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A woman sits behind a simulator steering wheel with a scenario being represented on screen.
Education, First Nations, British Columbia Benefits for industry and communities

The British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association supports First Nation individuals as they obtain training for the mining industry.

by Kristen Mitchell
BC AMTA student, Shane Tait, is excited about his future and getting to use the new technology.
Education, First Nations, British Columbia BC AMTA receives $13,000 donation from Microsoft

Because of limited access to technology in northern B.C. for some First Nations communities, this donation will really help students reach their full potential.

by Karen Kornelsen
Exterior of bus used for transporting mining staff.
Company Profiles, Products & equipment, British Columbia Dynamic Specialty Vehicles Ltd.

Dynamic Specialty Vehicles Ltd. offers the mining industry an integral service—transport.

by Lisa Crane
Abbotsford’s ShearForce Equipment has brought the Xcentric Ripper excavator attachment to Canada.
Products & equipment, Technology, British Columbia MSABC members keep mining at the forefront of innovation

MSABC revolutionizing the mining supply industry with technology and innovation.

by Jessica Kirby
Bruce Knight, president and DEO of SMS Equipment.
Minerals, Technology, British Columbia MSABC sends the message that mining builds communities

Mining Suppliers Association of B.C.’s (MSABC) sends the message that mining builds communities.

by Jessica Kirby
On June 14, 2013, the Revenue Resource Transparency Working Group released its draft recommendations on implementing mandatory reporting standards for Canadian mining companies.
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Yukon Draft recommendations on implementing mandatory reporting standards released

The Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group's document is now open for public comment after months of hard work.

by Karen Kornelsen
fern fossil
Mines, Products & equipment, British Columbia Driller finds ancient fern leaf fossil

Randy Lamb of Sonic Drilling was working at a coal mine near Tumbler Ridge when he came across a fossil that's about 80 million years old.

by Karissa Gall
Coal Mountain Operations mine rescue team and their supporters accept the provincial award for Best Surface Rescue Team in B.C. at the East Kootenay Zone mine rescue competition earlier this year.
Safety, British Columbia Teck’s Coal Mountain surface mine rescue team wins

Teck's Coal Mountain Operations was the winner in the Surface Mine Rescue category at the 58th Annual Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition.

by Karen Kornelsen
Company Profiles, Products & equipment, British Columbia Motion Industries Cranbrook

The Motion Industries branch in Cranbrook, B.C., serves the mining industry and other sectors in southeastern British Columbia.

by Jessica Kirby
Bloodstained woman in distress
British Columbia Elk Valley mine rescue teams qualify for provincial competitions

The East Kootenay zone surface mine rescue and first aid competition was held May 11 in Sparwood.

a group of four women and one man standing with an award
First Nations, British Columbia The inaugural BC Mining HR Diversity Award

In May 2013, the BC AMTA and New Gold partnership took home the BC Mining HR Diversity Award for developing new industry best practices.

by Karen Kornelsen
a woman and two men in business attire; the older man at centre , Pierre Lebel,is holding an award
British Columbia Pierre Lebel is named Mining Person of the Year for 2012

Pierre Lebel's many achievements span more than three decades of contributing to building and supporting the mining industry in British Columbia.

by Karen Kornelsen
two men looking at small pieces of gold
Exploration, British Columbia Historic mine, modern technology and future hedges: the Wingdam gold project

Omineca Mining & Metals Ltd. is optimistic about the gold potential at the historic Wingdam Mine site in B.C.'s Cariboo region, said company CEO Tim Termuende.

by Tanya Laing Gahr
a smiling dark-haired man
Education, Mines, British Columbia Promoting the positives and attracting the next generation

Goldcorp, and its senior VP Paul Farrow, is working to dispel certain stereotypes about mining careers and to promote the industry to the younger generation.

by Karen Kornelsen
A yellow boat with fishermen floats down a deep blue river against a stunning backdrop of trees and mountains
History, Sustainability & environment, British Columbia Working Together to Protect the Elk Valley Watershed

Marcia Smith, senior vice-president, sustainability and external affairs at Teck, writes regarding the government management plan issued for the Elk River

by Marcia Smith
Large digger shovelling dirt into an oversized mining dump truck.
Company Profiles, First Nations, Sustainability & environment, British Columbia Operating with respect for the land

This First Nations-owned company understands sensitive environments

by Jessica Kirby
Overview of the 4 X 3 kilometer Mt. Milligan Mine site.
Company Profiles, British Columbia Working together to open Mount Milligan

AMEC and Fluor recently completed EPCM services for the $1.5 billion open-pit copper and gold mine owned by Thompson Creek Metals.

by Jessica Kirby
Fraser Deacon
Mines, British Columbia Linking local business with mining companies in north central BC

The Northern Interior Mining Group has helped revive a tottering economy by increasing communication between resource companies and local suppliers

by Tim Gardner
large screens with two men sitting in front
Education, British Columbia College of the Rockies receives $1.1 million for training simulators

College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, B.C., has received $1.1 million for state-of-the-art haul truck simulators for those looking to pursue a career in mining.

by Karen Kornelsen
a group of First Nations graduates
Education, First Nations, British Columbia BC AMTA celebrates two major milestones

The two British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association graduations in early 2013 changed the lives of 55 First Nations students and their families.

by Karen Kornelsen
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Company Profiles, Safety, British Columbia Guardian First Aid Service provides essential services

Guardian First Aid Service has been providing essential services in and around the East Kootenay region of B.C. since 2003.

by Karen Kornelsen
manganese plant
Sustainability & environment, British Columbia, Global A B.C. company continues its research into environmentally sound mining techniques

Kemetco Research’s work in non-cyanide gold recovery and other technology could conquer environmental disadvantages of common mining processes

by Jessica Kirby
White male wearing necktie
Mines, British Columbia A colossal company has big plans for B.C.

A division of world mining giant Xstrata PLC eyes opening two coal mines in northeastern British Columbia within three to four years.

by Tim Gardner
a young man standing with a hard hat in a mine
Education, British Columbia An innovative discovery camp is coming to Williams Lake

Thompson Rivers University in Williams Lake, B.C., is providing Grade 8 students with a chance to learn more about careers in mining at a summer discovery camp.

by Karen Kornelsen
a man wearing coveralls and a hard hat welding
Education, British Columbia The BC Task Force is creating a vast array of opportunities

The BC Task Force is undertaking innovative pilot projects to ensure the growth of the mining industry.

by Karen Kornelsen
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Education, Exploration, First Nations, British Columbia How B.C. can win a gold medal in the economic Olympics

Mining executives at the Natural Resource Forum suggest ways to improve the province's mining investment climate.

by Tim Gardner
Bob Gallagher
Minerals, Mines, British Columbia An exciting gold project moves forward

After an aggressive summer drilling program, New Gold initiates an environmental review for its Blackwater project in central British Columbia.

by Tim Gardner
white male
Mines, British Columbia Canada is good to mining, says American CEO

Kevin Loughrey says Canada's regulatory system tops its American counterpart when it comes to natural resource development

by Tim Gardner
Large oceangoing vessel
Minerals, British Columbia Westshore Terminals looks ahead with optimism

Phase two of a major upgrade at this busy coal export terminal involved replacing worn chutes and installing a new twin dumper

by Jessica Kirby
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Mines, British Columbia Pretium’s high-grade gold strike wins it the “Academy Award of the geologic profession”

A Vancouver-based mining firm's exploration efforts are lauded by the industry as it prepares to develop one of the world's highest-grading gold projects

by Tim Gardner
an architectural rendering of an aerial view of the new smelter
Sustainability & environment, Technology, British Columbia Work on the Kitimat Modernization Project is going strong

Rio Tinto Alcan's Kitimat Modernization Project at its smelter in Kitimat, B.C., is on track to be completed and achieve production by 2014.

by Karen Kornelsen
A female mining engineer.
Education, British Columbia Women in Mining comes to B.C.’s East Kootenay

The new Women in Mining Kootenays branch is creating a network for women in mining in southeastern British Columbia.

by Karen Kornelsen
a group of people holding a framed certificate
Sustainability & environment, British Columbia A sand-and-gravel company wins for reclamation

R.E. Postill & Sons was one of five B.C. mines recognized for their reclamation achievements in September 2012.

by Karen Kornelsen
Photo of the Orca Quarry
First Nations, Mines, British Columbia Orca Quarry: pursuing a rock-solid business plan

Company officials behind what is possibly Canada's largest sand and gravel quarry still have faith in shipping product to an aggregate-starved U.S. west coast.

by Tim Gardner
Photo of Christy Clark, Dr. Norman Keevil and Steven Point
British Columbia Dr. Norman Keevil of Teck receives the Order of B.C.

Dr. Norman Keevil, chair of Teck Resources, speaks to Mining & Exploration on receiving the prestigious 2012 Order of B.C.

by Karen Kornelsen
Man standing in a lake holding a fishing net.
Mines, Sustainability & environment, British Columbia Planning for a mine’s closure—before it opens

Mount Milligan mine environmental plan

by Tim Gardner
Photo of a helicopter on the ridge top at the Findlay Creek Property
Exploration, British Columbia Seeking another Sullivan

Eagle Plains Resources is searching for another Sullivan-like deposit in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.

by Karen Kornelsen
Roland and Elsie Antuna stand in front of a haul truck at Peace River Coal
Education, Mines, British Columbia A coal mine and college partner on the Mothers to Miners program

Northern Lights College and Peace River Coal are partners in the Mothers to Miners program, geared at developing entry-level employees for the mining industry.

by Jessica Kirby
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Exploration, British Columbia, Global With Luquman Shaheen at the helm, Panoro Minerals has seen success

Luquman Shaheen has spent 16 years living and working between Peru and Canada, and took over as president and CEO of Panoro Minerals four years ago.

by Jessica Kirby
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Education, History, Mines, British Columbia A family visit to the Britannia Mine Museum

A family visits the award-winning Britannia Mine Museum at Britannia Beach on British Columbia's coast.

by DaleAnn Shellborn
Photo of the Keno Hill Silver District
Mines, Sustainability & environment, Technology, British Columbia, Yukon Alexco transforms the Keno Hill Silver District with environmental technologies

Cleaning up and reopening the historic Bellekeno silver mine in Yukon has earned Alexco's Brad Thrall and Clynton Nauman an award from the AME BC.

by Karen Kornelsen
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Education, First Nations, British Columbia The BC AMTA will continue to provide valuable services

In June 2012, the B.C. Aboriginal Mine Training Association had to shut its doors—but with a new agreement in the works, programs are expected to continue.

by Karen Kornelsen
Buildings and equipment for mining
British Columbia Fab Rite celebrates 30 years

With more than 80 employees, Cranbrook-based company Fab Rite Services Inc. has been growing and expanding its scope for the past three decades

Buildings at a moly mining facility surrounded by mountains and trees
Exploration, Mines, British Columbia Maintaining a positive outlook

Vancouver-based TTM Resources Inc. is striving to develop a significant British Columbia molybdenum deposit into a profitable mine

by Tim Gardner
Photo of Kirstin Clausen, Buddy the Miner and Gavin C. Dirom
History, Minerals, Mines, British Columbia BC’s Association for Mineral Exploration turns 100

BC's Association for Mineral Exploration turns 100

by Jessica Kirby
Photo of a truck
Products & equipment, British Columbia Big wheels keep on turning

Rimex industrial wheel manufacturers

by Jessica Kirby
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Mines, British Columbia Mike Ranallo named new head of Mining Suppliers Association

Mike Ranallo settles in for two years in the leader’s seat with an agenda focused on increased membership and public education.

by Jessica Kirby
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Mines, Sustainability & environment, British Columbia Teck plans a Line Creek water treatment facility

West Line Creek water treatment facility 25 kilometres north of Sparwood, B.C.

by Brielle Will
Mining operation
Mines, British Columbia Teck plans an expansion to Line Creek operations

Representatives from Teck's Line Creek operations held an open house to provide information on the West Line Creek Selenium Active Water Treatment Facility.

by Brielle Will

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