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Polo-playing engineer excels holding reins of mining junior

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Claudia Tornquist is one of a tiny handful of female CEOs in Canada’s mining industry. According to the latest breakdown, only 19% of executives at publicly traded mining companies in this country are women. (2022 Diversity Disclosure Practices: Diversity and Leadership at Canadian Public Companies: Osler) A fraction of those are chief executives.

Mining and resource stocks regain their lustre

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Mining and resource stocks have over the decades been a very important sector of the Canadian stock market. The inherent volatility, scandals, low overall sector rates of return, and the rise of the real estate sector and related industries as the primary sector of importance in Canada have meant that resource stocks declined in prominence in the last 15 years. However, a strong case can now be made in their favour.

Canadian mining industry a story of abundance and opportunity

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In Canada, the mining and oil and gas industries have gained reputations they do not deserve. Ask the average Canadian what they think of either sector, and the answer is often one of derision and hopes for banishment.

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Prairie Lithium positioned to capitalize on rising demand

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By now, most investors are aware that lithium is a critical ingredient in our energy future. Many are also aware that lithium is the lightest of all solid metals, and that lithium demand is rising sharply because of its essential role in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that power portable electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and energy storage systems (ESS).

AI: Where are we and where are we going?

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Artificial Intelligence has people fretting. High-profile disagreements among tech gurus make us wonder, anxiously, what the future will be like for ordinary people. If geniuses like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and the late Stephen Hawking cannot agree on the usefulness and the relative benefits or dangers of AI, what hope is there for us to understand or even imagine how our lives will change?

Six steps to overcoming addiction to electronics

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Most of us will never sign up for a 12-step program to address our electronics-addiction issues. Twelve is a lot. Have you ever tried to make a dozen-egg omelette in a standard-size frying pan? I rest my case. With that in mind, I present Business Edge News Magazine’s 6-Step Program to Overcome Our Electronics Addiction:

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