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28 Oct 2026 · Natural Resources Canada · official source
Canada funds road upgrade to PMET Resources' Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in northern Quebec
Natural Resources Canada is investing more than CAD 1.2 million from its First and Last Mile Fund in Lithium Innova, a PMET Resources subsidiary, to rehabilitate about 20 km of access road linking the Trans-Taiga road to the Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium, caesium and tantalum project in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, for safer year-round access. The fund has CAD 1.5 billion under Budget 2025.
26 Oct 2026 · Ministerio de Minería de Chile · official source
Capstone Copper unveils plan of more than US$3 billion to double its Chilean copper output by 2031
At a ceremony at Mantoverde led by President Kast, Capstone Copper presented investments of more than USD 3 billion in Chile's Atacama Region, including about USD 2.3 billion for the Santo Domingo project, USD 220 million for two Mantoverde growth projects and USD 70 million for exploration, aiming to double its copper production in Chile by 2031. Santo Domingo construction would need more than 8,000 workers at peak.
22 Oct 2026 · Natural Resources Canada · official source
Canada and Türkiye sign joint statement covering battery minerals and geoscience cooperation
Canada's energy and natural resources minister Tim Hodgson and Türkiye's Alparslan Bayraktar signed a joint statement in Ankara that, alongside LNG and nuclear, commits both sides to trade and investment across the mining value chain, company partnerships in battery minerals and technologies, and Turkish uptake of Canada's Towards Sustainable Mining standard. The Geological Survey of Canada and Türkiye's MTA will explore geoscience cooperation.
21 Oct 2026 · Natural Resources Canada · official source
Canada says its critical minerals alliance has produced 69 deals and C$19.2 billion in investment
During LME Week in London, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson met Anglo American, Masdar and Teck and said the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance has generated 69 new deals and CAD 19.2 billion of capital investment. Canada and the UK will use their critical minerals dialogue to identify projects for joint investment; Canadian mineral and metal exports reached CAD 40.8 billion in 2025.
16 Oct 2026 · Natural Resources Canada · official source
Exiro-led group closes purchase of Vale Base Metals' Thompson nickel complex with Canada Growth Fund backing
Exiro Nickel Company, a consortium of Exiro Minerals, Orion Resource Partners and the Canada Growth Fund, completed its acquisition of the Thompson operations in Manitoba from Vale Base Metals, which keeps a minority stake and continues to buy the concentrate. Ottawa committed up to USD 85 million through the Canada Growth Fund to a transaction worth about USD 200 million.
14 Oct 2026 · Ecofin Agency
Tsodilo Resources sets up DR Congo and Namibia units to pursue critical minerals
Canadian explorer Tsodilo Resources, which is developing the Gcwihaba rare earths project in Botswana, created subsidiaries in the DRC and Namibia to look for lithium, tantalum, niobium and copper targets in Haut-Lomami and Tshopo and copper and polymetallic targets in Kunene. It has not yet secured any licence in either country and says talks may not lead to agreements.
8 Oct 2026 · Mining Technology
Elevra agrees to supply Quebec spodumene to LG Energy Solution
Elevra Lithium signed a binding agreement to deliver 240,000 dry tonnes of spodumene concentrate from its North American Lithium operation in Quebec to LG Energy Solution, starting with 30,000 tonnes in 2026 and rising to 90,000 tonnes in 2029. Pricing is market-linked, and the parties may agree up to 90,000 tonnes more.
4 Oct 2026 · PMET Resources (PR Newswire)
PMET signs letter of intent with Matagami to move Shaakichiuwaanaan spodumene by rail
PMET Resources signed a letter of intent with the City of Matagami, Quebec, to truck spodumene concentrate from its Shaakichiuwaanaan project to the town's existing transshipment yard and load it onto rail for shipment to port. The parties aim to agree a definitive commercial contract, including infrastructure upgrades and long-term service terms, before the company's final investment decision.
3 Oct 2026 · Mining.com.au
China's market regulator seeks copper supply assurances before clearing Anglo–Teck merger
Citing Reuters, Mining.com.au reports that China's State Administration for Market Regulation wants assurances of steady copper concentrate supply, including volumes sold via traders, before approving the Anglo American–Teck merger. China is the only remaining approval; the companies expect to close by March 2027.
1 Oct 2026 · electrive
Synthetic graphite maker Vianode seeks partner or buyer to fund expansion
Norway-based Vianode, which produces synthetic anode graphite at Herøya and is building a plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, has hired JP Morgan to find a partner or buyer by the end of 2026. Its chief executive said the company needs support for further expansion phases; Canadian production is scheduled for 2029.
1 Oct 2026 · The Northern Miner
Elevra approves US$271 million expansion of North American Lithium mine in Quebec
Elevra Lithium will expand its North American Lithium operation in three stages from mid-2027 to mid-2029, lifting spodumene concentrate output from about 199,000 to 373,000 tonnes a year. The work is funded by equity and up to USD 145 million of convertible notes from the Canada Growth Fund, and a seven-year offtake with Mangrove Lithium covers about 39% of expanded output.
30 Sept 2026 · BNN Bloomberg
Panama commission recommends talks with First Quantum on temporary Cobre Panamá restart and closure
A Panamanian ministerial commission recommended opening formal negotiations with First Quantum on a new arrangement that would temporarily restart the idled Cobre Panamá copper mine to fund an orderly closure and end the company's arbitration claims. First Quantum said it would engage in good faith; its shares fell sharply on the news.
29 Sept 2026 · Mining Technology
Troilus secures US$850 million in credit-approved debt for Quebec gold-copper project
Troilus Mining obtained credit-approved commitments of USD 850 million from KfW IPEX-Bank and Société Générale, backed by European export credit agencies, toward a planned USD 1.1 billion debt package for its gold-copper project in Quebec. A further USD 250 million is pending from Export Development Canada, and the company has a concentrate offtake with Boliden.
29 Sept 2026 · Prairie Lithium (ASX)
Canada lends C$6.3 million to Prairie Lithium for Saskatchewan brine project
Prairie Lithium secured CAD 6.3 million of interest-free financing from PrairiesCan's Business Scale-up and Productivity programme for phase 1 of its direct lithium extraction project on oilfield brine in Saskatchewan. The company targets first lithium brine production from its first commercial well in the fourth quarter of 2026.
5 Aug 2026 · Natural Resources Canada · official source
Canada funds road and power links for First Phosphate's Bégin–Lamarche project in Quebec
The federal government committed nearly C$5 million from its First and Last Mile Fund for pre-development of transmission and road infrastructure for the Bégin–Lamarche phosphate project in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. First Phosphate is matching the funding, and the project targets battery-grade phosphate for lithium iron phosphate batteries, with production expected from 2029.
7 Jul 2026 · Natural Resources Canada · official source
Canada's first Critical Minerals Accelerator deal backs Teck's Trail germanium, gallium and antimony output
Natural Resources Canada announced a strategic investment agreement under the new Canada Critical Minerals Accelerator, with the Canada Growth Fund providing up to C$400 million toward Teck's Trail Operations in British Columbia. Teck could invest up to C$850 million to potentially double germanium and antimony capacity and add gallium production.
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