The U.S. added silver to its Critical Minerals list. Why won’t Canada? | Metals Mine

  • The U.S. added silver to its Critical Minerals list. Why won’t Canada?

    From bnnbloomberg.ca

    Silver hit an all-time high on Wednesday, trading at US$92 an ounce, with industry leaders calling it the ‘next generational metal.’ The rally is being driven by rising demand from electrification, clean energy, and data centres, as well as a persistent supply deficit. But Canada, which holds some of the richest silver deposits in the world, does not consider its production a priority. It is not included in its critical minerals strategy. That stance is holding Canada back, industry leaders say, as silver becomes increasingly essential to modern technology. “I think it would be short sighted of them to leave it ... (full story)

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