Articles Tagged with ''critical minerals''

As PDAC 2026 concludes today, many participants are already turning their attention to exploration projects, financing decisions, and policy developments that were shaped during the week’s meetings in Toronto.

Growing demand from EVs, energy systems and technology is reshaping global mining priorities.

Re-mining won’t eliminate the need for new extraction altogether. But it could dramatically shrink mining’s footprint while tackling some of its most persistent environmental scars.

The U.S. Department of Energy is opening the door to as much as $134 million in new funding aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains for rare earth elements

Beyond economics, the project promises a significant local impact. 

Federal designation could streamline development of Apollo Silver’s Calico Project in California

Both American Rare Earths and Tetra Tech believe Halleck Creek can play a meaningful role in that effort, offering a stable mix of light and heavy rare earth elements to support the growing magnetics sector.

Still, for firms like White Gold and others with stakes in the Yukon, the momentum appears to be building. 

These developments illustrate how the growth of AI is tied directly to physical materials.