Category: mm

Deirdra caught up with Chris Phalen, Vice President of Domestic Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) during CERAWeek, where NAM had just launched its new critical minerals strategy for America. Among other things, the two discuss NAM’s recently released permitting report, which highlights that delays and inefficiencies in the U.S. system cost manufacturers…

Deirdra speaks with Heather Exner-Pirot, Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, about the current defining moment for Canada’s resource sector. The two discuss the global “rupture” reshaping energy and commodity markets, Canada’s growing focus on critical minerals and energy security, the case for pipelines and metallurgical coal, and why stronger…

Deirdra speaks with Anastasia Kuskova, co-founder and CEO of beSirius, about how AI is transforming compliance, due diligence, and even permitting across the mining, metals, and critical minerals value chain. Anastasia explains how beSirius’ “sustainability twin” helps companies organize and share their sustainability and compliance data, streamline supplier assessments, and respond faster to standards, certifications,…

In this special episode of The Mining & Minerals Show, recorded live at the BEV In-Depth Conference in Sudbury, Ontario, Deirdra moderates a panel on how Canada can move beyond resource extraction to build a resilient, sovereign critical minerals value chain. The panel includes leaders from industry and government in Canada and the United States,…

In this special episode, Ben Seligson of the Energy Trade Show and Deirdra Tindale of the Mining and Minerals Show team up to sit down with Andrea Crook, CEO of OptiSeis, and Dr. Geneviève Marquis of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to explore a new pilot project that could reshape how Canada finds critical minerals. The…

Deirdra speaks with Electra Battery Materials’ Founder and CEO Trent Mell and Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Development Heather Smiles about the company’s mission to build a critical minerals refining hub in Ontario. They discuss how Electra is positioning itself to compete with China’s head start in processing, and what recent support from…

In this episode, Deirdra speaks with Paul Parisotto, CEO of Moon River Moly, about why molybdenum is emerging as a critical mineral for the future of steel, energy, infrastructure, and defence. Paul explains how molybdenum strengthens steel for use in pipelines, nuclear reactors, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and other high-demand applications, while outlining Moon River…

Deirdra speaks with Brendan Bell, CEO of West Kitikmeot Resources Corporation, who is working to develop one of Canada’s most ambitious northern infrastructure proposals: the Grays Bay Road and Port Project. Bell explains how the project could unlock world-class critical mineral deposits in Nunavut, strengthen Arctic security, create jobs closer to home for northern communities,…

This episode of The Mining & Minerals Show looks at one of the biggest shifts underway in Canada’s resource economy: the move from Indigenous consultation to Indigenous ownership. Deirdra sits down with Kristan Straub, the new President and CEO of the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation (CILGC), to discuss how the organization is working to…

Todd Stone, President and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME), joins Deirdra for a timely conversation on the state of mineral exploration in British Columbia. He explains why exploration is the foundation of every future mine, where the province’s claims and permitting system is falling behind, and how those delays are affecting investor…