Quebec

Quebec to decide on mining royalties hike this spring – Minister

By Dorothy Kosich

Quebec Natural Resources Minister Martine Ouellet says the government will decide this spring whether to increase royalties.

During a news conference Friday, Ouellet said, Read more

Rio Tinto subsidiary abandons plans for $4B titanium plant in Quebec

Rio Tinto’s iron and titanium subsidiary has abandoned plans to build a $4-billion plant in Becancour, Que., that would have created up to 400 jobs.

The decision comes amid a collapse of titanium prices and follows the replacement of the global mining giant’s chief executive. Read more

Nemaska steps into marketing mode

Nemaska Lithium appears to be taking the next step toward production at its Whabouchi lithium project in the James Bay area of Quebec. (Video content below) Read more

Quest doubles resource, keeps focus on HREE

Clifton Star, 3D Drill Tour of Duparquet Project

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Clifton Star’s Duparquet project is located in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, one of the richest gold regions in the world. Read more

Quest: An Advanced Rare Earth Investment

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What materials make wind turbines turn? Why are hybrid vehicles so clean? And what makes smart phones so smart? For all these modern technologies, and more, there are rare earth elements. Read more

Video: Upper Canyon Minerals, 3D Drill Tour

Brosnor gold project promises multiple mineralized zones

Along the 450 km stretch of land between Timmins, Ontario and Val d’Or in Quebec—otherwise known as the Porcupine-Destor Fault Zone—are 110 million ounces of historic gold production. Read more

Apella seeks to define the future of vanadium energy with Lac Dore and Iron T

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Energy. It is one of the defining issues of our time.

The vanadium redox battery—with its ultra long life and vast capacity to hold power—is the key to our future energy storage requirements primarily in the solar and wind turbine sectors. Read more