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Aegean Metals Group president and CEO Eric Roth (far right) speaks to geologists at the Hot Maden gold-copper project in Turkey, 1,050 km east of Istanbul. Credit: Aegean Metals Group

Eric Roth’s Aegean Metals sees upside in Turkey

VANCOUVER — It was a quiet couple of years for Eric Roth after Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) snapped up his Extorre Gold Mines and its Cerro Moro project in Argentina for US$400 million in mid-2012. But now as president…


Teck boosts stake in partner AQM Copper

After loading up on shares of AQM Copper (TSXV: AQM; US-OTC: APQUF) in July, Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) now owns just over 30% of the junior — its partner at the Zafranal copper–gold project in Peru.


A haul truck at Teck Resources' Fording River coal mine in southeastern British Columbia. Credit: Teck Resources

Low coal prices cut into Teck’s profits

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources’ (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) second quarter profit fell to $72 million, down more than 70% compared to the same quarter last year because of low metallurgical coal prices.



Pilot Gold geologist April Barrios examines a zone of phyllic alteration and quartz veining cross-cutting potassic-altered granodiorite in the central part of the Valley porphyry soil anomaly, at the TV Tower project in Turkey. Credit: Pilot Gold

Another Turkish porphyry for Pilot and Teck

VANCOUVER — With its first hole into a new target, Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) has found a copper–gold porphyry at its TV Tower project in Turkey, reinforcing the district-scale potential of the large land package.


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…


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…



Altan Nevada Minerals' North Star gold project in Nevada. Credit: Altan Nevada Minerals

Altan CEO gets creative to finance greenfield exploration

VANCOUVER — It has been a lean two years for mineral explorers, and Evan Jones has seen just how tough capital markets have been on juniors, having guided sister companies Altan Rio Minerals (TSXV: AMO) and Altan Nevada Minerals (TSXV:…


Rod Thomas, PDAC first vice-president (left), presents the Bill Dennis Award to Ross McElroy, president and COO of Fission Uranium. Credit: Envisiondigitalphoto.com

PDAC honours six industry leaders

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) held its annual awards gala during the PDAC 2014 convention in Toronto earlier this month. Six exemplars of excellence in the industry were recognized. The award recipients are…


Teck Resources' Red Dog high-grade zinc mine in Alaska. Credit: Teck Resources

Zinc’s price set to rise, analysts say

Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics and a commodity market specialist at Scotiabank, believes zinc “will be the next big base-metal play for investors.” She forecasts prices will average US94¢ per lb. in 2014 —…



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