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Keeping Vancouver Island lit

The John Hart Generating Station and Dam is located only six kilometres from the city of Campbell River, and this 250-acre property is surrounded by t

Kirsten Armleder •
News

Canadian Natural Resources Limited commits $2.5 million to keep STARS in the sky

British Columbia

Metro Vancouver municipalities among the biggest beneficiaries of spending by Coal Alliance Mines

Metro Vancouver municipalities continue to be among the prime beneficiaries of billions of dollars spent by Coal Alliance terminals and steelmaking co

Keith Powell •
News

Horizon Power Systems secured 1MW microturbine order for Canadian flare gas utilization

British Columbia

Santa Fe Metals exploring near historic Sullivan mine

L to R: Brian Jones (Excel Geophysics and gravity expert), Brian Kostiuk (Sully vendor), Mike Kennedy (Sully vendor), Craig Kennedy (local prospector)

Peter Caulfield •
Global

SMS Equipment is now representing Sandvik Surface Drilling equipment

The D90KS is a diesel-powered, crawler-mounted blasthole drill for mining. — Photo courtesy Sandvik Mining Drills SMS Equipment is pleased to announc

Keith Powell •
Company Profiles

Kaminak Gold named a TSX Venture 50 company

Eira Thomas, president and CEO of Kaminak Gold Corporation. — Photo courtesy Kaminak Gold Corporation Eira Thomas has done it again. Kaminak Gold C

Peter Caulfield •
British Columbia

Conifex Timber launches biomass power plant

Conifex Timber's biomass power plant in Mackenzie, B.C.—the plant uses sawmill residuals to produce clean energy for over 20,000 homes on the BC Hydro

Peter Caulfield •
Global

Commerce Resources developing rare earth pilot plant

Commerce Resources corp is an exploration and development company with a particular focus on rare metals and rare earth elements. — Photo courtesy Co

Peter Caulfield •
Education

Building a culture of safety is a slow process

The safety situation in the mineral exploration industry has greatly improved since PDAC and AME BC conducted their first survey in 2005. — Photo cou

Peter Caulfield •
Energy

Kineticor Resource Corp. finalizes flare gas to power partnership in Saskatchewan

Kineticor Resource Corp., in agreement with Surge Energy Inc., has launched a project to convert flare gas into power for sale to SaskPower. — Photo

British Columbia

Vote for Ulmer Contracting—they are the Canadian ultimate crew finalist in Vermeer’s crew search

Ulmer Contracting, based in Vancouver, B.C., has been selected as the only Canadian crew in Vermeer's Ultimate Operator contest, a search to find the

Keith Powell •
Alberta

Ulmer Contracting is the Canadian Ultimate Crew Finalist!

Navigator Nation members can cast one vote each day through August 30. — Photo courtesy Vermeer Vermeer is on the search for the “Ultimate Horizontal

News

SunMine fast facts and background

British Columbia

Coal production in B.C. is a thriving industry

The coal industry is bustling in B.C, with four to five coal trains leaving the Elk Valley on their way to the Westshore Terminal in Vancouver. — Pho

Gerry Warner •
British Columbia

Brucejack Mine receives Mines Act permit and federal approval

Construction of the Brucejack Mine, 65 kms northwest of Stewart, B.C., is expected to get underway in 2015. — Photo courtesy Pretium Resources With

Keith Powell •
News

Women guiding women in the workforce

Betty-Ann Heggie was a successful leader in a male-dominated company; now she has dedicated her retirement to help other women find similar success. —

Jillian Clark •
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

Taseko and Soda Creek Indian Band Sign participation and cooperation agreement

Mine crew celebrates safety at the Gibraltar Mine in this Taseko file photo — Photo courtesy Taseko Taseko is pleased to announce that a Participati

Keith Powell •
News

Kimberley offers free public tours of SunMine and key quotes

British Columbia

Despite low prices, Canadian coal producers are doing better than most

Joe Aldina, principal analyst for Coal Research, Wood Mackenzie — Photo courtesy Joe Aldina With the U.S. dollar on a tear, hitting valuations agains

Kevin Miller •
News

SkyPower signs US $2.2 billion agreement to develop and build 1 GW of solar energy projects in Kenya

British Columbia

Teck reports on Q2 earning—remains “cash flow positive”

Teck Resources Limited CEO Don Lindsay explains highlights of their second quarter financial report. — Photo courtesy Teck Teck Resources Limited (T

Keith Powell •
News

BC’s largest solar project begins operation