"Graphite is key to any battery supply chain as it represents almost 50% by weight of the materials needs, no matter what the chemistry of the battery."
CEO (AB) & MANAGING DIRECTOR - CANADA (DA), XCALIBUR MULTIPHYSICS
"One of our big wins was conducting a large survey over the Ring of Fire for the Ontario Geological Survey. That is public domain data, and a lot of mining companies have used that when deciding where to stake claims."
PRESIDENT, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, MAESTRO DIGITAL MINE
"Maestro is not interested in incremental improvement. We are looking at step change, and we typically do that by disruption. The type of disruption we pursue is about simplifying our products."
"We are investing in safety and moving from reactionary safety to predictive and preventative safety. The mining industry is extremely careful around safety culture compared to different industries, and I am proud to play a part in helping to improve mine safety."
"Our view is that you want to be aggressive when capital is scarce. When you get to a stage in the market where everybody is putting capital in, that is the point where you want to pull back."
"Our successful exploration programs are feeding high-quality prospects into an already bulging pipeline and we expect to grow our reserves net of depletion again this year."
"Being able to have demonstrable technology in an operating environment does indeed expedite potential procurement, adoption and deployment of these technologies."
CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER, RESOURCE CAPITAL FUNDS
"We want to be capable of investing across the mining development lifecycle, from exploration all the way through to operating assets, but also through the capital stack. Our goal is to be able to support equity all the way through to senior credit."
VP OF MINING AND METALS (PT) & ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTOR (MS), GCM CONSULTANTS
“The world is changing quickly, and we want to be on the frontline in taking on energy efficiencies issues, environmental issues, and manpower issues.”
Québec and Atlantic Canada have traversed 2025 in an enviable position. Strong gold prices have buoyed balance sheets and investor sentiment, while global demand for critical minerals keeps the region firmly on the radar of international markets. At the same time, the provinces’ depth of mining expertise – from AI-driven exploration to advanced drilling, blasting, and geophysics – ensures that technological advantage is firmly on their side.