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ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᕿᐊᓐᑐᕆᐅᕐ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᖏᑦ

ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪᐊᓕᐊᕐᑐᖃᕋᔭᕈᓂ 32,000­ᓄᑦ ᐁᓯᒪᕕ ᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᒐᔭᕐᑐᓕᑭ ᐊᖅ. ᒪᕐᕈᕕ ᐊᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᐊᓯᐅ ᒪ ᖃᑦᑕᓇᕈᓇ­ᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒐᓭᑦ ᐊᖁᕐᖓᓂ. ᐹᐱ ᑎ ᐊ, ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕋᑦᓴᓕ ᐅᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑮᓇ ᐅᔭᕐᑖᕕ ᐅᓱᒧᑦ (NMEF) ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᐅᖃᑕ ᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᒋ ᐊᕐᑐᖃᑕ ᐅᓲᒍᓕᕐᖁᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕋᑦᓴᓯ ᐅᕐᑏᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕕᑦᓴᓕ ᐅᕐᑏᓗ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᖓᓄᑦ (PDAC) ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ 1998­ᒥᓂᑦ. ᑲᑎᒪᔪᓕ­ᐊᕐᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᓲᒍᒐᒥ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᖅ, “ᓇᒧᖕᖓᓕ ᐊᕐᕋᓱ ᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᐱᑦ ᖃ ᐅᔨᒪᖕᖏᑯᕕᑦ, ᐅᑲᓕᑦᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓱᕋᔭᑐᐃᓐᓇᑑᔮᕐᖁᑎᑦ ᐅᖄᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᓱᑎᒃ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᓱᕐᕃᓯᒪᓗ ᐊᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ.”

ᑲᒪᓚ ᐅᔫᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ NMEF­ᑯᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑯᐯᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᖓᑕ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᕕ ᐊᓗᖓᑕ ᐊᖏᔪᕋᑕ ᐅᑉ ᓴᓂ ᐊᓃᑦᓱᓂ 2026­ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ­ᐊᖃᕐᑎᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ (PDAC)­ᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᕐᔪ ᐊᒥ ᒫᑦᓯ 1­4, 2026­ᒥ. ᐊᐱᕐᓲᑎᖃᕐᑐᖃᕐᐸᑦ ᑭ ᐅᖃᑕ ᐅᒍᓐᓇᑑᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᖃᕐᓱᓂ Geneviève Charland­Arcand­ᒥᒃ, ᑲᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, NMEF­ᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᓪᓗᑯᒋ ᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᒧ ᐊᑦᑎᓯᔨᖓᓂᒃ ᖃ ᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕ ᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇ ᐅᑉ Cynthia Brin D’Amour Côté­ᒥᒃ.

ᐹᐱ ᑐᑭᓯᔭ ᐅᑎᑦᓯᓚ ᐅᔪᕗᖅ PDAC ᓱᓇ ᐅᒻᒪᖔᑦ, “ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᒍᓂᕋᕐᓱᒍ ᐸᕐᓀᑕ ᐅᓯᒪᓂᕋᕐᓱᒍ ᓯᓚᕐᔪ ᐊᒥ ᐅᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᒋ ᐊᕐᑐᕕᑦᓴ ᐅᓂ ᐊᕐᑎᓗᒍ, ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ­ᐊᕋᑦᓴᓯ ᐅᕐᓂᒧᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᓂᕐᓅᓕᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᑎᓗᒍ. ᑕᒫᓃᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᓱᑕ. ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᖃᕐᓱᑕ ᑯᐯᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓴᑖᕐᕕᓴᖃᕐᓂᒧᑦ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓗ.”

ᓇᔪᒻᒥᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᑎᒍᒥ ᐊᕐᑎᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚ ᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᖃᕐᑎᓯᓂᖓᓄᑦ PDAC­ᑯᑦ ᐁᓯᒪᓐᓂᒥᔪᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᒣᑯ ᑯ ᐊᑕ, ᒍᐃᓕ ᑳᑦᐳ ᐊ, ᑰᑦᔪ ᐊᒥ ᐅᒃ. ᒪᑭᕝᕕ ᐅᓗ ᑐᑭᒧᐊ ᑦᑎᓯᔨᑖᕐᖃᒥᖓ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊ ᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐁᓯᒪᓐᓂᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑎ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᒥᓱᑎᒃ ᐋᓕᒃ ᑕᕐᕿ ᐊᐱᒻᒥᒃ, ᑐᑭᒧ ᐊᑦᑎᓯᔨ ᐅᑉ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᖓᓂᒃ.

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ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᖅ PDAC ᖃ ᐅᔨᒋ ᐊᕐᕕᓴᑦᓯ ᐊᒍᓲᒍᕗᖅ ᓱᔪᖃᓕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕕᓐᓂ, ᑯᐯᒃᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᒦᑦᑐᒥ, ᓯᓚᕐᔪ ᐊᓕᒫᒦᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ. ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᖅ ᐁᓯᒪᕕ ᐅᓐᓂᖁᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐹᑦᓯ ᐊᓄᑦ 2026­ᒥ 1,300­ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᒋ­ᐊᕐᑐᓯᒪᓐᓂᒪᑕ ­ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᐹᓯ ᐊᒍᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑌᒪᖕᖓᓂ ᐊᓗᒃ. ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕖᑦ $156­ᐱᓕ ᐊᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᓂᕐᖁᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᑭᑕᒐᓱ ᐊᕈᑎᑦᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ 2024­ᒥ. ᐅ ᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᓂᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑏᑦ 725,000­ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᓚ ᐅᓪᓛᐱᑐᐃᓐᓇᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᓕ ᐊᒍᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ 2026­ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᒥ, PDAC­ᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖓ Karen Rees ᐅᖃᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ, “ᑲᕙᒣᑦ ᑭᓇᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᑕᕐᓯᕙᓪᓕ­ᐊᓂᕐᓴ ᐅᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᔭᕃᑦ ᑭᖕᖒᒪᓇᓪᓚᕆᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇ ᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᑭᑉᐸᓕ ᐊᒋ ᐊᕆ ᐊᖃᕐᓂᒧᑦ, ᐃᑯᒪ ᐅᑎᑦᓴᑖᕆ ᐊᖃᕐᓂᒧᑦ, ᓴᐳᒻᒥᒍᑎᑦᓴᖃᕆ ᐊᖃᕐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᑦᓴᖃᕆ ᐊᖃᕐᓂᒧᑦ…ᐱᔭᕆ ᐊᑐᓂᕐᓴᒥ ᐅᒍᔪᖃᕐᓱᓂ, ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ­ᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᖃᑦᓯ ᐊᕆ ᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅ ᓂᖃᑦᓯ ᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑮᓇᐅ ᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᒐᓱ ᐊᕈᑎᑦᓴᖃᑦᓯ ᐊᓂ ᐊᕈᑦᑕ, ᐊᑦᑕᓀᑦᑐᓯ ᐊᒥᒃ­ᐱᕕᑦᓴ ᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂ ᐊᕈᑦᑕ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᐊ ᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓐᓇᓯ ᐊᕐᓂ ᐊᕈᑦᑕ.”

NMEF­ᑯᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᕕᖓ PDAC­ᑯᑦ ᓱᓀᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᑦᓭᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᕕᖓᓃᖃᑕᐅᓐᓂᖁᑦ ᑯᐯᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᕕᖓᓂ. © Stephen Hendrie

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᓕᕐᑐᖅ, ᐃᓄᓕᒫᑲᓵᑦᓯ ᐊᑦ ᓯᕙᓂ ᐅᑎ ᐊᐱᖃᓕᕐᒪᑕ. ᓯᕙᓂ ᐅᑎ ᐊᐲᑦ ᐃᓚᔭ ᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᑯᓱᕐᓀᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᒃ (REE), ᖃᕆᑕ­ᐅᔭᕈᑎᑕᖏᓪᓗ ᓯᕙᓂᐅ ᑎ ᐊᐲᑦ ᐃᓕᔨᕕᐅ ᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ “ᓱᓕᔪᓪᓗᑐ ᐊᓘᔮᒃᑫᒍᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ” (AI) ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒍᑎ ᐅᒐᓱ ᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓕ ᐊᓇᖕᖑ ᐊᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱ­ᐊᕋᑦᓴᖃᓕᑐ ᐊᕐᒪᑕ, ᑭ ᐅᑦᓴ ᐅᑎᒋᒋ ᐊᖃᓕᕐᒪᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᒉᓐᓇᖅ. ᓯᕙᓂ ᐅᑎ ᐊᐱᒃ ᑌᓐᓇᓗ ᓱᓕᔪᓪᓗᑐ ᐊᓘᔮᒃᑫᒍᓐᓇᕈᑎᑕᖓ ᐃᓗ ᐊᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᖕᖒᒪᑦᓯᒍᑕ ᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᑯᓱᕐᓀᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᒃ.

ᐃᓘᓐᓈᒍᑦ ᐅᕐᓱ ᐊᓗᑦᑐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᔫᑦ ᐃᑯᒪ ᐅᑎᒨᕐᑎᑕ ᐅᕙᓪᓕ ᐊᓕᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐱᑦᓴᑖᓖᑦ ᐅᔭᕃᑦ ᕿᓂᕐᑕ ᐅᕙᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᑯᒪ ᐅᑎᑦᓴᓯ ᐅᕐᑐᓄᑦ. ᓭᓇᒥ ᐅᑦ ᐊ ᐅᓚᑦᓯᔪᑦ 80­90 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᕐᔪ ᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᑕᑯᓱᕐᓀᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᔭᕃᑦ ᓂ ᐅᕕ ᐊᑦᓴ ᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃ ᐅᔨᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆ ᐊᖃᕋᕕᑦ, ᓇᓃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᑦᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᔭᕃᑦ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓖᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭ ᐅᑦᓯ ᐊᕆ ᐊᓕᒻᒦᓲᒍᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓂ ᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭ ᐅᑎᒍᑕ ᐅᓲᒍᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ.

ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᑌᒣᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᓰᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑯᑦ The Fifth Estate ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕋᑦᓴᓕ ᐊᕕᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᒪᑕ ᑌᒣᓪᓚᕆᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒫᑦᓯ 27, 2026­ᒥ. ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕕᑦᓴᓕ ᐊᒍᒪᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᓯᕐᒥ Strange Lake ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒦᑐᒥ, ᑲᖏᕐᓱ ᐊᓗᑦᔪ ᐊᑉ ᓴᓂ ᐊᓃᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕕᑦᓴ ᐅᒐᔭᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᓱᕐᓀᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᒃ REE, ᐊᕐᖁᓯ ᐅᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓚᐸᑐ ᐊᑉ ᓯᑦᔭᖓᓄᑦ, ᐅᒥ ᐊᕐᕈ ᐊᑯᑦ ᐅ ᓯᓕᐅ ᑦᔭᐅ ᒐᔭᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐅ ᔭᕃᑦ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓖᑦ Sept Iles­ᓕ ᐊᕈᑦᔭᐅ ᓗᑎᒃ ᐅ ᔭᕋᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓴᑖᕐᕕᓴᓕᕆᕕᒻᒧᑦ. ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕆᔭ ᐅᔪᖅ Torngat Metals­ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᒥ Strange Lake ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕕᒃ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᔮᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓕᓐᓂᒃ (dysprosium and terbium) ᑕᑯᓱᕐᓀᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓕᓐᓂᒃ (neodymium and praseodymium). ᐊᓯᑦᔨᑕ ᐅᓂᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆ ᐊᖃᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᕐᕋᑕ ᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪ ᐊᒥ ᐱᓂ ᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᐊ ᐅᓚᑕ ᐅᓂᕆᒐᔭᕐᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓐᓇᓇᕐᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᓱᕐᓀᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᕃᑦ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓖᑦ.

ᖃᕆᑕ ᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ Torngat Metals ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᖃᕐᕕᖓᑎᒍᑦ ᒥᑦᓴ ᐅᓵᕐᑕ­ᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ 1,000­ᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᒐᔭᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᓇᔭ ᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ, 200 ᐱᓇᓱᒉᑦ ᓄᐃᑕ ᐅᒐᔭᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓇᓱ ᐊᕐᑕ ᐅᓚᕆᓯᑉᐸᑕ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᑕᕕᓃᑦ, ᒥᑦᓴ ᐅᓵᕐᑕ­ᐅᓱᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᕐᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓪᓗ ᖁᓕᓪᓗ­ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱ ᐊᕐᑕ ᐅᒐᔭᕐᓱᓂ. ᐱᒋ ᐊᕈᒪᓯᒪᔪᑦ 2030­ᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ.

ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ ᑭ ᐅᓐᓂᖁᖅ The Fifth Estate­ᑯᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᓕᐅ ᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕ ᐊᔭᐅ ᔪᖃᕐᓂ ᐊᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ ᐃᓚᐅ ᓂ­ᐊᖕᖏᐸᑦ, ᑲᖏᕐᓱ ᐊᓗᑦᔪ ᐊᒥ ᐅᓪᓗ ᓂᑦᔮᕈᑎᖃᖃᑕ ᐅᖕᖏᐸᑕ ᐱᓇᓱ ᐊᕐᑕ ᐅᔪᒥᒃ. “ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕ ᐊᔭ ᐅᔪᖃᕈᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᖄᖏᓐᓇᕈᑕ ᐅᓚᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᒍᓐᓇ ᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᑭᑖᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖅ ᐱᑕ ᐋᑕᒥ. “ᓄᕐᖃᖓᑎᑕ ᐅᑫᓐᓇᑎᑦᓯᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᕝᕕ ᐅᑉ ᔪᓓ 2023­ᒥ ᑌᒣᓕᖓᑦᓭᓇᕐᐳᖅ, ᐱᓇᓱ­ᐊᕐᑕ ᐅᔪᖃᕈᓐᓇᕋᓂᓗ ᒪᓕᑦᑕ ᐅᒋ ᐊᓖᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑕ ᐅᖏᑉᐸᑕ ᓄᓇᑖᕋᓱ ᐊᕐᓂᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑏᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑕ ᐅᓯ ᐊᖕᖏᓂᖏᓐᓂ.”

ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᔩᑦ Glencore­ᑯᑦ ᓵᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᓐᓂᒥᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᓂ PDAC, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᐅᒻᒥᑎᓪᓗᒍ “Chill & Charge Lounge”. © Stephen Hendrie

ᑕᒐᑕᒐ ᐅᓂᖓᓂᓗ, ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᖃᕐᑐᕕᓂ ᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ PDAC­ᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᐸᓘᒪᔪᒻᒪᕆ ᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᑦ, ᓄᓇᒥ ᐱᓇᓱ ᐊᕐᑕ ᐅᔪᑦᓭᑦ ᐸᕐᓀᕈᑕ ᐅᖃᑦᑕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊ ᐅᔭᖅ, ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖅ 2026­ᒥ. NMEF­ᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕐᑎᓯᓐᓂᖁᑦ ᖁᓖᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱ ᐊᕐᑕ ᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᒥᓪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱ­ᐊᕐᑕ ᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᓯᒪᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᖕᖑ ᐊᓕ ᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᑦᑎᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕋᑦᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᑐ ᐊᕋᑦᓴᓅᕐᑐᓴᓂᒃ, 2026­ᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ­ᐊᕋᑦᓭᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᖕᖑ ᐊᓕ ᐊᒍᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋ ᐊᕐᕕᓴ ᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑯᐯᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᖓᑕ ᖃᕆᑕ ᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕋᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᒋ ᐊᕐᕕᓴᓕ ᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓᓂ.

ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᖃᕐᑎᓯᒌᕐᑐᕕᓂ ᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ PDAC­ᑯᑦ, NMEF­ᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇ­ᕈᕐᑎᕆᔪᒻᒪᕆ ᐅᓐᓂᖁᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᕆᓛᕐᑕᒥᓂᒃ ­ “ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ­ᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂ ᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥᒃ (NMW)” ­ ᑰᑦᔪ ᐊᒦᒐᔭᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᒪᐃ 20­22, 2026­ᒥ. ᐁᓯᒪᕕᒐᔭᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒥᒃ, ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᖓᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᑎᒍᒥ ᐊᕐᑎᓂᒃ, ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑎᖏᓐᓄᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᓂᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕖᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ. NMW­ᑯᑦ ᖃᕆᑕ ᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᕐᑕᓕᒃ ᖁᓕ ᐅᖕᖏᒐᕐᑑᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆ ᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᕝᕕᓂᒃ ᑮᓇ ᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒪᒐᔭᕐᑐᓂᒃ.

ᐹᐱ ᑎᐊ NMEF­ᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᑦᓴᖃᕐᓂᕃᔪᕕᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ­ᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕ ᐊᑎᑦᓯᒋ ᐊᖃᕐᓂᒥᒃ. “ᓱᓂ ᐅᓛᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ 15­20­ᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓛᕐᑐᓂ ᓱᕐᕃᓂᖃᓛᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓗ ᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ, ᐆᒪᔪᓂᓪᓗ.”

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ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂ ᐊᕕᑦᓴᖅ Torngat Metals
https://torngatmetals.com/
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https://oceanicironore.com/
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ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᕙᒃᑲᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᒧᑦᓯᑯᑦ ᓱᑲᓕᐅᑎᑎᑦᓯᓂᕆᓲᖓ ᐅᑎᕐᐳᖅ 2026-ᒥ, ᑌᒣᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 13 ᕿᒧᑦᓰᑦ ᐊᒃᓚᓯᒪᔪᖕᖑᐃᓂᖃᓚᐅᔪᕗᑦ ᑏᓯᒻᐱᕆ 2025-ᒥ ᐊᒃᓚᓯᒪᔪᖕᖑᐃᕕᑦᓴᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᓴᖓ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓚᐅᕐᑎᓇᒍ, ᐱᓯᑎᐅᓕᐅᑎᓂᖃᓚᖓᓂᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔫᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᕐᑐᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᕿᒧᑦᓰᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦᓴᕈᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᔪᕗᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᑲᓪᓓᑦ ᕿᒧᑦᓰᑦ ᐅᓂᑲᑕᓚᐅᔪᔪᑦ ᓱᑲᓕᐅᑎᖃᑕᐅᕐᖃᔦᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᖁᓇᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᓂᓗ […]
10/20/2026

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓕᖓᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᒻᒪᕆᒍᑎᖓ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᖅ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᓂᖓ ᓭᓐᑦ-ᓗᕌᓐ, ᑯᐯᒃᑎᕆᓪᓗᓕᐅᑦ 14–16, 2026

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10/20/2026

ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒦᑐᑦ ᐅᖄᒍᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᔪᕗᑦ ᓇᐅᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓀᑦᑐᒦᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓅᓯᒃᑯᓗ ᐱᓐᓀᓗᑕᐅᓲᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᕝᕕᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖃᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ

ᐁᕆᓕᐅᑉ ᕿᑎᓪᓗᐊᖓᓂ, ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑎᒋᐊᕐᑐᓚᐅᔪᕗᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᓪᒧᑦᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᕝᕕᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕆᓲᖓᓄᑦ, ᑐᖕᖓᓱᑦᑎᓯᔨᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ ᐁᕆᓕ 14 16. ᑲᑎᒪᔪᓃᓚᐅᔪᕗᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᕝᕕᓂᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᓯᑰᕐᑎᓯᒋᐊᕐᑐᓱᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᒪᓇᕐᓂᐸᐅᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᓐᓀᓗᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᓇ ᐅᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓀᑦᑐᒦᒋ […]