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Well over a century and counting

Brian Mills holds a sample of galena silver-lead-zinc. — Photo courtesy Galadriel Watson “The past is a long line of mining, and the future looks goo

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British Columbia

Acid-causing bacteria identified at UBC

Deborah Roberts has identified microbes responsible for acid-rock drainage at mine sites. — Photo courtesy UBC Okanagan As an environmental concern

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British Columbia

Teck Resources reports profit for third quarter

Don Lindsay, President and CEO of Teck. — Photo: Teck Teck Resources Limited reported profit attributable to shareholders of $234 million ($0.41 per

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British Columbia

Centerra Gold and Thompson Creek Metals company complete acquisition deal

Mount Milligan is Thompson Creek's world class mine in the BC Interior. — Photo: Thompson Creek Toronto-based Centerra Gold Inc. and Vancouver's Thom

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British Columbia

B.C. and Alaska strengthen commitment to protect shared environment

Mountain range in Alaska — Photo courtesy GraphicStock Officials with the governments of British Columbia and Alaska today signed an agreement establ

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British Columbia

Province and FVRD set foundation for commercial gravel operations

Province and FVRD signing the deal — Photo courtesy news.gov.bc.ca After more than a decade of hard work and co-operation by the Fraser Valley Region

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

UBC and Kal Tire Announce Research Partnership

UBC student and teachers — Photo courtesy UBC Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group and the University of British Columbia have formed a research partnership

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British Columbia

IsoEnergy Completes Amalgamation and Receives Conditional Listing Approval from TSXV

Overhead photo of IsoEnergy site. — Photo courtesy NexGen Energy VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 17, 2016 /CNW/ - IsoEnergy Ltd. ("IsoEnergy" or the "Company")

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British Columbia

Five of the biggest mines in BC are in the Elk Valley, generate 64% of mining revenue

Of the top 10 mines in B.C., five of them are located in the Elk Valley. — Photo: Teck Resources According to a report published in the newspaper, B

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British Columbia

UBC identifies bacteria linked to acid produced at mining sites

UBC's Deborah Roberts, professor of engineering — Photo: UBC UBC researchers have isolated organisms that cause acid-rock drainage in mining operati

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British Columbia

“This could turn out to be one of the biggest finds in the whole Kootenay, by far.”

Darrel Davis has discovered a “staggering” gold deposit near Trout Lake, B.C. — Photo courtesy Darrel Davis Life is good for Darrel Davis. He’s disc

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British Columbia

Seabridge Gold obtains permits for Deep Kerr exploration adit

The Deep Kerr Deposit is located in northwestern BC. — Photo: seabridgegold.net TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seabridge Gold Inc (TSX:S

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British Columbia

Taranis takes delivery of gold processing plant for Thor Project & provides update on exploration

The Thor Project is located 8 km northeast of Trout Lake, B.C. — Photo: Taranis Resources Early this summer Colorado-based Taranis Resources Inc. an

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British Columbia

Restart of Brule Mine: 170 new jobs for region

“Having Brule Mine back in production will create approximately 170 good-paying jobs and generate significant economic benefits for nearby communities

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Teck Coal’s Baldy Ridge extension project approved

The Baldy Ridge project is an extension of the current Teck Elkview operations open-pit coal mine. — Photo: Teck Coal Issuance of an environmental a

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Revenue-sharing agreement: Teck & Lower Nicola Indian Band

Highland Valley Copper Operations is a copper and molybdenum operation located in south-central British Columbia. — Photo: Teck Members of the Lower

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Alberta

WestJet signs multi-year contract with Suncor

The agreement between WestJet and Suncor will involve more than 100 weekly flights across Western Canada. — Photo: WestJet WestJet will use a combin

British Columbia

Alaska Structures to showcase TSX-Series fabric structures at MINExpo 2016

Ideal for mining applications, Alaska Structures' TSX-Series portable cabins will be featured at the MINEexpo 2016 in Las Vegas. — Photo courtesy Ala

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British Columbia

MAC’s tailings management requirements strengthened

Progress has been made in strengthening the tailings management requirements under MAC’s mandatory Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative. — Pho

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British Columbia

Teck announces 2016 second quarter profit

“While the commodity cycle continues to be challenging, we are starting to see some positive changes in the direction of zinc and steelmaking coal pri

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British Columbia

Madeleine Suska, industry pioneer and geologist, honoured by Coal Association of Canada

Madeleine Suska and company — Courtesy of the family of Madeleine Suska The Coal Association of Canada (CAC) recently named Western Canadian geologis

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British Columbia

Teck announces retirement of Greg Waller, Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategic Analysis

Teck has announced that Greg Waller, Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategic Analysis will retire in mid-2017. — Photo courtesy Teck Teck R

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British Columbia

Imperial Metals launches lawsuit over Mt. Polley dam breach

Aerial view of the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond collapse. — Photo courtesy Mt Polley/Imperial Metals Imperial Metals, owners of the Mount Polley

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British Columbia

Mount Polley Mine receives authorization for return to normal operations

With necessary authorizations in place from the Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Ministry of Environment, Mount Polley Mine will be returning to n

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