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Teck Trail Operations recognized with TSM Leadership Award

Teck Trail Operations in British Columbia has been awarded with a special TSM Leadership Award. For its outstanding performance in the Towards Sustai

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

KSM (Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell) Project-Environmental Assessment Decision and Project Recommendation

Examining sample on a KSM site tour in July 2104. Ottawa—Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency—The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Envi

Keith Powell •
Mines

Vancouver woman elected president of American Exploration and Mining Association

Mari-Ann Green in her office. Vancouver resident Mari-Ann Green was recently elected president of the Spokane, Washington,-based American Exploratio

Peter Caulfield •
British Columbia

Terramac® signs SMS Equipment as first Canadian dealer

The RT9 is the largest mid-sized rubber track carrier that does not require special oversize permitting to transport the machine. Terramac® LLC, a ma

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Teck’s Don Lindsay named in BC’s CEO of the Year Awards

Donald Lindsay, president and CEO of Teck Resources named in BC's CEO of the Year Awards. In November, Business in Vancouver, in partnership with Del

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Geology brings “a life of endless adventure”

Peter Ogryzlo at the Vista Pit mine, Santa Fe Pacific Gold, Nevada. — N. Ogryzlo photo When asked to make a list of exciting careers, mine geologist

Kevin Miller •
Mines

Tony Beets: The King of the Klondike Who Built a Gold Mining Empire

Tony Beets emigrated from the Netherlands with nothing and built one of the Yukon's largest placer gold mining operations. Now 66 and starring in his fifteenth season of Gold Rush, the King of the Klondike is still chasing 6,500 ounces — and still getting out of bed before everybody else.

Kevin Miller •
British Columbia

Silverton: Discovery Ventures Inc.—Willa permit received

The Willa Project, near Silverton, BC. — Photo courtesy Discovery Ventures Discovery Ventures Inc. is pleased to announce that it is in receipt of Mi

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Australian mining company seeks environmental permit to start Crown Mountain Coal Mine in Elk Valley

Jameson Resources has conducted extensive exploratory drilling on the Crown Mountain site. — Photo courtesy Jameson Resources Jameson Resources, an A

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Teck announces first shipment of concentrate from restarted Pend Oreille Operations

Metaline Falls is the home of the restarted Teck Pend Oreille Mine Teck Resources Limited (TCK) announced on December 16th, 2014 that the first shipm

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

AME BC responds to Site C decision

The Site C Clean Energy Project has been approved, it will provide British Columbia with the most affordable, reliable clean power for over 100 years.

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Polaris Minerals wins BC Export Award

Polaris Minerals Richmond loading port facility. Earlier this year on November 12th, more than 300 people gathered at Vancouver’s Hyatt Regency Hotel

Keith Powell •
Education

PDAC International Convention takes place March 1-4, 2015

PDAC gathers more than 1,000 exhibitors and over 25,000 participants from 100 countries over four days. — Photo courtesy envisiondigitalphoto.com. Th

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

AME BC announces 2014 award recipients

Father and son team Duane and Morgan Poliquin are the recipients of the Colin Spence Award for excellence in global mineral exploration from the AME B

Keith Powell •
Mines

Unlikely miner becomes unexpected TV star

Ken Foy, one of the stars in Yukon Gold — Adam Blasberg/Yukon Gold, Paperny Entertainment photo Ken Foy is living proof that one seemingly insignific

Kevin Miller •
Mining Insider

Disappearing copper—Genomics could solve a mystery happening downstream

Site of the proposed Casino Copper Mine in Yukon. — Photo courtesy Casino Mining Vancouver, BC – The licence to operate a mine has become more and mo

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

U of Waterloo team emerges victorious at National Mining Competition

The 2014 National Mining Competition's winning team of engineering undergraduates from the University of Waterloo, from left: Andrew Jiang, Marco Chan

by Vincent Zhu and Nachiket Sherlekar •
Mining Insider

Strong showing for PotashCorp at the Awards of Excellence in Corporate Reporting

PotashCorp was a multiple winner and captured the Overall Award of Excellence. — Photo courtesy PotashCorp TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2014 /CNW/ - PotashCorp o

Keith Powell •
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 •
British Columbia

WIM Canada focus on action to increase women in mining

WIM Canada to focus on women in senior executive roles and non-traditional occupations such as trades, heavy equipment operators, miners, and engineer

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Stibbard heads JDS Energy and Mining, the project manager with a difference

JDS senior executives/management from left to right: Brent Gilchrist, Loralee Johnstone, Jeff Stibbard, Wayne Corso and Gord Doerksen. — Photo courtes

Peter Caulfield •
Alberta

Suncor’s Millenium Mine uncovered one of Alberta’s most important dinosaur discoveries

The oldest dinosaur found to date in Alberta is this 110-million-year-old armoured dinosaur discovered in 2011 during routine mining operations at Sun

Jessica Kirby •
Global

Software firm has developed groundbreaking solution for inspections

Screenshot of the Field Eagle application. The screen in the back is the FE Server’s template builder for specific machines. The front tablet is the F

Karen Kornelsen •
Alberta

New fracking sand terminal for Rocky Mountain House

Di-Corp is breaking ground on a new 30-acre terminal. — Photo courtesy Di-Corp website Specialty Chemical distributor Di-Corp is breaking ground on a

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