This post was originally published on this site.Alberta’s data-centre rush is spilling onto mine development, with E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) saying opposition to nearby proposals is tarnishing the goodwill it built for its Clearwater lithium project.  Facebook owner Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) broke ground in July on a 1-gigawatt AI centre worth more than $13 billion ($9.5 billion) in Sturgeon County, about 35 km northeast of Edmonton. Roughly 200 km south, E3 is advancing one of Canada’s largest battery metal projects, Clearwater near Olds, where separate data-centre plans have stirred concerns over noise, water and industrial growth.  “We have a very strong reputation that’s being tarnished a little bit by the data centres who have come in...

This post was originally published on this site.Canada has the resources and project pipeline needed to achieve the federal government’s goal of doubling uranium exports by 2035, but success will hinge on execution, according to a mining risk expert at Marsh Canada. The country is the world’s second largest producer behind Kazakhstan, and uranium is sourced entirely from high-grade operations like McArthur River and Cigar Lake in northern Saskatchewan, the sole producing jurisdiction. Both mines are operated by Cameco. McClean Lake, operated by Orano Canada, also processes ore from Cigar Lake at its local mill.  Canada produces yellowcake and uranium...