Ottawa outlines eligibility for companies seeking C$1.5bn in critical minerals infrastructure funding
Mining News Pro - Ottawa is finally getting ready to accept applications for a C$1.5-billion infrastructure fund to support critical minerals mines, with stakeholders in Ontario’s Ring of Fire hoping they will be among the recipients.
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Ottawa unveils interim plan for environment agency after court rules it unconstitutional
Mining News Pro - Ottawa is suspending the environment minister’s authority to force major energy or mining projects to be judged for environmental impact as part of a temporary operating plan for the Impact Assessment Agency after the Supreme Court ruled it encroached on provincial jurisdiction.
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Ottawa clamps down on China’s critical-minerals foray, but not prospecting
Mining News Pro - Lone wolf Mike Tremblay is one of Canada’s most successful mining prospectors.
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Canadian miners cheer Ottawa's critical minerals budget plan
Mining News Pro -Canadian miners say Ottawa's plan to spend C$3.8-billion ($3.02-billion) to boost domestic production of lithium, copper and other strategic minerals should help propel the country's efforts to become a key part of the global electric vehicle supply chain.
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Canada’s Coal Association responds to Ottawa’s thermal coal mine ban
Mining News Pro - The Coal Association of Canada says Ottawa’s recent ban on new thermal coal mining projects or plans to expand existing mines on environmental damage grounds will lead to the market gap left being filled with inferior-quality coal from elsewhere.
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US to remove tariffs on Canadian aluminum, Ottawa drops threat of retaliation
Mining News Pro - The Trump administration said on Tuesday it will remove 10% US tariffs on raw Canadian aluminum as long as imports of the metal stay below levels that are expected to "normalise" over the next four months.
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Teck shares plunge on Ottawa environment review of BC coal project
Mining News Pro - Canada’s national association for miners, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), is weighing in on the federal government’s decision to review Teck Resources‘ proposed Castle Mountain metallurgical coal project in British Columbia, saying the additional review is unnecessary as the project is already undergoing a rigorous provincial environmental review process, and accusing the government of making a political decision.
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