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The Magic Map that could redraw nickel supply — and secure the West
Mark Selby and Steve Balch stood over a laptop, watching as their in-house algorithm applied to stitched together geophysical maps from Ontario and Quebec lit

Canada’s capital flight hits $12 B in May, now $62 billion over 4 months
Domestic investors withdrew a net US$12.1 billion from Canadian securities in May, latest data from Statistics Canada reveal — the fourth consecutive month of outflows, bringing

93.5% US tariff hits Chinese graphite as part of anti-dumping duties — and may go higher
The US Commerce Department has imposed a 93.5% anti-dumping tariff on Chinese synthetic graphite anode materials — a key electric battery mineral — and may go

Rare Earths, Real Power: the metals defining the coming economic order (Guest Post by Louis O Connor)
Louis O Connor , founder of Strategic Metals Invest. The world’s first marketplace for private investors to physically own rare earths. Our private clients also

Apple to invest $500 million in MP Material rare earth magnet supply chain facility in USA
Apple and MP Materials have announced a “first-of-its-kind” deal, investing $500 million to establish a fully domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets. The deal

AI Search Is The New Drill Bit: Why Junior Mining Companies Must Prioritize Digital Visibility
Anthony Milewski is the founder of The Oregon Group and an influential figure in the mining, metals and energy industries. In an era when investors are just