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A great deal of exploration, assessment and consideration of logistical details must occur before a mine can begin operation—and once it does, there are many things that can impact its success. In Canadian Mining & Energy, we look at the challenges that operating mines face and how they are adapting to meet the demands of new regulations and environmental standards.

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Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett Special Guest on Podcast

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett Special Guest on Podcast

Bill Bennett Welcome to a special edition of the Kootenay Business/Canadian Mining and Energy Podcast. We are pleased to have the Honourable Bill Be

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Thompson Creek Metals wins mine reclamation award

Thompson Creek Metals wins mine reclamation award

Jonathan Buchanan, director, Information and Public Affairs for the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) — Photo: Robert Hawk

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10 Ways to Immerse Yourself in British Columbia’s Rich Mining Past

10 Ways to Immerse Yourself in British Columbia’s Rich Mining Past

The Britannia Mine Museum lets you explore this former copper mine along B.C.’s Pacific coast. — Photo: Britannia Mine Museum Tug on a headlamp and h

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Lucky strikes: Early days in British Columbia’s mining industry

Lucky strikes: Early days in British Columbia’s mining industry

The settlement of Britannia Beach, one of two bases for the Britannia Mining and Smelting Company. — Photo: Britannia Mine Museum For more than 180

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Hans Brasch’s lucky life

Hans Brasch’s lucky life

Hans Brasch worked in the mining industry for 40 years, and never missed a single day of work. — Photo: Hans Brasch “I worked 40 years in the mines,”

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Kootenay Zinc Corp. sponsors Sullivan Core Shack Display

Kootenay Zinc Corp. sponsors Sullivan Core Shack Display

The Sullivan Core Shack will be a museum level display of ore and rock specimens as well as drill core from Sullivan mine and surrounding area. — Phot

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Important appointments to Alliance Magnesium Board of Directors

Important appointments to Alliance Magnesium Board of Directors

With its recent appointments, Alliance Magnesium Inc. now has seven members on its Board of Directors. — Photo: Alliance Magnesium Inc. BROSSARD, QC,

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CSE tallies another record year in 2016; personnel, infrastructure additions strengthen 2017 outlook

CSE tallies another record year in 2016; personnel, infrastructure additions strengthen 2017 outlook

Canadian Securities Exchange CEO Richard Carleton. — Photo: CSE TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 12, 2017) - The Canadian Securities Exchange (C

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McEwen leads extraordinary list of Mining Hall of Fame Inductees

McEwen leads extraordinary list of Mining Hall of Fame Inductees

"This exemplary group of mining experts, innovators and pioneering Canadians are global leaders of the highest caliber," said Bill Roscoe, Chair, Cana

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MX Gold announces proposed purchase of WestKam Gold Corp.‘s Bonaparte property

MX Gold announces proposed purchase of WestKam Gold Corp.‘s Bonaparte property

The Bonaparte property is located in close proximity to Kamloops, B.C. — Photo: WestKam Gold Corp. Vancouver, B.C. - MX Gold Corp. (TSX-V: MXL) (FS

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NioCorp signs land acquisition agreements for Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project: Nebraska

NioCorp signs land acquisition agreements for Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project: Nebraska

Mark Smith, Executive Chairman, CEO, and Director of NioCorp. — Photo: NioCorp Jan. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NioCorp Developments Ltd. is please

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IsoEnergy intersects Uranium Mineralization at Thorburn Lake and strong basement alteration at Radio

IsoEnergy intersects Uranium Mineralization at Thorburn Lake and strong basement alteration at Radio

Map of the Thorburn Lake and Radio uranium projects owned by IsoEnergy Ltd. in Saskatchewan. — Photo: IsoEnergy Ltd. VANCOUVER, Jan. 5, 2017 /CNW/

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Robert McEwen does more than expected

Robert McEwen does more than expected

Robert McEwen is a 2017 inductee into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. — Photo: McEwen Mining “I’m stubbornly persistent, I’m intensely curious, and

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Airships considered for more environmentally friendly mining in remote locations

Airships considered for more environmentally friendly mining in remote locations

Quest Rare Minerals looks to the sky for efficient and environmentally friendly solutions to their mine transport problems: Lockheed Martin's airships

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Teck Trail announces $174 million for new acid plant

Teck Trail announces $174 million for new acid plant

A previously completed acid plant that Teck installed in 2014. — Photo: Teck Trail/LCIC Teck Metals Ltd. (“Teck”) announced on January 2, 2107, that

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Conuma Coal re-opens second mine near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Conuma Coal re-opens second mine near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Conuma expects to have the Wolverine Mine operating at full production levels by April, exporting 1.5 million tonnes of metallurgical coal annually. —

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Kennady Diamonds announces Mineral Resource of 13.62 Million Carats for the Kelvin Kimberlite

Kennady Diamonds announces Mineral Resource of 13.62 Million Carats for the Kelvin Kimberlite

The Kennady North Project is located in the NWT, Canada. — Photo: Kennady Diamonds Inc. Kennady Diamonds Inc. ("Kennady", the "Company") (TSX-V: KDI

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Bravura announces submission of plan of operations application for its Musgrove Creek Project

Bravura announces submission of plan of operations application for its Musgrove Creek Project

Map of the Musgrove Creek Gold Project. — Photo: Bravura Ventures Corp. Vancouver-based, Bravura Ventures Corp. is pleased to provide an exploration

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De Beers returns West Athabasca to CanAlaska

De Beers returns West Athabasca to CanAlaska

Map of the Athabasca Diamond Projects. — Photo: CanAlaska Vancouver, Canada, December 23, 2016 - CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSX-V: CVV; OTCQB: CVVUF; F

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7 must-visit museums on the Prairies to learn about Canada’s mining and energy industries

7 must-visit museums on the Prairies to learn about Canada’s mining and energy industries

Atlas Coal Mine encompasses 70 acres and 20 dozen preserved buildings. — Photo: Atlas Coal MineAtlas Coal Mine—Drumheller, Alberta A trip to the Atl

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