REPORT: MAC on Canadian mining
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has released its annual Facts & Figures report which provides an overview of the country’s mining sector. The majority of the figures are from 2018.
Canada’s C$97 billion mining sector at a tipping point — report
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) released its annual Facts & Figures report on Tuesday, saying it is time is for the industry to fulfill its potential as a dominant mining nation. The resource-rich country ranks among the top five countries in the global production of 15 minerals and metals. The industry was valued at $105 billion in […]
Increasing demand for critical minerals could strengthen Canada’s mining industry
Canada ranks among the top five countries in the global production of 15 minerals and metals. The new Canada-US Joint Action Plan will improve collaboration to help ensure the responsible sourcing of the minerals that are used to many different sectors.
Demand, commitments position Canada’s mining sector for success – MAC
Recent commitments to mining, particularly the new Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration and the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP), show great promise for the country’s mining sector, Mining Association of Canada (MAC) CEO and president Pierre Gratton said last week, in his yearly address to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.
“It’s time to be ambitious” on critical minerals: Mining Association of Canada
Canadian-American co-operation on essential elements means opportunity for this country’s wider economy, Pierre Gratton emphasizes. Speaking to the Vancouver Board of Trade, the president/CEO of the Mining Association of Canada commented on the recent Canada-U.S. Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration, as well as the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan.
Assessing the potential for rare earth production in Canada
Pierre Gratton, president and CEO of Mining Association of Canada, discusses the country’s potential to produce rare earths.
Canada, U.S. agree on strategy to reduce need for rare-earth metals mined by China
Canada and the United States have signed a memo of understanding to reduce their reliance on China for rare-earth minerals that are critical to high-tech and military products, such as smartphones, electric cars and weapons guidance systems.
Mining Association of Canada most active lobbyist on Hill in November
The industry association for Canada’s mining sector was the most active lobbying body on the Hill in November, according to new statistics from the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying.
“Challenges are more opportunity than problem”
Ben Chalmers, Senior Vice President of The Mining Association of Canada, was in Mongolia in September to spread awareness about the concept of TSM or Towards Sustainable Mining. B. Tugsbilegt finds out from him more about TSM, and how it would help mining meet stricter standards of emission reduction, water management and such environmental challenges.
Trudeau government does spadework on minerals crucial to future economy
The Trudeau government is digging for intelligence on the role Canada’s mining sector could play in providing the United States and other key trading partners with crucial minerals and metals — from cobalt to tellurium — considered building blocks of the new economy.
