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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.
Ressources Appalaches establishes Nova Scotia gold mine
Ressources Appalaches’ (TSXV: APP) president and CEO Alain Hupé is only too happy to follow a hunch.
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…
U.S. equities remain in positive territory, June 2-6
U.S. equities posted their third straight weekly gain, driven by strong payroll data and optimism about economic growth. The economy added 217,000 jobs in May while the unemployment rate held steady at 6.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Annual mining profits tumble 72% to lowest point in a decade
VANCOUVER — It’s no secret that 2013 was a rough year in the mining business, but PwC’s eleventh annual global trends analysis — entitled Mine 2014: Realigning Expectations — shed some light how just how grim…
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.
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…