Volume 100 Number 18 Jun 16 - 22, 2014


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…



Peter Harvey, senior project geologist, examines drill core from Temex Resources and Goldcorp's Whitney gold project. Credit: Temex Resources

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.



Trevali Mining's Santander zinc-lead-silver mine in Peru, 200 km northeast of Lima.  Credit: Trevali Mining

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.




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…


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…


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…


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