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Cameco’s Cigar Lake uranium project now in commercial operation

Cigar Lake operations is expected to produce 6 million to 8 million pounds of uranium oxide this year. — Photo courtesy Cameco Mining at Cigar Lake b

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Teck announces temporary shutdowns of Elk Valley Mines—staggered over summer

Shutdowns will be staggered over the summer months among the operations. — Photo courtesy Kootenay Business file photo Teck Resources Limited (TSX: T

Keith Powell •
Manitoba

TSM Award winner for community engagement announced

Vale was recognized with the 2015 Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Awards. — Photo courtesy Vale Manitoba For their innovative projects that raise th

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Greenhills wins Canadian mine safety award

Teck Coal's Greenhill Operations of Elkford, B.C. was awarded the John T. Ryan Safety Trophy. The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petrol

Keith Powell •
Mines

CIM honours the leaders of the Canadian mining industry at Awards Gala of the CIM 2015 Convention

The celebration and recognition of excellence within the mining and mineral industry is a tradition of which CIM is extremely proud. MONTREAL, May 12

Keith Powell •
Mines

Dominion Diamond Corporation and Diavik Diamond Mine get top nods for 2015 TSM Excellence Awards

Dominion Diamond Corporation and Diavik Diamond Mine Inc. were jointly awarded the 2015 TSM Environmental Excellence Award. — Photo courtesy Dominion

Keith Powell •
Mines

EduMine’s Simon Houlding awarded Vale Medal at CIM 2015

Simon Houlding (centre) accepts the Vale Medal for 2015. EduMine is proud to announce that Simon Houlding was awarded the Vale Medal for Meritorious

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Taseko announces improved economics at its Gibraltar Copper Mine

This new mine plan is a result of a detailed, six-month engineering study. Taseko Mines Limited has completed an updated mine plan for Gibraltar feat

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

APEGBC professional practice guidelines respond to Mount Polley recommendations

New guidelines to improve dam safety in BC are scheduled to be released in March 2016. — Photo courtesy APEGBC The Association of Professional Engine

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Fortune Minerals and POSCAN complete sale of Arctos coal licenses to BC Rail

Fortune Minerals Limited and POSCO Canada Limited announce the completion of an agreement with the British Columbia Government. — Photo courtesy Fortu

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Study documents impacts of tailings impoundment spill on Quesnel Lake

Prince George, BC –– A new research paper documents the physical and chemical characteristics, location, and extent of a sediment plume within Quesn

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Project Heavy Duty returns to the Elk Valley

The equipment training will take place in the District of Sparwood’s gravel pits on the road to Elkford. — Photo courtesy SMS Skilled trades people a

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Mount Polley could restart “within months,” says Imperial Metals

Imperial Metals Corp. on April 30 told the Canadian Press that about half Mount Polley’s 370 employees would be back at work. — Photo courtesy Imperia

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

First concentrate shipment from Red Chris Mine

Imperial Metals' Red Chris mine recently made their first shipment of copper concentrate in mid-April. Imperial Metals' Red Chris mine recently annou

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Carmax prepares for 2015 Eaglehead exploration program

A drill rig in the Eaglehead East zone looking to the Far East zone. — photo courtesy of Eaglehead Jevin Werbes, president and CEO of Vancouver-based

Peter Caulfield •
Mines

Geothermal: the next energy frontier?

A simple geothermal power plant. The Canadian government recently announced new R&D funding to investigate potential sources of natural geothermal en

Peter Caulfield •
British Columbia

Wind farm planned for Peace region

Juergen Puetter, CEO and President of Aeolis Wind Power Corporation. — Photo courtesy of Juergen Puetter Quebec-based renewable power producer Boral

Kevin Miller •
British Columbia

Minerals North 2015 slated for end of May

Minerals North was held in Vanderhoof in 2014. — Photo courtesy Minerals North Mackenzie, B.C., will play host to the 2015 edition of Minerals North.

Peter Caulfield •
Global

Why Canada’s mining companies will survive the downturn

Dave Lawson, president of global mining and metals markets at Amec Foster Wheeler. — Photo courtesy Dave Lawson While attending this year’s Prospecto

Kevin Miller •
British Columbia

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

Kevin Miller •
Exploration

Diamond miners sign agreement with Northwest Territories Metis

Garry Bailey, president of the NWT Métis Nation, left, explains the significance of the colours in the NWT Métis Nation sash to Glen Koropchuk, chief

Peter Caulfield •
British Columbia

Elk Valley water plan approved

A Teck employee conducts water sampling near the company’s Greenhills Operations. — Photo courtesy of Teck Resources Ltd. Environment minister Mary

Jessica Kirby •
Mines

Vancouver woman elected president of American Exploration and Mining Association

Mari-Ann Green in her office. Vancouver resident Mari-Ann Green was recently elected president of the Spokane, Washington,-based American Exploratio

Peter Caulfield •
Mines

Tony Beets: The King of the Klondike Who Built a Gold Mining Empire

Tony Beets emigrated from the Netherlands with nothing and built one of the Yukon's largest placer gold mining operations. Now 66 and starring in his fifteenth season of Gold Rush, the King of the Klondike is still chasing 6,500 ounces — and still getting out of bed before everybody else.

Kevin Miller •