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Drill core from the 2201 Zone at Premier Gold Mines' Cove project in Nevada. Credit:  Premier Gold Mines

Cove makes the grade for Premier

It may have made its name on its Hardrock gold project in Ontario but Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) is bolstering its project pipeline in Nevada.


An ocelot in Texas, similar to the one spotted in Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains near Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project. Photo by Eric Kilby.

Wildcat spotting delays Augusta’s permit at Rosemont

A recent sighting of an ocelot wildcat near Augusta Resource’s (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) Rosemont copper project near Tucson, Ariz., has triggered U.S. environmental authorities to believe further consultation is needed before the company…


Alderon Iron Ore has secured access to the Pointe-Noire deepwater port in Sept-les, Quebec. Credit: Alderon Iron Ore

Alderon Iron Ore satisfies all conditions for Kami

Alderon Iron Ore (TSX: ADV; NYSE-MKT: AXX) has signed a benefits agreement with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and received surface and mining leases for its joint-venture Kami project, which green-lights construction.



Workers at a drill site at GoldQuest Mining's Romero gold-copper project in the Dominican Republic. Credit: Gold Quest Mining

GoldQuest’s PEA on Romero a ‘good start’

GoldQuest Mining (TSXV: GQC; US-OTC: GDQMF) has tabled a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its flagship project, consisting of the Romero and Romero South gold–copper deposits, two years after discovering the main deposit…


Suncor Energy, Total and Teck Resources' Fort Hills oilsands project in Alberta. Credit: Suncor Energy

Fort Hills a ‘sweet spot’ for Teck

The Fort Hills oilsands project remains Teck Resources’ (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) main growth project, Andrew Golding, the company’s senior vice-president of corporate development, said during the 2014 Global Metals, Mining and Steel…



Peter Harvey, senior project geologist, examines drill core from Temex Resources and Goldcorp's Whitney gold project. Credit: Temex Resources

Temex hits shallow high-grade at Whitney

VANCOUVER — Drills at Temex Resources’ (TSXV: TME) Whitney gold project near Timmins, Ont., are finding high grades while the company upgrades the main deposit for a planned bulk sample and initial economic study.



Trevali Mining's Santander zinc-lead-silver mine in Peru, 200 km northeast of Lima.  Credit: Trevali Mining

Trevali finds two new zones at Santander

Shares in Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) got a little boost after the Vancouver-based firm reported two new zones of high-grade polymetallic mineralization at its Santander zinc–lead–silver underground mine in Peru.


A shovel loads oilsands into a haul truck at Syncrude's Aurora mine in Alberta. Credit: Syncrude

CAPP’s outlook for oilsands growth through 2030

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is forecasting that output from Alberta’s oilsands will reach 4.8 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2030, which is 400,000 bpd lower than its forecast last year, due largely to project costs…


An aerial view of Total's Joslyn North Mine oilsands project in Alberta. Credit: Total E&P Canada

Total suspends $11B Joslyn oilsands project

In November 2013, Total E&P Canada submitted applications to the relevant regulatory agencies in Alberta to increase the mine pit size and boost production capacity to 157,000 barrels a day at its Joslyn North mine project, 65 km northwest…


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