Toyota has announced plans for a joint venture with a Canadian...

Toyota has announced plans for a joint venture with a Canadian junior mining company to speed up the development of a rare earth elements mine in Quebec to supply Toyota hybrid and electric vehicles.

The Japanese carmaker said it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Montreal-based Matamec Explorations Inc to collaborate to "fast track the development" of Matamec's Kipawa heavy rare earths deposit.

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