All British Columbia articles

The 91st annual East Kootenay Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition was hosted at Elkford fire hall.

Red Chris, located 80 km south of Dease Lake, has a solid 28-year lifespan ahead of it.

McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. helps mines through the opening process.

Read this award winning auto-biography of the life and adventures of B.C. mining pioneer Don McLeod.

Dave Forshaw said prospectors should always keep an open mind when searching for gemstones and minerals in Canada.

Precious metals are on the rise, but BCGold Corp. knows there's a lot more to being a junior company than exploration projects.

The Canadian government is improving the review process for major natural resource project; regulations are outlined in the Economic Action Plan 2012.

The School of Exploration & Mining is building inclusive relationships with First Nations communities.

Drilling is underway at the Sully, a property east of Kimberley, B.C., to explain a gravity anomaly that has been identified.

Increased production at the Fraser Lake molybdenum mine will create approximately 160 new jobs.

Kevin McCormick, a director for the Mining Suppliers Association, believes a northern B.C. mining boom may last 25 to 40 years.

American Manganese Inc. has completed three phases of drilling at Artillery Peak, the company’s low-grade manganese deposit located in Arizona.

The owners of the Huckleberry Mine, an open-pit copper and molybdenum mine in west central B.C., has approved a seven-year mine-life extension.

Teck and BASF announce a partnership to reduce zinc deficiency in the developing world through micronutrient food solutions.

Kamloops Exploration Group and Canadian Institute of Mining created a partnership for a lecture series two years ago, and now, they’ll be hosting Mining Day.

After a brief hiatus in the demand for coal, the price of coal has surged.

The number of reported injuries at Teck's Elk Valley coal operations in 2011 was at an all-time low.

Blackwater gold project in central B.C. has a shining future for gold exploration.

Julie Dormer is the outreach co-ordinator for the Kamloops Exploration Group, an association that promotes mining, earth sciences and mineral exploration.

Mark O'Dea keeps the Fronteer team together to search for new gold and copper-gold deposits.

Michelle Unger lives and works in Kimberley. She feels fortunate that she has been able to live in a great place like Kimberley while advancing her career.

A Canadian gold mining company goes on an aggressive shopping spree buying up promising gold-silver property in central B.C.

Nick Houghton didn’t expect to be hunting rubies in Greenland—fate just sort of took him there.

A modern condominium complex has been built in Elkford for new workers, offering high-end features like granite countertops.

The Mount Milligan copper-gold mine, touted as the first major metal mine to be built in the province in 15 years, is already bringing prosperity to the region.

A 40-year career in the industry has taken Lindsay Bottomer to places all around the world—meeting fascinating people and doing something he loves.

This year's Minerals South Conference facilitated a Junior Miners Program in Kimberley for grade one to three students of Lindsay Park Elementary School.

GeoScience BC and the East Kootenay Chamber of Mines has announced the lauch of the SEEK project in the East Kootenays.

Carl Schulze's company, All-Terrane Mineral Exploration Services positions him in a prime location to see new and exciting discoveries.

James Hoy is impressed with the extensive training he received for his new job as a haul truck driver at Teck.

Mining is booming and a labour shortage is looming—but a B.C. task force is on the case.

The City of Kimberley and Integra Air promote the potential for Alberta's oil sands workers to live in the BC Rockies.

Development of shale gas reserves in northeastern B.C. will mean more jobs, more people and more pressure on the infrastructure of the small town of Fort Nelson

Simply put, there's a worldwide shortage of mining professionals. UBC's certificate program in mining studies is attempting to ease the HR crunch.

What will happen to northeastern B.C.’s water supply as natural gas continues to be extracted by means of hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking?

After seven years in the making, Fernie’s Miners Walk is now under construction and is expected to be unveiled to the public in November of 2011.

The East Kootenay Chamber of Mines is hosting over 200 delegates for the 7th Annual Minerals South Conference in Kimberley, B.C., November 15 to 17, 2011.

First Point Minerals has developed an innovative selective extraction method to accurately assay for alloy nickel at its Decar property in central BC.

Knight Piésold has grown from a one-person consultancy in South Africa to a company that employs over 700 people worldwide, with two offices in Canada.

Shipping coal out of North Vancouver will soon be more efficient because of investments in modern equipment by Neptune Bulk Terminals.

Innovative programs, such as Yes 2 It and Project Heavy Duty, get people familiar with trades careers from an early age.

O’Brien Training and Taylor Professional Driving in Prince George, B.C., offer heavy-equipment operation and commercial driver training.

Staff at the Britannia Mine Museum worked diligently to redesign the facility—and it paid off at the CMA annual national conference in Ontario.

The Raven coal mine project is going through an environmental review process which invites feedback from the general public to ensure all concerns are heard.

Teck Trail Operations leads the way to a greener future by taking e-waste and recycling its usable metals.

The collapse of a sill pillar in 2010 halted production at the Max molybdenum mine near Revelstoke, B.C., but Roca Mines is working to restart operations.

Open Gold Corp. is drilling for minerals near Grand Forks in B.C.'s Boundary region, and the company hopes to replicate the success of the Phoenix Mine.

'Lyn Anglin, president and CEO of Geoscience BC, is a tireless and passionate advocate for the mineral exploration industry in B.C.

Bob Thompson’s deep geological understanding and enthusiasm for the industry is what garners him the most notice.

Developing mineral processing technology that isolates and recovers precious metals.