare earth element plant in Saskatoon will be one of only two like it in North America.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2023
• Where trapping is still a way of life, Quebec lithium projects spark fears for future

  Companies planning to develop mines in northern Quebec believe it contains some of the world's largest deposits of spodumene, a lithium-rich mineral.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2023
• 1st Canadian rare earth mine starts shipping minerals critical to greener economy

  Canada has begun supplying the world with minerals critical to a greener economy with the country's first rare earth mine delivering concentrated ore.

  Economy

  May 22, 2022
• Trudeau sees ‘real opportunity’ for collaboration with U.S. on electric vehicles, critical minerals

  "The integration of our economies, of our supply chains ... I think gives a real opportunity for us to really take some leaps forward," Trudeau said.

  Economy

  Feb 5, 2021
• Vernon Lapidary and Mineral Club reveals beauty beneath a rock’s surface

  The club includes faceters who specialize in making jewelry, gemologists and rock lovers of all skill sets.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 26, 2019
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• ‘The sky’s the limit’: mining industry given boost through incentive

  Incentives for the mineral industry is helping to create new opportunities for future mining investment in Saskatchewan.

  Economy

  May 7, 2019
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• Canadian Space Agency funds research of Mars minerals led by Western professor 

  The research team is developing an instrument that'll be better at analyzing mineral data on Mars.

  Science

  Jan 15, 2019