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.
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Commentary: Keystone XL – When politics obscures priorities
VANCOUVER — In its four-year journey through the permitting process, the Keystone XL pipeline has become a symbol of America’s reliance on oil. And those who oppose the pipeline have framed the U.S. government’s upcoming…
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…
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…
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…
US gov’t targets coal-fired power plants to cut CO2 emissions
VANCOUVER — In a move billed by proponents as ambitious step to address climate change and by opponents as a grand scheme destined to fail before it starts, the U.S. government has proposed a rule to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Cameco puts Millennium on ice
Poor economic conditions in world uranium markets are forcing many uranium companies to postpone projects or scale back operations.
TSX Venture hit by lower commodity prices, May 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index spent much of the week in the red before closing down 4 points at 983.99. Markets were hit by declining commodity futures, while Statistics Canada reported that the nation’s gross domestic product…