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As we look in the waning days of summer to the United States’ Southwest in this edition, it strikes us that there’s been a staggering number of days that only saw three mines start production in Canada’s southern neighbour.
It’s something like 6,600 days – or 18 years – according to a recent study by S&P Global. The most recent major approval for a new mine now in production is Lundin Mining’s nickel-copper Eagle mine in northern Michigan, which began commercial output in 2013, more than a decade ago.
Northern Star Resources’ Pogo gold mine in Alaska started in 2006 (under a previous operator) and the Ruby Hill gold mine in Nevada started mining a new deposit in 2007 (it’s now a past-producer).
Benefiting from a push for domestic production of critical minerals construction at Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass in Nevada is under way, after that project gained approval in 2021 — and a promise of US$2.2 bil- lion in federal funding this year.
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