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Gold’s glitter feeding appetite among investors

Many analysts are predicting gold to bump upwards as much as $100 an ounce by year’s end. Vancouver, British Columbia – One positive side effect of a

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Vancouver’s Jagercor Energy is drilling as China eyes massive oil reserves in Argentina

JEM is funding the drilling and keeping 70% of the proceeds from the producing wells. — Photo courtesy BNN Vancouver, British Columbia – Argentina’s

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AME BC responds to Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies

Vancouver, BC — The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) responded to the release of the 2014 Fraser Institute Annual Surve

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PM Harper announces tax breaks for LNG industry in B.C.

BC Premier Christy Clark at the Minister's announcement. — Photo courtesy BC Government Flickr Canadian Press is reporting that Prime Minister Stephe

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British Columbia

Driving success at COTR

College of the Rockies collaborated with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) and the Aboriginal Mentoring and Training Association (AMTA)

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More railway regulation will jeopardize Canada’s world-class system: MLI Report

The federal government in 2014 appointed a panel to review the legislation governing rail transportation in Canada. OTTAWA, Feb. 20, 2015 – The 2013

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First production of copper concentrate at Red Chris mine

The commissioning of the Red Chris mill is progressing well. Vancouver-based Imperial Metals Corporation (III-TSX) has announced the commissioning of

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UBC announces new Executive MBA in Strategic Mining Management

New 21-month EMBA designed exclusively for the mining industry. The NBK Institute and the Sauder School of Business have just launched an Executive M

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British Columbia

Environmental assessment certificate application review of proposed Fording River Operations

Open House and Invitation to Comment. — Photo courtesy Google Earth Teck Coal Limited (Teck) is proposing an extension, referred to as the Swift Proj

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M&E at the Mineral Exploration Roundup

Sustainability was a common theme at this year’s Roundup, according to Hawkins. He said, “Saving energy and money and being more environmentally frien

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Mineral explorers express support for BC Budget 2015

Gavin C. Dirom, President & CEO of AME BC (right) in a previous BC Government photo. The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC

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BCIT offers first-in-Canada Bachelor’s Degree in Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering

BCIT will be offering a new Bachelor of Engineering in Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering this Fall. — Photos courtesy BCIT Mining Program BURNA

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Mount Polley mine owner served with search warrants

The owner of British Columbia’s Mount Polley mine, Imperial Metals, confirms it has been served with search warrants. The Canadian Press is reporting

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Bill Bennett on learning from Mount Polley

Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett. — Photo courtesy B.C. Government Seeking to straddle the line between environmental responsibility and fos

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Veris Gold Corp. obtains extension of CCAA stay period

The Shamrock zone on the Ketza River property on Veris Gold's projects. — Photo courtesy Veris Gold Veris Gold Corp. announced today that it has obta

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FortisBC finalizes LNG supply agreement with BC Ferries to fuel new vessels

FortisBC will provide up to 300,000 gigajoules of LNG per year. ​FortisBC – a subsidiary of Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS) – announced today that it will prov

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Great Lakes Graphite focuses on small manufacturers

Great Lakes Graphite Inc. is an industrial minerals company. — Graphic courtesy Great Lakes Graphite Great Lakes Graphite Inc. (TSXV: GLK; OTCPINK: G

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AuRico Gold announces positive results on northern BC property

Drilling underway at the Kemess East site in August 2014. — Photo courtesy AuRico Gold AuRico Gold Inc. recently announced a 43-101-compliant indicat

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MABC acknowledges Independent Expert Engineering Panel Report on Mount Polley

Mount Polley mine tailings dam failure was a serious incident. The Mining Association of B.C. (MABC) is currently reviewing the Independent Expert En

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Guest Editorial: Special interest groups erode Canada’s prosperity says Gwyn Morgan

Societies that don’t understand how their wealth is generated are destined to lose it. It’s been 30 years since Mancur Olson, the late American econo

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British Columbia

Mining industry welcomes the release of BC’s independent panel report on Mount Polley

Independent panel member presents report on Mount Polley. Following today’s release of the BC Government-appointed independent panel’s report examini

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Joint panel releases report on Mount Polley failure: Government to take immediate action

All operating mines with tailings storage facility dams to provide a letter by June 30, 2015. Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett has announced

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British Columbia

Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) names new Board of Directors

Nelson's John Murray was re-appointed to the AME BC Board. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Col

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THEnergy study: Solar power without initial investment becomes reality for mining companies

Hybrid plant in western Tanzania during construction. Remote mines are often perfectly suited for solar-diesel-hybrid power plants, because they poss

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