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Targeted training for the mining industry

Students in the Master of Engineering program 2009 at Copper Mountain. — Photo by AJ Gunson With the mining industry in BC running at nearly full spe

Maureen McEwan •
British Columbia

Will we have enough water?

1 of 3The Horn River in northeastern British Columbia. — Photo courtesy BC Oil and Gas Commission2 of 3The annual runoff in the Horn River basin was e

Maureen McEwan •
British Columbia

Light at the end of the tunnel

Fernie's Miners Walk takes shape outside city hall. — Dan Williams photo After seven years in the making, Fernie’s Miners Walk is now under construct

Dan Williams •
British Columbia

Going deep with education

Delegates gather around a booth at the 2009 Trade Show — Photo courtesy East Kootenay Chamber of Mines The East Kootenay Chamber of Mines is hosting

Dan Williams •
British Columbia

Decar project holds groundbreaking potential

Peter Bradshaw, First Point Minerals' president and CEO (L), and Trevor Rabb, project geologist, examine the discovery outcrop on the Baptiste target.

Lisa Crane •
British Columbia

Investments aid coal shipping

Moving coal from trains to ships will be more efficient now, due to investments in new equipment by Neptune Bulk Terminals. — Jeffrey Cooper photo St

Trevor Crawley •
British Columbia

Knight Piésold turns 90

Knight Piésold, whose Canadian offices are in Vancouver, B.C., and North Bay, Ontario, works on projects all over the world, including in Greenland. —

Lisa Crane •
British Columbia

Ensuring the next generation

Students at Project Heavy Duty learned about operating large heavy-duty machinery. — Brian Conrad photo Travel to an existing large-scale mining outf

Glynis Fediuk •
British Columbia

Getting the skills to succeed

As of summer 2011, O'Brien Training became an Industry Training Authority-designated school, and successful students will be Red Sealed. — photo court

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

An ear to the ground

The Comox Joint Venture is in the process of determining the scope of work needed to gain environmental approval from provincial and federal governmen

Trevor Crawley •
British Columbia

An honourable distinction

Staff at the Britannia Mine Museum worked diligently to redesign the facility—and it paid off at the CMA annual national conference in Ontario. — Phot

Danielle Cameron •
British Columbia

Reusing what is not renewable

Christa Ford, a senior chemist at Teck Trail Operations, stands beside e-waste that will be recycled. — photo courtesy Teck Trail Operations In 2007,

Kali Love •
British Columbia

Second time’s the charm?

The Eholt area is just north of the old Phoenix Mine, near the city of Grand Forks. — image courtesy Jim Kermeen A mining company has begun explorati

Trevor Crawley •
British Columbia

Jazzed about communication

'Lyn Anglin (L) finds herself fired up by the possibilities that mineral exploration provides to our lives. — photo courtesy 'Lyn Anglin When Geoscie

British Columbia

Under the spell of geology

Bob Thompson doesn't mind getting a little dirty in pursuit of Mother Earth's secrets. — Photo courtesy Bob Thompson Bob Thompson is one of the harde

Tanya Laing Gahr •
British Columbia

Knelson

Knelson uses gravity concentrators to separate and recover valuable minerals. Reclaiming precious metals is a simple procedure with technology that

Alberta

Bearly scratching the surface

1 of 5Brian Testo was busy exploring at the Greenwood property in summer 2010. — —photo courtesy Grizzly Discoveries Inc.2 of 5Testo inspects drill

Tanya Laing Gahr •
British Columbia

Seeing infrared

This indium antimonide crystal (L) will be used to make polished indium anitmonide wafers such as this one (R), which is destined for use in infrared

Glynis Fediuk •
British Columbia

Keeping gold heritage alive

This century-old mining cabin in B.C.'s East Kootenay has been restored to serve as a goldsmith shop. — Joni Krats photo A one-room shack used by gol

Trevor Crawley •
British Columbia

Teck Coal is looking to expand

Teck Coal (TSX:TCK) has proposed two areas of expansion just north of its Line Creek Operation’s active mine area, located halfway between Sparwood a

British Columbia

The elements of education

1 of 2An employee with Teck Metals Ltd. in Trail, B.C., explains the sulphide leaching plant to a tour group. — photo courtesy Teck Metals Ltd. Let’s

Tanya Laing Gahr •