The United States and European Union nations must form alliances, reform regulations, streamline permitting, recycle materials, sift existing mines for discarded byproducts, and curry “social acceptance” for mining if they are to survive a “Cold War” over access to critical minerals that many say China has been waging for decades. “I think we have been…
Panel: It Will Take Years for US, Europe to Break China’s Dominance in Critical Minerals
February 15, 2023
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House GOP: Fix ‘Critical Mineral’ Shortage
February 13, 2023
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The Biden administration’s “rush-to-green energy policies” designed to create a “net-zero carbon power sector” by 2035 are causing economic upheaval and making the United States reliant on imported minerals and products, including from China, several witnesses warned during nearly 10 hours of hearings before House committees Feb. 7-9 in Washington. While “promising utopia,” critics say…
US Depends on Foreign Adversaries Amid Critical Mineral Crisis: House Committee Hearing
The House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Thursday titled “Dependence on Foreign Adversaries: America’s Critical Minerals Crisis.” Members and witnesses agreed that the United States depends too much on foreign markets—allies and adversaries—for many minerals critical to multiple national economic sectors. According to Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.),…
LIVE NOW: House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Critical Minerals Crisis
February 9, 2023
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The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources holds a hearing at 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on how to deal with the dependency of America’s critical minerals on foreign adversaries. Jason George, business manager of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 in Minneapolis, Minn.; Nick Loris, vice president of Public…
House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Critical Minerals Crisis
February 9, 2023
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The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources holds a hearing at 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on how to deal with the dependency of America’s critical minerals on foreign adversaries. Jason George, business manager of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 in Minneapolis, Minn.; Nick Loris, vice president of Public…
Poilievre Launches Consultations With First Nations on Resource Revenues
January 25, 2023
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he is initiating consultations with First Nations and industry leaders on a new proposal that would allow First Nations to collect more fiscal revenues from resource projects on their lands. Speaking at a press conference in Vancouver on Jan. 24, Poilievre said he will be championing a “First Nations Resource…
Reducing Bureaucracy for Mining Permits Necessary as Ottawa Seeks Decoupling From China’s Critical Minerals Supply: Expert
An expert says the government should slash the bureaucracy involved in issuing permits for mining projects for critical minerals, as Ottawa plans for clean energy transition and decoupling from the supply chains of authoritarian states like China. In a webinar hosted by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) on Jan. 17, experts examined the recently released Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy….
Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy Aims to Speed Up Mining Project Approvals
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Dec. 9 Canada’s strategy for mining and processing critical minerals. These minerals—such as lithium, copper, and nickel—are necessary for the government’s energy transition goals. They are needed in manufacturing electric car batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, and a variety of other technologies. A central point of the strategy is…
Amendments to Investment Canada Act to Toughen on Foreign Investments: Innovation Minister
Canada is updating its Investment Canada Act (ICA) to toughen scrutiny on foreign investments to build up national security, a move that came after Ottawa’s recently-released Indo-Pacific Strategy labelled China as an “increasingly disruptive global power.” “The reality is geopolitics of the world today has vastly changed in the last few years. That’s why we must…
Like Australia, Canada Should Cut Red Tape in Critical Minerals Industry: Analyst
Canada does not have enough reserves to become a major world player in the growing critical minerals industry, says analyst Jack Mintz. But it might have enough for domestic needs. And Canada’s mining industry has one of the greatest prospects for growth in the world, he says—if the regulatory environment improves. The permitting process in…
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