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K+S Potash Canada celebrates grand opening of new corporate headquarters

New corporate headquarters will be home to approximately one hundred KSPC employees and contractors. — Photo courtesy k+s group The official opening

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British Columbia

BC geoscientist writes that Mt Polley tailings aren’t toxic.

A 3D rendering of the the Mount Polley copper-gold mine operated by Imperial Metals. — Photo courtesy Imperial Metals In a letter to the editor publi

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British Columbia

Editorial: Mount Polley a wake-up call for Canada’s mining industry

Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. — Photo courtesy Suzuki Foundation press photo V

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Britespan launches NEW clearspan building with increased clearance

Britespan Building Systems Inc. announced the launch of the new Atlas 52 L-10 model with specific features. Ideal for industrial, resource and mining

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British Columbia

Morrison Mine Assessment suspended pending provincial review

Environment Minister Mary Polak has suspended the environmental assessment of the proposed Morrison copper-gold mine. Environment Minister Mary Polak

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British Columbia

Seabridge Gold’s KSM application receives final approval from BC

— Photo courtesy Seabridge Gold Seabridge Gold announced at the end of July that the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office ("BCEAO") has

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British Columbia

Imperial announces agreement with Tahltan Central Council on Red Chris Project

On site at Imperial Metals Red Chris Project. — Photo courtesy Imperial Metals Imperial Metals Corporation (III-TSX) is reporting that it has entered

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British Columbia

Green light to Fraser Docks coal transfer

— Photo courtesy Metro Port Vancouver Port Metro Vancouver has approved the proposed direct coal transfer facility at Fraser Surrey Docks.Fraser Sur

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British Columbia

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) request to licensees with tailings facilities

Uranium Mining at Cameco's Rabbit Lake Mine in Saskatchewan. — Photo courtesy Cameco Corporation Further to the recent tailings dam breach at the Mou

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British Columbia

College of the Rockies gets $164K for welding programs

East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett and College President and CEO David Walls. What can only to described as good news for the College of the Rockies in C

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Global

Veris Gold Corp. receives top safety awards

— Photo courtesy Sprott Global Newsletter Veris Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that its Jerritt Canyon property has received three top safety awa

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Global

Canadian mining industry outperforms 2nd quarter expectations

The Canadian Mining Eye index gained 9% during Q2 2014 compared to a 13% gain during Q1 2014. The Canadian Mining Eye index outperformed the S&P/TSX

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British Columbia

College signs SunMine agreement

College of the Rockies President and CEO David Walls looks forward to collaborating on the innovative SunMine in Kimberley. College of the Rockies Pr

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British Columbia

Top paid mining executives in BC

The highest paid executive was Charles Jeannes, president and CEO of Goldcorp. Last month, Business in Vancouver (BIV), published their annual list o

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British Columbia

Guest Editorial: Too early to tell what happened at Mount Polley

Kenneth P. Green is senior director, Natural Resource Studies at the Fraser Institute. Troy Media - The pictures coming out of northern British Colum

British Columbia

Engineering regulator welcomes inquiry into Mount Polley Mine dam breach

BC Mines Minister Bill Bennett announced Mt Polley inquiry earlier this week. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEG

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Quotes accompanying announcement of independent enquiry into Mt Polley dam breach

Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Responsible for Core Review − “We have a responsibility, as the jurisdiction where this failure took

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British Columbia

Mines Minister announces independent expert engineering review launched to investigate Mount Polley

The Government of British Columbia, with the support of the Soda Creek Indian Band (Xats’ull First Nation) and Williams Lake Indian Band, has ordere

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British Columbia

Wanted: Mining solutions, not hysteria says editorial in BIV

The Mt Polley mine when in production. It warrants public alarm, but the failure of the Mount Polley mine’s tailings pond does not warrant widespread

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British Columbia

Statement by engineering firm Knight Piésold Ltd. regarding the Mount Polley mining incident

— Photo courtesy Imperial Metals The breach of the tailings storage facility at Mount Polley is an extremely unfortunate incident and Knight Piésold

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British Columbia

Mining Association of Canada (MAC) - Mount Polley tailings breach is a major industry concern

— Photo courtesy Imperial Metals STATEMENT AND BACKGROUNDER - On August 4, a tailings breach occurred at the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia,

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British Columbia

Mining Association of BC is monitoring the Mount Polley tailings dam incident

— Photo courtesy Cariboo Mining Association The Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) is following very closely the events related to the Mo

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British Columbia

2nd quarter highlights from Teck Resources—beats market estimates

Teck Resources’ profit falls 44% on weak coal prices, but beats estimates Teck Resources (NYSE:TCK) +1.1% premarket after Q2 earnings were hit by

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British Columbia

New state-of-the-art helicopter base near Nelson

A commitment to safety has kept High Terrain growing and thriving as they celebrate 22 years of success. From humble beginnings in 1992, Steve Benw

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