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China Has Links to Dozens of Canadian Miners Tied to Critical Minerals
China has built up stakes in more than two dozen Canadian mining companies, including some of the industry’s biggest names. Canada’s latest crackdown on foreign investments in critical minerals is about to put a chill on such activity. At least 27 public companies including Teck Resources Ltd., Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and First Quantum Minerals Ltd. have shareholders with ties to China, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Attracting such investors -- or encouraging them to increase their holdings -- will now be much harder given Canada’s latest efforts to protect its minerals wealth. “Canada has said it ... (full story)