British Columbia
Power your home with solar and sell the excess
More than 500 property owners in B.C. use solar power in conjunction with BC Hydro's grid. — Photos by Don Pettit, Peace Energy Cooperative...
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Alberta
Oil and gas site reclamation takes hands-on approach
A native forb called paintbrush is often found in disturbed areas and is thus a reasonable candidate for early reclamation. — Photo courtesy...
British Columbia
New Afton raises the bar with ISO 50001 Energy Management Standards
Andrew Cooper, New Afton's energy specialist — Photo courtey New Afton MineNew Gold ’s newest mine knows value beyond its minerals. New Afto...
British Columbia
Rio Tinto re-opens modernized Kitimat aluminum smelter
Rio Tinto Alcan Kitmat Aluminum Smelter during the modernization project — Photo courtesy Rio Tinto CBC is reporting that Rio Tinto re-opene...
Global
Saskatchewan ranks tops in Canada in Fraser Institute mining survey
The Fraser Institute's annual Survey of Mining Companies rates 122 jurisdictions around the world based on their overall Investment Attracti...
Global
Mine 2015: PWC’s 12th annual review - top trends in the global mining industry
The Global mining industry continues to see challenges, as well as growth, in the years ahead. — Photo courtesy Kootenaybiz.com It has been...
Company Profiles
BluMetric wins $3.2 million Vale environmental engineering contract
BluMetric Environmental, a cleantec company, is awarded a new contract to provide environmental engineering services. — Photo courtesy BluMe...
British Columbia
WD makes $715K investment for responsible resource development
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) is contributing $715,000 to Genome BC. The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for We...
British Columbia
Kimberley’s SunMine to light up in June 2015
The SunMine's 4032 solar panels are able to track the sun as it moves across the sky, tilt to dump snow and assume a flat position during st...
British Columbia
Student engineering team wins provincial competition
The student engineering team, from left to right, Brenden Vissers, Stephanie Doherty, Allison Matfin, Maureen Long, and Clayton McBride. — P...
British Columbia
BC mine reclamation committee to hold June get-together
Teck Metals Ltd. received the 2012 British Columbia Jake McDonald Mine Reclamation Award for outstanding reclamation achievements at the Pin...
British Columbia
Wind farm planned for Peace region
Juergen Puetter, CEO and President of Aeolis Wind Power Corporation. — Photo courtesy of Juergen Puetter Quebec-based renewable power produc...
British Columbia
Two former Teck employees find a second career in mining reclamation
A herd of elk graze on the former Sullivan Mine site. — Photo courtesy Teck Resources When Teck’s Sullivan Mine in Kimberley, B.C., closed o...
Alberta
Imperial Oil to build next generation research facility in Calgary
A digital rendering of Imperial Oil's new oilsands research centre in southeast Calgary. — Photo courtesy Imperial Oil With a dual focus on...
Sustainability & Environment
George Ross, lured to the far north
There’s still gold in the hills! George Ross displays some Klondike gold nuggets in Dawson City. The gold was mined by area placer miners. —...
Mines
Diavik Diamond Mine powers up with wind
1 of 6Diavik's four-turbine wind farm is designed to supply ten per cent of the mine's power needs, saving 3.8 million litres of fuel worth...
Products & Equipment
Azomite: a full-spectrum reclamation soil additive
1 of 2Azomite holds nutrients needed for soil regeneration. — Photo by Mila Radulovic2 of 2Azomite can be shipped directly from the distribu...
British Columbia
CIM 2014 convention in Vancouver May 11 to 14
1 of 2Interaction of delegates and participants in the CIM convention of 2013. — Photo courtesy CIM2 of 2CIM 2013 convention. — Photo courte...
British Columbia
Leadership and community engagement at Teck
1 of 2Flathead Townsite, recently purchased by Teck for conservation, provides key habitat for fish, bears, birds and other species. — Photo...
British Columbia
Executive confident about gold mine’s development
1 of 4The president and chief executive officer of Pretium Resources Inc., Robert Quartermain, believes his company's proposed high-grade go...
British Columbia
Mining thought leader overview
Karina Briño, president and CEO of MABC, says B.C.'s biggest challenge and opportunity in mining is staying competitive in a global economy....
British Columbia
Reclamation must be site-specific
Jennifer McConnachie, an inspector of mines and reclamation for the province of British Columbia, inspects a waste rock dump that has underg...
Exploration
Revolutionizing prospecting and exploration in Yukon
1 of 3Launching the eBee drone. — Photo courtesy Shawn Ryan2 of 3The eBee drone in flight. — Photo courtesy Shawn Ryan3 of 3Computer work in...
British Columbia
Recognizing excellence in mine reclamation
1 of 2Ryan Mills accepting the Metal Mining Reclamation Award on behalf of the Crown Contaminated Sites Program of the Ministry of Forests,...