Victory Nickel has the frac sand plan
Victory Nickel (TSX: NI; US-OTC: VNCKF) didn’t set out to be part of the premium frac sand business.
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Sierra Metals unleashes Yauricocha’s full potential
LIMA, PERU — Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; BVL: SMT) is proving up the underground potential of its Yauricocha silver–lead–copper–zinc–gold mine in west-central Peru. The low-cost underground mine is the company’s…
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…
Koch brothers gear up for Canadian oilsands development
VANCOUVER — U.S. billionaire industrialists the Koch brothers garnered headlines when it was revealed the group’s Canadian oil arm was the largest foreign stakeholder in the Alberta oilsands, with registered holdings of at…
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.
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…
Ressources Appalaches establishes Nova Scotia gold mine
Ressources Appalaches’ (TSXV: APP) president and CEO Alain Hupé is only too happy to follow a hunch.
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.
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…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, June 3 2014 Precious MetalsPrice…
Bill Bennett, MABC on state of the industry in BC
VANCOUVER — With the annual B.C. Mining Week wrapping up in May there was significant discussion on the state of the industry in the province, including the announcement of more funding for Geoscience B.C. from the Liberal government…
Editorial: Ring of Fire funding – A Wynne-win?
In a rare turn, mining has emerged as an issue in a provincial election campaign in Ontario: the ruling Liberal party is promising to unilaterally pump up to $1 billion into infrastructure development in the remote Ring of Fire chromite camp in…