The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
Has the discovery and development of the mines essential to meeting the massive demand for battery metals, copper, rare earths, and other critical minerals reached the end of the road? Not a metaphorical end where the visions of electric vehicles charged with sunshine are dashed – halting the demand for green energy and technology metals – but a literal northern end of the limited transportation infrastructure extending into Alaska and Canada's North. Alaska, Northern BC, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut are exceedingly rich in virtually every mineral critical to clean energy, electric vehicles, high-tech, military hardware, consumer goods, and the economies of Canada and the United States. Realizing this enormous potential, however, requires investments in mineral exploration and development, along with local and federal government support in extending supply chains into these northern jurisdictions. In addition to featuring more than 55 mining and mineral exploration companies unlocking the vast precious and base minerals potential across Alaska and Canada's North, Mining Explorers 2023 includes a special section on the efforts to extend Critical Mineral supply chains into Alaska, Northern British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
