Mining

• Wildlife advocate sounds alarm on new mining project in Manitoba’s north

  NiCAN Limited, has been given the green light, and $300,000, from the province for mineral exploration in Grass River Provincial Park near Snow Lake.

  Environment

  Mar 15
  
• Mining company to build 2 processing plants in Timmins, Ont.

  Canada Nickel has announced plans to build two processing facilities in northeastern Ontario that will form part of the province's electric vehicle battery push.

  Economy

  Feb 8
  
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• ‘Shocking’: Anxiety grows as southern Quebec sees boom in mining claims

  There were 112,477 mining claims approved in 2023, according to Quebec's Natural Resources Department, up from 72,631 the year before.

  Canada

  Feb 5
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• Manitoba NDP asks ethics commissioner to probe alleged Tory silica mining push

  Manitoba's governing New Democrats are asking the provincial ethics commissioner to investigate the Progressive Conservatives over a proposed mining project.

  Politics

  Jan 12
• B.C. jade company wants answers on mining moratorium

  Jade West has been operating for over 40 years, but hasn't been able to mine since the province implemented a moratorium where they mine in 2020.

  Economy

  Jan 5
• Investment deal sends stockpiled minerals from NWT rare earths mine to China

  Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential to the so-called green economy, used for everything from smartphones and tablets to electric vehicles and wind turbines.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2023
• Area covered by mining claims in Ontario’s ‘Ring of Fire’ increased by 30 per cent in one year

  Scientists and conservationists fear more mining exploration in the far north will lead to ‘irreversible damage’ to the peatlands.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2023
• Agreement made between Tahltan Central Government and province for mine

  Environment Minister George Heyman says the nation and the province have built a strong partnership that supports economic certainty for projects.

  Perspectives

  Nov 2, 2023
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• ‘Advanced application’ for Rocky Mountain coal mine stirs controversy

  Alberta Energy Regulator suggests because the application for Grassy Mountain was filed years before the ministerial order, it is exempt from the moratorium.

  Environment

  Sep 29, 2023
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• Court orders B.C. to fix mineral tenure system after First Nations challenge

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system First Nations court challenge claiming it fails to adequately consult.

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2023