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British Columbia

The BC Task Force is creating a vast array of opportunities

1 of 2Ian Samson is a welding student participating in the apprenticeship pilot at Mount Polley. — Gordon Armour photo2 of 2Brandon Douglas is an elec

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

An innovative discovery camp is coming to Williams Lake

Jacob Purdy is a heavy-duty equipment operator student in the BC Task Force apprenticeship program. — Gordon Armour photo At the end of June, Grade 8

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

How B.C. can win a gold medal in the economic Olympics

1 of 4Michel Lamarre, project manager for Rio Tinto Alcan's Kitimat Modernization Project. — Photo courtesy Rio Tinto Alcan2 of 4Byng Giraud, vice-pre

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

An exciting gold project moves forward

Bob Gallagher is New Gold Inc.'s president and chief executive officer. — Photo courtesy New Gold Inc. The chances for development of a major new gol

Tim Gardner •
Mining Insider

The Canada North Resources Expo launches exciting new features

Prince George, B.C. – The producers of the all new Canada North Resources Expo (CNRE) are pleased to report that the event is well underway. Booth s

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

Value-added gypsum end-product user expands manufacturing In Calgary

Okaply Industries recently celebrated it's 47th year in business and the first year anniversary of their new factory in Calgary. The company had an

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Canada is good to mining, says American CEO

The chairman and CEO of Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., Kevin Loughrey, said he prefers Canada's regulatory system concerning natural resource dev

Tim Gardner •
Exploration

Greenland property could be the next site of an open-pit nickel mine

1 of 3Helicopter flying over the Maniitsoq property. — Photo courtesy of North American Nickel2 of 3Helicopter and the VTEM System used at the Maniits

Jessica Kirby •
Mining Insider

Repairs to damaged coal terminal going well

When a bulk carrier crashed into Berth 1 at Westshore Terminals at Port Metro Vancouver, the damage was so extensive, Westshore couldn’t even guess

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

Teck Announces decision in Phase 1 of Upper Columbia River litigation

Teck Resources Limited has announced that the Federal District Court for Eastern Washington has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in Phase 1 of the P

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

Finning International announces CEO planned retirement and transition plan for 2013

Finning International Inc.(TSX:FTT) announced today that Mr. Mike Waites has decided to retire in 2013 and will not seek re-election as a director a

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

Teck’s coal shipments exceeded fourth quarter expectations

Teck Resources Limited has announced that coal sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 are expected to exceed prior guidance of 6.2 million tonnes, and

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Westshore Terminals looks ahead with optimism

1 of 2CSK Brilliance loading at Westshore’s Berth One deep-sea dock. — Photo courtesy of Ray Dykes2 of 2It took a gentle hand to seat the second new

Jessica Kirby •
Mines

Keeping Saskatchewan’s proposed new potash mine clean and green

Greg Vogelsang is the manager of environment and regulatory affairs for Western Potash Corporation. — Photo courtesy of Western Potash Corporation Sa

Gail Jansen-Kesslar •
Mining Insider

2012 Towards Sustainable Mining Award winners announced

(L-R) Craig Ford, Inmet Mining; Robert Carreau, IAMGOLD; Pierre Gratton, Mining Association of Canada; Rob MacLean, BHP Billiton-EKATI; and Anne Marie

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

Canadian Government to sell Ridley Terminals

Ridley Terminals Inc. with MV Guinomar Bast at the berth. Transcript of remarks by Ted Menzies, minister of state (finance), announcing the governmen

Keith Powell •
Mining Insider

Benefits of stainless steel for biofuels sector shown in New Nickel Institute publication

Stainless Steel sculpture shows diversity of the material Stainless steel is the material of choice for many applications in the bioethanol, biodiese

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Work on the Kitimat Modernization Project is going strong

1 of 4The modernized Kitimat smelter will utilize Rio Tinto Alcan’s proprietary AP40 pre-bake technology, like the Alma aluminum smelter in Quebec pic

Karen Kornelsen •
Products & Equipment

Two new Cat Simulators are announced

The Large Track Type Tractor and Mining Truck simulators are set in an open-pit mining environment. — Photo courtesy Simformotion LLC, copyright © 20

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Pretium’s high-grade gold strike wins it the “Academy Award of the geologic profession”

1 of 2The president and chief executive officer of Vancouver-based Pretium Resources Inc., Robert Quartermain. — Photo courtesy Pretium Resources Inc.

Tim Gardner •
Manitoba

One on one with the CEO of Hudbay Minerals

David Garofalo has been involved in the development of 13 mines in 22 years, and has been with Hudbay Minerals for just over two years now. — Photo co

Karen Kornelsen •
Sustainability & Environment

Bardusan Placers is a leader in environmental stewardship

Premier Darrell Pasloski (far left) at the Yukon Geoscience Forum awards banquet with Energy Mines & Resources Minister Brad Cathers (centre) and (L t

Karen Kornelsen •
First Nations

Yukon Zinc receives a second Robert E. Leckie Award

Yukon Zinc's chairman and CEO, Jing You Lu (L) accepts the company's Robert E. Leckie Award alongside Brad Cathers, Yukon's minister of energy, mines

Karen Kornelsen •
Mining Insider

Teck Resources does not expect port incident to affect fourth quarter coal sales

Westshore Terminals Berth 1 out of commission for an unknown amount of time. Teck Resources Limited has announced that it is taking steps in response

Keith Powell •