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Ottawa investing up to $400-million into Teck’s Trail smelter in B.C.

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Niall McGee
Ottawa investing up to $400-million into Teck’s Trail smelter in B.C.
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The Canadian government is investing up to $400 million into Teck Resources' Trail smelter in British Columbia to boost the production of critical minerals like germanium and antimony. This move is part of a broader strategy to secure supply chains and gain leverage in trade negotiations with the United States.

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Strategic investment in critical minerals is essential for national security and reducing reliance on foreign supply chains, particularly those dominated by China.

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Teck's zinc and lead smelting and refining complex, left, in Trail, B.C., in 2012. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press

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