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Education

New trades trailer will help train Yukon residents

1 of 2The mobile trades trailer will be able to offer apprenticeship programs for millwright, welding and more. — Archbould Photography photo2 of 2In

Karen Kornelsen •
Mining Insider

Teck and Shell exchange oil sands leases

— Photo courtesy Golder.ca Under the exchange, Teck transferred oil sands rights and other miscellaneous interests associated with Lease 14 to Shell

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Mining Insider

Activists protest Clayoquot Sound mining plans

— Photo courtesy focs.ca The Wilderness Committee, Friends of Clayoquot Sound, and Clayoquot Action joined members of the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht

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Mining Insider

Westport launches a new product to serve the natural gas needs of the North American railroad market

— Photo courtesy CN Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT/NASDAQ:WPRT), today announced the launch of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tender product solu

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Mining Insider

Ridley Terminals purchases artwork from northern artists

In the past two years Ridley Terminals Inc. (RTI) has spent $100,000 purchasing art pieces from northern B.C. artists. The initiative was so success

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Mining Insider

Chinese company acquires larger stake in Western Potash to boost Milestone project development

Western Potash executives on stock exchange floor. — Photo courtesy Western Potash Facebook page. Business in Vancouver reporter Nelson Bennett is re

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British Columbia

Elk Valley mine rescue teams qualify for provincial competitions

1 of 3Volunteer ‘victims’ help make the first aid scenarios as realistic as possible. — Patrick Spohr photo courtesy East Kootenay Zone Mine Rescue C

British Columbia

The inaugural BC Mining HR Diversity Award

(L to R) Dave Bazowski, chair, BC Mining HR Task Force; Korah Dewalt, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, New Afton New Gold HR assistant and community relations

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Mining Insider

Surrey Board of Trade supports Coal Transfer Facility at Fraser Surrey Docks

Anita Huberman, CEO, Surrey Board of Trade. The Surrey Board of Trade supports the expanded development of the existing operation of the Fraser Surre

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British Columbia

Pierre Lebel is named Mining Person of the Year for 2012

Pierre Lebel (centre) receives the MABC's Mining Person of the Year Award for 2012; also pictured are Karina Briño, president and CEO of MABC, and Sco

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Mines

Wolverine Mine achieves full design capacity

1 of 2A new jumbo drills a rock face underground at Yukon Zinc's Wolverine Mine. — Photo courtesy Yukon Zinc Corp.2 of 2An operator works in the mill

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Mining Insider

Information gaps stall Raven Coal mine approval

BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) to stall giving Compliance Energy the green light. — Photo courtesy Infomine.com Too many gaps in the inform

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News

An environmentally friendly way to process gold

Scientists at Northwestern University have found a green way to process gold. — photos.com photo Some amazing new research has come out of Northweste

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News

A historic agreement is signed in northern Saskatchewan

Kineepik Métis Local #9 and the Village of Pinehouse signed a Collaboration Agreement with Cameco Corporation and AREVA Resources Canada. — Photo cour

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Manitoba

Remediating mine tailings and recovering gold

1 of 4This photo from September 2010 shows the new Britannia Mine head frame, with ARS stockpile on the right and acid mine drainage in the forefront.

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Manitoba

The Reed copper project is right on schedule

1 of 4A crew goes to work in a ventilation raise at the Reed copper project. — Photo courtesy VMS Ventures Inc.2 of 4VMS Ventures' president, John Roo

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British Columbia

Historic mine, modern technology and future hedges: the Wingdam gold project

1 of 7Ore samples from the Wingdam site show promise. — Photo courtesy Leif and Eva Grandell Studios2 of 7This shows the ore processing plant undergro

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Mining Insider

Star Phoenix reports that potash is on growth cycle

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. is entering a new era of growth, says its president and CEO, Bill Doyle. “We believe we are going to be able to d

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News

Google Glass could be a valuable tool for mining training

Vista Training Inc. sees Google Glass as a possible industry training tool. — Photo courtesy www.vista-training.com In the world of giant trucks and

Exploration

A thunderstorm: where his career began

John Roozendaal is founder and president of VMS Ventures Inc. — Photo courtesy VMS Ventures Inc. It was actually during a thunderstorm one day when J

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Mining Insider

Mineral explorers congratulate BC Liberals on election victory

The Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC) congratulated the BC Liberal Party led by Christy Clark on its election victory in the May 14 pr

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Education

Top geoscience students were given a unique opportunity

1 of 2Retired geologist Ben Berger leads post-secondary geoscience students on a field-mapping exercise during S-IMEW. — Brianna Sejourne (PDAC) phot

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Mining Insider

Finning International announces Scott Thomson as president and CEO

The board of directors for Finning International (TSX:FTT) announces the appointment of Scott Thomson as president and CEO. The board of directors of

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British Columbia

Promoting the positives and attracting the next generation

1 of 2Younger-generation employees, according to Goldcorp's Paul Farrow, have skills such as in technology or social media that the older generation m

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