Alberta set to join "colossal geopolitical struggle" FT seems to be getting more press coverage - not a bad thing ...
A third mining company, the Ontario-based Fortune Minerals, recently announced government funding for the development of a refinery in Alberta. The refinery will process gold, bismuth, copper, and, more importantly, cobalt mined from Fortune’s NICO deposit in the Northwest Territories.
Cobalt is an essential component in the lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, cellphones, and EVs. As such, the mineral is inextricable from geopolitics. Chinese companies dominate global cobalt production, meaning that the US and Canadian governments’ efforts to expand cobalt production in North America necessarily aim to reduce China’s influence over critical mineral supply chains.
https://www.theprogressreport.ca/alberta_critical_mining_strategy