Ryan Bergen

Montreal

Editor in Chief at Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM)

Editor-in-chief of @CIMMagazine published by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum @CIMorg

Featured in: Favicon

cim.org (+1)

Articles

Frontier Lithium secures public funding for lithium conversion facility

2 months ago | magazine.cim.org | Ryan Bergen |Ashley Fish-Robertson

Frontier Lithium got a big boost from both the federal and Ontario governments on Tuesday, with the announcement of funding support for the construction of a lithium conversion facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, announced that the federal government has conditionally approved funding of up to $120 million for the facility.
Acid rock intelligence

Nov 7, 2024 | magazine.cim.org | Ryan Bergen |Kelsey Rolfe |Anne Millar |Mary Wells

For a few days in mid-September, Halifax, Nova Scotia, became the world’s centre for geochemical expertise when the International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD) convened there. Given the interruption caused by the global pandemic, and that the conference happens only every three years, this was the first in-person event since 2018’s meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, so there was a lot of ground to cover. And the ground has shifted.
Oppositional forces

Aug 15, 2024 | magazine.cim.org | Ryan Bergen |Kelsey Rolfe |Anne Millar |Mary Wells

One of our go-to resources for information on technology developments in the oil sands over the last few years has been Pathways Alliance, formerly known as Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance. The organizing idea behind the collaboration between oil sands producers was that they are all contending with the same issues, so why not pool resources to take on the intractable environmental challenges common to them, like tailings and carbon emissions from operations.
Advantage Canada?

Apr 11, 2024 | magazine.cim.org | Ryan Bergen |Kelsey Rolfe |Anne Millar |Mary Wells

At last year’s Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) annual conference MINEXCHANGE in Denver, Colorado, the panel of speakers at the big opening day session engaged with the topics of our times: environmental, social and governance (ESG) and decarbonization. While a speaker on the panel representing a mine operator noted the constraints miners must deal with when trying to reduce their use of fossil fuels, no one rejected the premise that doing so was a worthwhile goal.
Big projects, big questions

Jan 4, 2024 | magazine.cim.org | Ryan Bergen |Kelsey Rolfe |Anne Millar |Mary Wells

CIM’s Capital Projects Symposium is a new addition to the Institute’s roster of events. Despite the first event in November 2020 being forced online by the pandemic, the concept—a small conference focused on case studies on, and strategies for, successful project execution—gathered momentum. As it should for an industry with an unspectacular track record in completing projects on time and on budget. The third edition was held in November, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have attended.
Cobre Panama mine ordered to close, Saskatchewan invests in nuclear microreactor research and Foran Mining looks to secure $200 million for mineral projects

Dec 1, 2023 | magazine.cim.org | Noel Ormita |Ryan Bergen

First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama mine is facing orders to close after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the miner’s 20-year contract with the government is unconstitutional, as reported by The Globe and Mail. Indigenous and environmental groups have been protesting in the country for weeks since the contract was signed into law. The ongoing protests, along with a port blockade, forced the miner to suspend production last week.
Uranium prices hit a new high, First Quantum protests intensify and applications open for federal critical minerals fund

Nov 24, 2023 | magazine.cim.org | Noel Ormita |Ryan Bergen

Welcome back to your weekly mining news recap, where we catch you up on some of the news you may have missed. This week’s headlines include Equinox Gold’s Greenstone project progressing towards the finish line, a proposed expansion of Agnico Eagle’s Meliadine mine being turned down and Kinterra Capital investing big into battery minerals.
Strategies for capital projects

Nov 23, 2023 | magazine.cim.org | Ryan Bergen |Noel Ormita

Financiers, consultants, project proponents and management professionals came together in Vancouver this week to detail the current project landscape and leading practices at the third edition of CIM’s Capital Projects Symposium, held Nov. 19 to 21.
Our national interests

Nov 23, 2023 | magazine.cim.org | Ryan Bergen |Kelsey Rolfe |Anne Millar |Mary Wells

The Australians have come for Canada’s minerals lunch, and they are eating it, declared a recent story in The Globe and Mail. Canada has lots of resources, but a shrinking number of domestic companies that are extracting those resources, the story goes. While the need for critical minerals has become part of the daily discussion, the capital markets in Canada are not responding with investment.
The minerals score

Aug 31, 2023 | magazine.cim.org | Ryan Bergen |Kelsey Rolfe |Anne Millar |Mary Wells

Just as we were putting the finishing touches on this issue, one in which you will find news of rare earth elements production, a revised mining law meant to accelerate mine developments, the streamlining of engineer certification and further investment in lithium upgrading, a report arrived by email that presented an interesting lens for viewing these headlines.