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Completion of Highway 37 power line hailed
Glen Wonders, vice-president for AME BC. — Photo courtesy Association for Mineral Exploration BC The official completion of BC Hydro’s North...
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British Columbia is a province with a rich mining history and a wealth of mining potential yet undiscovered. Early mining operations brought gold and coal to the surface; today, these and many other valuable minerals are bringing prosperity to B.C. communities.
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Engineering regulator welcomes inquiry into Mount Polley Mine dam breach
BC Mines Minister Bill Bennett announced Mt Polley inquiry earlier this week. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of...
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Quotes accompanying announcement of independent enquiry into Mt Polley dam breach
Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Responsible for Core Review − “We have a responsibility, as the jurisdiction where this failu...
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Kamloops-based Moly-Cop will start construction this year on an expansion
Moly-Cop Canada’s expansion in Kamloops. — Photo courtesy Moly-Cop Canada Kamloops-based Moly-Cop has been operating at or near its 115,000-...
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Mines Minister announces independent expert engineering review launched to investigate Mount Polley
The Government of British Columbia, with the support of the Soda Creek Indian Band (Xats’ull First Nation) and Williams Lake Indian Band, ha...
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Wanted: Mining solutions, not hysteria says editorial in BIV
The Mt Polley mine when in production. It warrants public alarm, but the failure of the Mount Polley mine’s tailings pond does not warrant w...
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Statement by engineering firm Knight Piésold Ltd. regarding the Mount Polley mining incident
— Photo courtesy Imperial Metals The breach of the tailings storage facility at Mount Polley is an extremely unfortunate incident and Knight...
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Mining Association of Canada (MAC) - Mount Polley tailings breach is a major industry concern
— Photo courtesy Imperial Metals STATEMENT AND BACKGROUNDER - On August 4, a tailings breach occurred at the Mount Polley mine in British Co...
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Andy Randell helps budding geologists with free workshops
Andy Randell worked in Guyana as part of a Vancouver-based geotechnical team, core logging and field mapping for Strata Gold Guyana. — Photo...
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Mining Association of BC is monitoring the Mount Polley tailings dam incident
— Photo courtesy Cariboo Mining Association The Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) is following very closely the events related t...
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2nd quarter highlights from Teck Resources—beats market estimates
Teck Resources’ profit falls 44% on weak coal prices, but beats estimates Teck Resources (NYSE:TCK) +1.1% premarket after Q2 earnings were h...
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Coal Association of Canada holding 2014 conference in Vancouver
Delegates network at a previous tradeshow of the Coal Association of Canada. — Photo courtesy of Coal Association of Canada The Coal Associa...
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New state-of-the-art helicopter base near Nelson
A commitment to safety has kept High Terrain growing and thriving as they celebrate 22 years of success. From humble beginnings in 1992, Ste...
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Mining Association of B.C. and Province announce the 2013 Mining and Sustainability Award Winners
Taseko Mine and Teck Wins Sustainability Award. — Photo courtesy Taseko Mining The Mining Association of B.C. (MABC) and the Province of Bri...
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Teck announces purchase of AQM Copper Inc. shares
On-site at an active AQM mine. — Photo courtesy AQM Copper Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A, TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") announced that it...
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AME BC and Cambridge House agree to align January conferences
Delegates at the 2014 Roundup in Vancouver. — Photo courtesy AME BC. Photographer Mark Kinskofer, Vision Event Photography Beginning in 2015...
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Sparwood’s ITS HVAC now Tronovus
Sparwood-based Tronovus is a mine services company which recently re-branded the company from their previous name ITS HVAC. The company has...
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Mining community’s Hooked on Miracles raises $400,000 for BC Children’s Hospital
— Photo courtesy Mining for Miracles The Hooked on Miracles Charity Fishing Tournament, which raises funds for the BC mining community's lon...
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Goldcorp announces doubling of $1 million gift to Special Olympics BC
Goldcorp President & CEO Chuck Jeannes (left) with young SOBC athlete Oliver Sutherland and Oliver's father James on June 17. At the 2014 Go...
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AME BC responds to Aboriginal title judgment from Supreme Court of Canada
— Photo courtesy Wikipedia Commons The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) responded to the Supreme Court of Canad...
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SunMine ground breaking takes place
1 of 2On hand for the SunMine opening were (left to right) Kimberley mayor, Ron McRae; Don Lindsay, President and CEO, Teck; Michel de Spot,...
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Teck releases 2013 Sustainability Report
— Photo courtesy tecksustainability.com Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") announced the release of its 2013...
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Ritchie Bros. names Ravi Saligram as New Chief Executive Officer
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE & TSX: RBA, ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Ravi Saligram as...
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Mining Association of BC recognizes 2013 Mining Person of the Year
Each year, MABC presents the Mining Person of the Year Award to publicly recognize an outstanding individual who has shown leadership in adv...