Canada announced the release of their critical mineral list at this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC’s) annual convention. Not surprisingly, the list is largely based around the metals associated with the switch to a low-carbon economy, but also focuses on the...
As of 2022, Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy has defined a list of 31 critical minerals. For nine of those critical minerals, Canada is among the world’s top five producers. Although each country defines critical minerals slightly differently, generally they are strategic commodities that have...
the list goes on. The program announced that it would make millions of dollars in funding available, as well as tax credits for qualifying projects. For example, the program says that a 30% tax break called the Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit will become available to investors under...
experts told Commodity Insights. Such investments might still go ahead when a Canadian company can show that the buyer will have little influence on the corporation or minimal impact on Canada's critical mineral supply chains.
The increased demand for critical minerals — driven by the pick-up of the energy transition and increased electrification around the world — would likely cause a gap between supply and demand. And to overcome these challenges and support increased demand, goals mining and metals companies should ...
Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorous and silicon metal to critical minerals list 20 July 2024 Canada recently added an additional three minerals—high-purity iron, phosphorous and silicon metal—to its Critical Minerals List, bringing the total to 34. Canada released its first Critical Minerals...
critical minerals businesses will face high levels of scrutiny under Canada’s foreign investment review regime (see question 1.3 above). The critical minerals list includes 31 minerals (aluminium, antimony, bismuth, caesium, chromium, cobalt, copper, fluorspar, gallium, germanium, graphite, helium, ...
New hearing ordered for historic youth-led Charter challenge to Ontario’s Cap and Trade Cancellation Act The Court of Appeal for Ontario has revived a claim by youth activists who argue that the greenhouse gas emissions target set under Ontario’s Cap... ...
The Government of Canada lists magnesium as one of the nation’s 34 critical minerals and it also appears on the lists in other countries including the US, the EU and Australia. Magnesium is a key mineral in the clean technologies and advanced manufacturing...
Jonathan Price:Sure. So, I think the development of business models is an interesting theme. I mean, I'll pick up the point you made on met coal and being a critical mineral. We agree, met coal is going to be needed for decades to enable the production of steel through the blast fur...