Silver prices surge, but why is Canada keeping it off its critical minerals list?

View: Source Silver hit an all-time high on Wednesday, trading at US$92 an ounce, with industry leaders calling it the ‘next generational metal.’ The rally is being driven by rising demand from electrification, clean energy, and data centres, as well as a persistent supply deficit. But Canada, which holds some of the richest silver deposits in the world, does not consider …

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Europe neglected Greenland’s mineral wealth. It may regret it.

View: Source As Trump threatens to take Greenland by force, Europe’s failure to mine the icebound Danish territory looks increasingly like a mistake. On Greenland’s southern tip, surrounded by snowy peaks and deep fjords, lies Kvanefjeld — a mining project that shows the giant, barren island is more than just a coveted military base. Beneath the icy ground sits a major …

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Bahia state emerges as a potential new rare earth frontier in Brazil

View: Source The Geological Survey of Brazil (SGB) sees one more state in the country with potential to develop projects related to the rare earths segment. Currently, Brazil, which holds the second-largest volume of rare earth reserves in the world, behind only China, has the most advanced projects in this segment in the states of Minas Gerais and Goiás. Now, the SGB points out that …

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