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Canada is a North American country located north of the United States, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean. The capital is Ottawa, while the largest city is Toronto. With a population of about 40-million, Canada has the world's tenth-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product. The country is rich in natural resources, with dominant sectors including mining, oil and gas, forestry, agriculture and manufacturing. Canada is a leading global producer of potash, uranium, nickel, aluminium, gold and diamonds, and holds the world's third-largest proven oil reserves, primarily in the Alberta oil sands. The currency is the Canadian dollar. Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, with King Charles III as head of State represented by a Governor-General, and a Prime Minister leading the government. The country is a member of the G7, G20, NATO, the Commonwealth, the United Nations and the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement trade bloc. Canada's economy is closely integrated with that of the United States, its largest trading partner. The mining sector is particularly significant, with provinces such as Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Saskatchewan hosting major operations. Canada has a well-developed financial sector, strong rule of law and a skilled workforce, making it an attractive destination for international investment in resources and technology.

Canada Updates


St Barbara's 15-Mile mine site
St Barbara submits IPD for planned 15-Mile Processing Hub after redesign
Updated 5 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed St Barbara has announced an initial project description (IPD) for its planned 15-Mile Processing Hub project, in Nova Scotia, which has been submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of... 


New Ingerbelle expansion groundbreaking ceremony
Hudbay breaks ground at New Ingerbelle expansion for Copper Mountain mine
Updated 6 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed copper miner Hudbay Minerals has broken ground at the New Ingerbelle expansion project at the Copper Mountain mine, in British Columbia. This marks a significant milestone for... 


BHP offices
BHP shares head for worst day in months on Jansen project cost overruns
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Shares of BHP Group slid on Friday after the world's largest listed miner flagged cost overruns at its Jansen Stage 2 potash project in Canada and disclosed a $2.3 billion charge. The... 


Pembroke coal exports
China's coking coal imports set to rise as Shanxi mine disaster hits supply, traders say
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

China's imports of coking coal, a steelmaking ingredient, are set to rise further this year after a fatal mine accident reduced domestic supply, traders said. Chinese importers have turned to... 


Autazes project concept image
Brazil Potash secures second FEED contractor for mine shafts at Autezes
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed Brazil Potash Corporation has awarded a second front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for mine shafts and underground development at the Autazes project to WSP, with Redpath... 


Drill core from the Diamba Suf project
Diamba Sud gold project, Senegal – update
19th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortuna Mining has received an environmental decree approving the environmental- and social-impact assessment for the project. 


Periodic table symbol for lithium
Clearwater lithium project, Canada – update
19th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

E3 Lithium has successfully commissioned Phase 2 of the demonstration facility. 


Location map of the Kemess project
Kemess gold/copper project, Canada
19th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Canadian-based gold miner Centerra Gold intends to restart the past-producing Kemess gold/copper operation in British Columbia. 


Lithium mineralisation at the Shaakichiuwaanaan – lithium only project
Shaakichiuwaanaan – lithium-only project, Canada – update
19th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

PMET Resources, following the completion of a concept study, has identified a potentially viable pathway for producing a value-added lithium chemical. 


Uranium mineralisation
Uranium explorer Foremost granted funding from Saskatchewan's TMEI programme
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US- and Canada-listed Foremost Clean Energy has received a $50 000 grant from the government of Saskatchewan's Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive Programme for uranium exploration in the... 


Horne 5 project
Updated feasibility study confirms Falco's Horne 5 gold project as substantial cashflow opportunity
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed gold developer Falco Resources finds in an updated feasibility study on the Horne 5 gold project, in Québec, a new base case after-tax net present value (NPV) of $3.35-billion for the... 


Keyera's KAPS pipeline infrastructure
Canada's Keyera buys remaining 50% stake in KAPS pipeline for $861 million
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Canada's Keyera Corporation said on Wednesday it has acquired the remaining 50% stake in the KAPS natural gas liquids pipeline from Stonepeak for C$1.215-billion ($860.97-million), taking full... 


BHP's Jansen potash mine, in Canada
BHP outlines higher cost estimate, impairment charge for Jansen Stage 2 expansion
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian miner BHP Group has reported an increased capital estimate for its potash production expansion project Jansen Stage 2, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to $6.9-billion from $4.9-billion... 


Future Fuels' uranium project locations in Canada
AI-assisted mapping uncovers new compelling uranium target for Future Fuels in Canada
17th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Future Fuels has identified multiple high-priority exploration targets across its Hornby Basin uranium project, in Nunavut, using an AI-assisted prospectivity mapping programme. The... 


De Beers CEO Al Cook
De Beers CEO sees sale of diamond firm in 'weeks not months'
17th June 2026 By: Reuters

A sale of De Beers, Anglo American's diamond unit, has never been closer, its CEO said on Tuesday, adding that a deal could come within weeks. Anglo put De Beers - one of the world's leading... 


TSX building
TSX hits record high as US-Iran deal boosts gold miners
17th June 2026 By: Reuters

Canada's main stock index rose to a record high on Monday, led by metal mining shares, as investors globally cheered a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Middle East and reopen the Strait... 


An image of Ucore's SMC facility
Ucore, SOMA to collaborate on rare earth supply chain
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has announced a strategic cooperation framework with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) to support the development of a diversified rare earth supply chain... 


Course spodumene at Cygnus Metals' lithium project in Québec
Cygnus completes 100% option acquisition of two lithium properties in Québec
15th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-V-listed critical minerals developer Cygnus Metals has successfully completed the exercise of its options for acquiring 100% of the Sakami and Beryl Lake properties, in James Bay,... 


Shanghai Week poised to boost platinum still further.
July’s Shanghai Week set to firm up platinum’s already solid status
15th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

In a year where change is proving to be rapid and consequential, the major upcoming Shanghai Platinum Week is bound to connect key trends across the platinum group metals (PGMs) value chain as it... 


PMET's Shaakichiuwaanaan project
PMET Resources confirms value-added lithium processing viability on site in Québec
15th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed lithium explorer PMET Resources has confirmed in a concept study that the Shaakichiuwaanaan project, in Québec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, can viably produce a value-added lithium... 


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