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British Columbia

Power your home with solar and sell the excess

More than 500 property owners in B.C. use solar power in conjunction with BC Hydro's grid. — Photos by Don Pettit, Peace Energy Cooperative As I wri

Elizabeth James •
Alberta

Oil and gas site reclamation takes hands-on approach

A native forb called paintbrush is often found in disturbed areas and is thus a reasonable candidate for early reclamation. — Photo courtesy Northern

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

New Afton raises the bar with ISO 50001 Energy Management Standards

Andrew Cooper, New Afton's energy specialist — Photo courtey New Afton MineNew Gold ’s newest mine knows value beyond its minerals. New Afton, a cop

Jillian Clark •
British Columbia

Rio Tinto re-opens modernized Kitimat aluminum smelter

Rio Tinto Alcan Kitmat Aluminum Smelter during the modernization project — Photo courtesy Rio Tinto CBC is reporting that Rio Tinto re-opened its Kit

Keith Powell •
Global

Saskatchewan ranks tops in Canada in Fraser Institute mining survey

The Fraser Institute's annual Survey of Mining Companies rates 122 jurisdictions around the world based on their overall Investment Attractiveness Ind

Peter Caulfield •
Global

Mine 2015: PWC’s 12th annual review - top trends in the global mining industry

The Global mining industry continues to see challenges, as well as growth, in the years ahead. — Photo courtesy Kootenaybiz.com It has been another

Keith Powell •
Company Profiles

BluMetric wins $3.2 million Vale environmental engineering contract

BluMetric Environmental, a cleantec company, is awarded a new contract to provide environmental engineering services. — Photo courtesy BluMetric Blu

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

WD makes $715K investment for responsible resource development

Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) is contributing $715,000 to Genome BC. The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Eco

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Kimberley’s SunMine to light up in June 2015

The SunMine's 4032 solar panels are able to track the sun as it moves across the sky, tilt to dump snow and assume a flat position during strong winds

By Kevin Miller •
British Columbia

Student engineering team wins provincial competition

The student engineering team, from left to right, Brenden Vissers, Stephanie Doherty, Allison Matfin, Maureen Long, and Clayton McBride. — Photo court

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

BC mine reclamation committee to hold June get-together

Teck Metals Ltd. received the 2012 British Columbia Jake McDonald Mine Reclamation Award for outstanding reclamation achievements at the Pinchi Mine,

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

Two former Teck employees find a second career in mining reclamation

A herd of elk graze on the former Sullivan Mine site. — Photo courtesy Teck Resources When Teck’s Sullivan Mine in Kimberley, B.C., closed on Decemb

Kevin Miller •
Alberta

Imperial Oil to build next generation research facility in Calgary

A digital rendering of Imperial Oil's new oilsands research centre in southeast Calgary. — Photo courtesy Imperial Oil With a dual focus on increasin

Kevin Miller •
Sustainability & Environment

George Ross, lured to the far north

There’s still gold in the hills! George Ross displays some Klondike gold nuggets in Dawson City. The gold was mined by area placer miners. — Photo co

Jessica Kirby •
Mines

Diavik Diamond Mine powers up with wind

1 of 6Diavik's four-turbine wind farm is designed to supply ten per cent of the mine's power needs, saving 3.8 million litres of fuel worth $5 million

Jessica Kirby •
Products & Equipment

Azomite: a full-spectrum reclamation soil additive

1 of 2Azomite holds nutrients needed for soil regeneration. — Photo by Mila Radulovic2 of 2Azomite can be shipped directly from the distributor. — Ph

Kristen Mitchell •
British Columbia

CIM 2014 convention in Vancouver May 11 to 14

1 of 2Interaction of delegates and participants in the CIM convention of 2013. — Photo courtesy CIM2 of 2CIM 2013 convention. — Photo courtesy CIM Th

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Leadership and community engagement at Teck

1 of 2Flathead Townsite, recently purchased by Teck for conservation, provides key habitat for fish, bears, birds and other species. — Photo courtesy

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Executive confident about gold mine’s development

1 of 4The president and chief executive officer of Pretium Resources Inc., Robert Quartermain, believes his company's proposed high-grade gold Bruceja

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

Mining thought leader overview

Karina Briño, president and CEO of MABC, says B.C.'s biggest challenge and opportunity in mining is staying competitive in a global economy. — photo

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Reclamation must be site-specific

Jennifer McConnachie, an inspector of mines and reclamation for the province of British Columbia, inspects a waste rock dump that has undergone progre

Tim Gardner •
Exploration

Revolutionizing prospecting and exploration in Yukon

1 of 3Launching the eBee drone. — Photo courtesy Shawn Ryan2 of 3The eBee drone in flight. — Photo courtesy Shawn Ryan3 of 3Computer work in the field

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Recognizing excellence in mine reclamation

1 of 2Ryan Mills accepting the Metal Mining Reclamation Award on behalf of the Crown Contaminated Sites Program of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and

Karen Kornelsen •