Articles by Northern Miner Staff


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…


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…




Palladium prices hitting new highs

A rare combination of ongoing strikes in South Africa’s platinum group metal mines combined with political tensions between Russia and Ukraine have translated into three-year highs for palladium prices in early June, resulting in one of…




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.


TSX surges, June 2-6

The Toronto stock market had a strong run during the trading week, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index gaining 234.74 points to 14,838.90, as investors digested the positive U.S. employment data while shrugging off the lacklustre Canadian jobs…


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…


Roughrider rises again

VANCOUVER — “We were shocked the land was available,” says Dale Wallster, a director of Kivalliq Energy (TSXV: KIV), in an interview. “So we staked it — but when you stake land in Saskatchewan, other interested…


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