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Alberta

Remembering the Hillcrest mine disaster

1 of 2The explosion at Hillcrest Mine on June 19, 1914, ripped through the mine and damaged the hoist house outside the No. 1 entrance. In this histor

Karen Kornelsen •
Exploration

An update on the Reed Copper Mine project

1 of 3The VMS Ventures team on site during the exploration phase of Reed Copper. — Photo courtesy VMS Ventures2 of 3The Reed Copper mine site in the F

Jessica Kirby •
Exploration

Rare earth metals critical to Canadian economy

1 of 3Avalon geologist Chris Pederson measures rare earth element concentrations using a hand-held XRF analyzer in diamond drill core from the Nechala

Karen Kornelsen •
Exploration

Prospecting award goes to Saskatchewan uranium discovery

1 of 1The 2014 Bill Dennis award for a Canadian mineral discovery or prospecting success went to Ross McElroy, president of Fission Uranium. — Photo c

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Bulk sample program results prove golden

1 of 5A worker conducts core sample processing at Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack project, approximately 65 km north of Stewart, British Columbia.

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

Imperial Metals’ Red Chris mine is 70 per cent complete

Red Chris Mill building under construction near Dease Lake, BC. — Photo courtesy Imperial Metals Imperial Metals’ Red Chris mine has project commiss

Jessica Kirby •
Global

Solid Resources Ltd focusing on past-producing projects in mining-friendly jurisdictions

1 of 4Rick Gliege, CFO and COO of Solid Resources at the entrance to the historic gallery on Alberta-1 tin/tantalum and lithium project in NW Spain. —

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Bringing reliable power to northern BC

1 of 4Guyed Y towers were flown in and erected on concrete footings along the NTL in northern B.C. — Photo courtesy of BC Hydro2 of 4The NTL required

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Kevin Loughrey of Thompson Creek Metals retires

Kevin Loughrey. — photo courtesy Thompson Creek Metals Kevin Loughrey's retirement has arrived at the same time as one of the biggest feats of his ca

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Thompson Creek Metals celebrates opening of Mount Milligan

1 of 2On October 8, 2013, the opening of Thompson Creek Metals' Mount Milligan mine was celebrated with a special ceremony. — Kevin Wallace/Wallace S

Karen Kornelsen •
Exploration

How G8 transparency rules affect Canadian mining companies

1 of 1Alan Hutchison is a globally recognized expert in mining law. — Photo courtesy Alan Hutchison Prime Minister Stephen Harper's June announcement

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Callinex Mines makes headway in a low market

1 of 3The excitement of a new discovery keeps Callinex at the forefront of Canadian exploration. — Photo courtesy of Callinex Mines Inc.2 of 3Callinex

Jessica Kirby •
Alberta

Canadian Dewatering L.P. provides full-service fluid-management services

1 of 3HDPE Fusing for Mine Dewatering Project. — Photo courtesy Canadian Dewatering2 of 3Vertical Pump Installation for Continual Mine Dewatering. —

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

The life of a coal miner in southeastern B.C.

1 of 3Jeremy Lane has been working as a heavy-equipment operator for the last two years. — Photo courtesy John Palmer, Teck Coal2 of 3Lane loves his f

Karen Kornelsen •
Mines

Yukon Chamber of Mines celebrates 70 years

1 of 3Yukon Chamber of Mines headquarters in Whitehorse. — photo courtesy Government of Yukon2 of 3Kids try smashing geodes at the 2013 Mining and Geo

Karissa Gall •
British Columbia

Driller finds ancient fern leaf fossil

1 of 3A fully intact fern leaf fossil discovered by Sonic Drilling Ltd. driller Randy Lamb near Tumbler Ridge is estimated to be 80 million years old.

Karissa Gall •
Education

Yukon College celebrates 50 years

1 of 4A student from Yukon College's Mineral Resources program working at the Minto Mine. — photo courtesy Yukon College2 of 4Yukon College students g

Karissa Gall •
Mines

Wolverine Mine achieves full design capacity

1 of 2A new jumbo drills a rock face underground at Yukon Zinc's Wolverine Mine. — Photo courtesy Yukon Zinc Corp.2 of 2An operator works in the mill

Karen Kornelsen •
Manitoba

The Reed copper project is right on schedule

1 of 4A crew goes to work in a ventilation raise at the Reed copper project. — Photo courtesy VMS Ventures Inc.2 of 4VMS Ventures' president, John Roo

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Promoting the positives and attracting the next generation

1 of 2Younger-generation employees, according to Goldcorp's Paul Farrow, have skills such as in technology or social media that the older generation m

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Linking local business with mining companies in north central BC

1 of 2Fraser Deacon, chair of the Northern Interior Mining Group. — Photo courtesy Geotech Drilling2 of 2Dave Forshaw, immediate past chair of the Nor

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

A colossal company has big plans for B.C.

Doug Smith is general manager for Xstrata Coal Canada. — Photo courtesy Xstrata Coal Canada The general manager of Xstrata Coal Canada said his com

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

An exciting gold project moves forward

Bob Gallagher is New Gold Inc.'s president and chief executive officer. — Photo courtesy New Gold Inc. The chances for development of a major new gol

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

Canada is good to mining, says American CEO

The chairman and CEO of Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., Kevin Loughrey, said he prefers Canada's regulatory system concerning natural resource dev

Tim Gardner •