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British Columbia

BCGold Corp.

1 of 3The historical Engineer Mine located near Atlin, B.C. — Photo courtesy BCGold Corp.2 of 3Gold in quartz measurements. — Photo courtesy BCGold Co

Breanne Massey •
British Columbia

Refining Canada’s natural resource industry

Joe Oliver is Canada's minister of natural resources. — Couvrette/Ottawa photo “One project, one review”—that is the new promise from the federal gov

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

A deeper look at the Sully

1 of 2Paul Ransom, P.Geo., did a geological study on the Sully property. — Photo courtesy Scott Broughton2 of 2This is a view of the Sully property lo

Lisa Crane •
British Columbia

Thompson Creek Metals expands its Endako molybdenum mine north of Prince George

The new and expanded Endako mine is located near Fraser Lake, 100 miles northwest of Prince George. — Photo: Endako Mines Under the B.C. Jobs Plan, t

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Let the good times roll

1 of 2A.J. Forsyth's Kinetic K5000 Combination Hi Definition Plasma and Drilling Machine in Prince George cuts parts for a local fabricator. The parts

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

Manganese on the horizon

Artillery Peak in Arizona is the site of American Manganese's deposit. — Photo courtesy American Manganese American Manganese Inc. has completed thr

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

New life and a bright future at the Huckleberry Mine

1 of 5The owners of the Huckleberry Mine southwest of Houston, B.C., are in the early stages of considering operating the mine beyond its new 2021 clo

Tim Gardner •
Exploration

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inducts the “father of flow-through”

John Hansuld was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame this winter for his groundbreaking contributions to the industry. — Photo courtesy Dar

Breanne Massey •
Company Profiles

Red Eagle Mining

1 of 3Ian Slater has been a gold mining executive for 19 years, and he's been working non-stop to give Red Eagle Mining Corp. a presence in Colombia.

British Columbia

Making mining accessible

Yukon Dan, guest speaker for KEG, teaches kids to pan for gold. — Photo courtesy KEG The Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) is an organization dedicat

Lisa Crane •
Minerals

Near-infrared technology essential for rapid and accurate mineral sampling

1 of 2Near-infrared spectroscopy in use in the field. — ASD Inc. photo2 of 2The TerraSpec 4 in the ore analysis lab. — ASD Inc. photo In the search f

Jessica Kirby •
Mines

UCore will benefit from experienced new COO

Ken Collison is happy to go north to Alaska for the UCore project — Photo submitted Ken Collison is a master of reinvention. A graduate of the Univer

Gail Jansen •
British Columbia

Gold-plated ambition

Mark O'Dea's Fronteer Gold sold for $2.3 billion last year. — Carmen Schmid photo There is no mistaking that Mark O’Dea, recipient of the Associatio

Jessica Kirby •
Exploration

Jeff Pontius hunts for treasure in North America

1 of 4Jeff Pontius at Money Knob in the center of the Livengood deposit in Alaska. — Heather Kelly photo2 of 4Jeff Pontius at Corvus Gold’s Chisna pro

Jessica Kirby •
Mines

New product reduces downtime

A new replacement bracket from Hallen Specialties is helping mining companies reduce downtime from damaged idler frame roller center supports. The

Manitoba

Reed Copper site accelerates production dates

The Reed Copper mining site. — Photo courtesy VMS Ventures The Manitoba government approved the Reed Copper Exploration Permit (AEP) and they issued

Breanne Massey •
British Columbia

Playing an important role

Michelle Unger, an environmental scientist with Teck, does remediation work at the Sullivan Mine site in Kimberley, B.C. — Ryan Peterson photo Michel

Lisa Crane •
British Columbia

New Gold locks up the Blackwater district

1 of 3Workers inspect drill core at New Gold Inc.'s Blackwater project. — Photo courtesy New Gold Inc.2 of 3New Gold Inc. hopes construction will star

Tim Gardner •
Mines

Promoting the Chilean connection

1 of 2Andres Poch, president of the Association of Chilean Engineering Consulting Companies, is leading a campaign in Canada to foster increased inter

British Columbia

Reflecting on his experiences

Seeing the world is all in a day’s work for Lindsay Bottomer; the Gobi Desert in Mongolia is just one of the many places he has been during his career

Stuart Fullerton •
British Columbia

Teck mines a housing solution

The Elk Valley Pointe condominiums, with their wood and rock exteriors, are seen as an attractive addition to the mountain community of Elkford. — Pho

Gerald Vander Pyl •
British Columbia

The latest buzz in B.C.

Construction began on the Mount Milligan mine site in mid-2010, and work will continue through 2012 to ready the project for production in 2013. — Ern

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

School of rocks

1 of 4Geologist Peter Klewchuck studies a rock with school students. — Sarah Kennedy photo2 of 4Lindsay Park Elementary School kids explore the miner

Lisa Crane •
British Columbia

Why one man chose a career in coal

New employees wear a green hard hat for safety reasons. Other workers know to mentor this person as they get oriented to the site. — Photo Courtesy o

Karen Kornelsen •