{"id":56358,"date":"2025-02-18T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/02\/18\/miners-not-losing-sleep-over-trumps-tariff-threat\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T11:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:00:07","slug":"miners-not-losing-sleep-over-trumps-tariff-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/02\/18\/miners-not-losing-sleep-over-trumps-tariff-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Miners not losing sleep over Trump&#8217;s tariff threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Mining<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Ottawa needs to remind Trump that Canada\u2019s critical minerals are more accessible to the U.S., miners say<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout callout--noindent flex-align-center flex-justify-between\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt=\"visible\" data-evt-typ=\"element_view\"><span class=\"callout__text\"> Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox <\/span><button class=\"button button--icon button--primary-alt\" data-id-login-redirect=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/author\/nkarim\/newsletters\/\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__text\">Sign Up<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"button__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\" width=\"11\"><polygon points=\"1.1 0 7 6 1.1 12 0 10.9 4.8 6 0 1.1\"\/><\/svg> <\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Feb 18, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">4 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"1715cbcd-cf04-403c-a312-ed276f6d31f9\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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Muschi\/Bloomberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Some Canadian miners say they won\u2019t be \u201closing sleep\u201d over the possibility of tariffs being levied by the United States on critical minerals due to the immense demand for them from Europe and other regions, but they do want Ottawa to use these \u201ctense times\u201d to quickly resolve the sector\u2019s permitting troubles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>It takes about 10 to 15 years to build a mine in Canada today, given the time it takes to explore deposits, get the required permits, look for investments, 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of restart Canada,\u201d Pierre Gratton, chief executive of the Mining Association of Canada, said. \u201cBecause we\u2019ve been slumping. That could be the silver lining in what is otherwise a very, very tense time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Ottawa needs to keep reminding United States President Donald Trump that Canada\u2019s critical minerals are more economically accessible for U.S. manufacturers, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are what enables their manufacturing sector,\u201d he said. \u201cThese tariffs will make their manufacturing sector less competitive. So, it makes no sense to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 25 per cent tariff that was set to be imposed on Canadian products in the U.S. on Feb. 4 was delayed by a month after Canada promised to take sterner action against supposedly high illegal migration and drug smuggling from its end. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9778816837237801453301563306016768\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">But Mark Selby, chief executive of Toronto-based Canada Nickel Co. Inc., said he isn\u2019t \u201closing any sleep\u201d over the potential tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything we can\u2019t sell to the U.S., we will easily be able to sell to Europe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Canada produced about 4.5 per cent of the world\u2019s nickel and almost half of that was exported to the U.S., according to Natural Resources Canada, with 14 per cent going to the Netherlands, seven per cent to China and six per cent to Japan. Nickel is used to make stainless steel and batteries, including those that power electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Selby\u2019s company doesn\u2019t produce any nickel at the moment, but it is developing a nickel deposit in Timmins, Ont. The company\u2019s journey is an example of just how long it takes to build a mine in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>If it gets the required funds and permits and meets its target of producing the commodity from 2027 onwards, then the entire process of constructing the mine would have taken six years, which would be something of a \u201cmodern-day record,\u201d Selby said.<\/p>\n<p>Gratton agrees that Canadian miners will be able to find other customers for some of their commodities, but he also cautions that that could come at a cost since the U.S. is Canada\u2019s top trading partner for critical minerals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment1286933872381274982987683587948544\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Canada exported 59 per cent of its total critical minerals to the U.S. and that accounted for about $29.8 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">But Gratton said other regions such as Europe \u201ckeep asking for more\u201d of these materials, which are considered key to building electric vehicles and other products needed to power the energy transition away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like the U.S. pays us more per pound than any other place,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s the same price no matter where you go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Gratton said one potential global effect of a tariff war is that it could make everything much more expensive and lower demand. In that case, some mining operations could be forced to shut down.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The importance of these materials came to the fore once again on Feb. 7, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was overheard telling business leaders that Trump was serious about making Canada the 51st state and that he was eyeing the country\u2019s critical minerals.<\/p>\n<p>But while Canada contains a lot of the reserves of metals that are needed to build electric vehicles, it currently doesn\u2019t mine or produce many key metals in abundance. 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minerals would emerge from the ground,\u201d Gratton said. \u201cEven if Trump changes the (U.S.) constitution and gets to run again, some of what he\u2019s seeking still won\u2019t be coming out of the ground because it takes time to build.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em>\u2022 Email: nkarim@postmedia.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em><strong>Bookmark our website and support our journalism:<\/strong> Don\u2019t miss the business news you need to know \u2014 add financialpost.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Miners not losing sleep over Trump&#8217;s tariff threat<\/a><br \/>\n<br 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