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A truck underneath a frac sand silo beside a storage house at Victory Silica's Seven Persons frac sand plant. Photo by Matthew Keevil.

Victory enters frac sand fray with Seven Persons plant

MEDICINE HAT, ALTA — When it comes to open-pit mining, having more than 100 million tonnes of overburden sitting on top of your deposit is typically a situation best avoided, but for junior Victory Nickel (TSX: NI; US-OTC: VNCKF)…


Good frac sand needs to be strong, nearly spherical and consistently sized, with a high-temperature endurance. Photo by Bill Cunningham

Frac sand 101: The grains explained

VANCOUVER — Horizontal drilling and fracturing technology have unlocked vast reservoirs of oil and gas from shale basins across North America. The continent hosts 67 billion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil and 1,238 trillion…


Nova Scotia fracking study urges caution

Nova Scotia’s deputy chief medical officer Frank Atherton is recommending that the provincial government take a cautious approach to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and argues in a new discussion paper that the relevant authorities…


The skies open for Rainmaker

In the last six months, Rainmaker Resources (TSXV: RMG) has acquired frac sand assets in both Canada and the U.S. that are close to key infrastructure and existing frac sand operations.


Construction at the Pimenton mine in Chile. In the second quarter of 2014, Pimenton produced 2,643 ounces of gold, up from 2,558 ounces of gold in the first quarter of the year, while cash costs fell from US$919 per oz. to US$778 per oz. Credit: Cerro Grande Mining

Cerro Grande cuts costs at Pimenton

At the end of January, the Toronto Stock Exchange launched a delisting review of Cerro Grande Mining (TSX: CEG; US-OTC: CEGMF) to determine whether the junior could keep a $2-million market value for 30 straight trading days.


The Firebag silica sand project in northern Alberta. Credit: Athabasca Minerals

Dundee initiates coverage of Athabasca Minerals

Production at Athabasca Minerals’ (TSXV: ABM; US-OTC: ABCAF) Firebag silica sand project in northern Alberta could ramp up in late 2016 and early 2017 — perfect timing to capitalize on  growing frac sand demand in North…


Workers collect samples from the Azteca zone at Cayden Resources' El Barqueno gold project in Jalisco, Mexico. Credit: Cayden Resources

Cayden three for three at El Barqueo

Cayden Resources (TSXV: CYD; US-OTC: CDKNF) keeps hitting gold at its El Barqueno project in Jalisco state, Mexico, coming up with its third discovery at the project in July.


Pershimco Resources' Cerro Quema gold project in southern Panama. Credit: Pershimco Resources

Cerro Quema shines for Pershimco in Panama

A newly tabled prefeasibility study of Pershimco Resources’ (TSXV: PRO; US-OTC: RSPRF) Cerro Quema gold project in southern Panama outlines a low-cost, open-pit operation generating 78,500 oz. gold a year over five years, with production…



The mill at Primero Mining's Black Fox gold mine in Timmins, Ontario.  Credit: Primero Mining

Primero gets to work on Black Fox underground

VANCOUVER — After snapping up Brigus Gold and its Black Fox mine for $220 million in late 2013, Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) pledged it would turn operations around and realize the project’s dormant underground potential….


Geologist Chuck Fipke.

Fipke sells Ekati stakes to Dominion

VANCOUVER — More than two decades after his prospecting efforts kicked off a diamond rush in Canada’s Northwest Territories, Chuck Fipke is cashing in his chips.



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