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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Wheatley fisherman fined in ‘illegal fishing practice'
The Ministry of Natural Resources has charged a Wheatley man for 'illegal commercial fishing practices.' According to a news release, between July 28 and Aug. 18, 2023, the suspect was the captain of a commercial fishing vessel out of Port Stanley. During his time as captain, the man fished for multiple days, but the ministry said he did not log those activities in his book, while also inaccurately reporting where his gill nets were in the lake. Commercial fishing on Lake Erie is regulated by commercial fishing licenses with specific conditions to ensure the sustainability of the lake. The man was found guilty of failing to comply with the terms and conditions in a license. As a result, he was fined $11,000 and got a court order that requires him to use commercial fishing boats with a monitored GPS. Commercial Fishing License Holder 538411 out of Leamington also pled guilty to being a party for the same offence on six counts. The corporation was fined $2,500.
South China Morning Post
11-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
In global race for critical minerals, China identifies dozens of new reserves
China identified 38 new sites of mineral reserves in the first half of this year, discoveries that are expected to help the country meet its resource security goals. The Ministry of Natural Resources said on Thursday that the number of new mineral sites increased 31 per cent year on year during the period, and included the discovery of reserves with an estimated 3.37 million tonnes of rubidium and 81 tonnes of gold. Rubidium is used in biomedicine, telecommunication systems, pyrotechnics and specialty glass, and gold is used, among other things, in the development of electronics and aerospace components. In the first six months, China's investment in mineral exploration rose more than half from a year earlier including in tin, bauxite, tungsten, copper and phosphate – all of which are critical elements in the aerospace, semiconductor and green energy industries. Investment in non-hydrocarbon mineral exploration grew rapidly – up 23.9 per cent year on year to 6.69 billion yuan (US$932 million). '[We] will improve basic geological work and advance strategic prospecting to further strengthen … national energy and mineral resource security,' said Niu Li, deputy director of the ministry's geological exploration department.
Zawya
10-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
China discovers 38 new mineral deposits this year
BEIJING -- China reported a surge in mineral discoveries in the first half of 2025, identifying 38 new deposits—up 31 percent year-on-year—including 25 classified as large or medium-sized, the Ministry of Natural Resources said on Thursday. The ministry also highlighted major breakthroughs in the exploration of important mineral resources. Among the most significant finds was China's first super-large uranium deposit, located in Heilongjiang province in the northeast, according to China Daily. In Xinglong county, North China's Hebei province, newly added rubidium resources amounted to 3.37 million metric tonnes, achieving a super-large scale and strengthening China's dominant position in rubidium ore. In Longhua county, also in Hebei, the newly added cobalt resources reached 27,000 tonnes, reaching a large scale. Songtao county in Southwest China's Guizhou province saw the addition of manganese resources totalling 22.85 million tonnes, reaching a large scale. In Tekes county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the newly added gold resources amounted to 81 tonnes, with a cumulative find approaching 100 tonnes, representing a major breakthrough on a super-large scale. The ministry said most mineral exploration targets under the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) have already been achieved ahead of schedule. In addition, the national non-oil and gas mineral exploration investment reached 7 billion yuan ($975 million), a year-on-year increase of 23.9 percent, it said. It highlighted a growing enthusiasm among enterprises to engage in mineral exploration. Social funds invested 3.6 billion yuan, marking an almost 30 percent year-on-year increase and constituting nearly half of the country's total investment. Central and local financial funds combined reached 3.6 billion yuan, reflecting a 20 percent year-on-year increase. In terms of mineral types, exploration investments have surged in minerals such as tin, tungsten, copper and phosphate ores, as well as bauxite, showing year-on-year increases of over 50 percent. Exploration investments in coal, lead-zinc, molybdenum, gold, graphite and other minerals have also experienced varying degrees of growth. China also stepped up the issuance of exploration rights, granting a record 581 permits for strategic minerals in 2024. In the first half of 2025, 318 additional rights were issued.
