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Canada set to play a leading role in supplying the world with responsibly produced critical minerals

February 6, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 4, 2026. By Milosz Karpinski, Energy Analyst Eléonore Carré, Junior Energy Security Analyst Already a mining hub, Canada could play a big part in [Read more]

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Designing an effective strategic stockpiling system for critical minerals

January 28, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 27, 2026. By Alessio Scanziani, Energy Security Analyst Shobhan Dhir, Critical Minerals Analyst Mari Nishiumi, Consultant Kentaro Miwa, Consultant Tae-Yoon Kim, Head of Critical [Read more]

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China dominates global trade of battery minerals

May 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 21, 2025. By Gavin Clark China has a major role at each stage of the global battery supply chain and dominates interregional trade [Read more]

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Opinion: Coal in Alberta – Neither public outrage nor waning global demand seem to matter to Danielle Smith

April 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on April 14, 2025. By Ian Urquhart  “We heard you, Albertans.” With those words, Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean put coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains back on the table last [Read more]

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U.S. uranium production in 2024 was highest in six years

April 2, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 2, 2025. By Tim Shear, M. Tyson Brown Companies in the United States produced more uranium concentrate in 2024 than in any year [Read more]

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77 per cent of Albertans oppose coal mining as Province lifts moratorium

March 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 3, 2025. By Gaye Taylor The Alberta government is moving to pursue metallurgical coal extraction in the eastern reaches of the Rocky Mountains, even though [Read more]

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Opinion: Growing geopolitical tensions underscore the need for stronger action on critical minerals security

February 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 9, 2025. By Shobhan Dhir, Critical Minerals Analyst Eric Buisson, Critical Minerals Analyst Tae-Yoon Kim, Head of Energy Minerals Analysis Unit Current market dynamics [Read more]

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2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war

February 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Feb. 7, 2025. By Maddie Stone In the summer of 2023, Vasileios Tsianos, the vice president of corporate development at Neo Performance Materials, started getting calls from government officials [Read more]

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Massive Alberta coal mine expansion goes ahead without federal review

December 10, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 9, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is taking fire for allowing work to proceed on what will be North America’s biggest thermal [Read more]

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Is Canada’s critical-minerals strategy a green shift or greenwashing?

August 15, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Aug. 14, 2024. By Thierry Rodon, Sophie Thériault Canada has followed the lead of many countries recently by adopting policies and measures to promote rapid development of its value chain [Read more]

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Can government partnerships support responsible and reliable critical mineral supply chains?

August 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Aug. 6, 2024. By Joyce Raboca, K.C. Michaels,Erica Westenberg, Susannah Fitzgerald Governments around the world are increasingly forging partnerships focused on critical mineral supplies As [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Looking North – Pension funds are key to developing Canada’s critical minerals

July 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on July 16, 2024. By Jessica Shadian Canada needs long-term and venture capital to build infrastructure, innovate and develop its critical minerals to meet the global net-zero energy [Read more]

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Two battery recycling companies receive $10M federal boost

July 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 28, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Two Ontario-based companies are receiving C$10 million in federal research and development funding to develop processes for recycling critical minerals [Read more]

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Canada’s updated critical minerals list ‘effectively meaningless’: Critics

June 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 17, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia The priority list for the critical minerals that Ottawa calls the “building blocks for the green and digital economy” is [Read more]

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Sharp declines in critical mineral prices mask risks of future supply strains as energy transitions advance

May 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 17, 2024. Pressure eased in 2023 on the market for minerals that go into electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and other clean energy [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: For critical minerals, it’s better to talk about SDGs than ESG

May 10, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on May 10, 2024. By Zachary Nanji, Xuanming Na, Stephen Odoi Canada – known the world over for its seemingly endless supply of natural resources – is at [Read more]

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EVs will make mining cleaner and cheaper: IDTechEx

March 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by IDTechEx on March 26, 2024. By Pranav Jaswani, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx The mining industry has always been perceived as a high-emitting and resource-heavy industry – one that contributes 2-3 [Read more]

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Opinion: The importance of critical minerals should not condone their extraction at all costs

February 28, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 27, 2024. By Elizabeth Steyn Global warming is real and climate change is worsening day-by-day with raging forest fires, unseasonably warm winters and flooding disasters taking place across Canada. Meanwhile, the [Read more]

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Canada tops global ranking of lithium-ion supply chains

February 12, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 9, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Canada has moved to the top of the list in an annual ranking of countries’ preparedness to build out their [Read more]

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E3 Lithium discovers lithium concentrations as high as 87 Mg/L in Nisku aquifer

January 25, 2024 Energi Staff

CALGARY, ALBERTA, January 25, 2024 – This week, E3 Lithium announced the discovery of higher lithium concentrations in the Nisku Aquifer through a new six well sampling program conducted late in 2023. E3 Lithium says [Read more]

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