Teck in the black; Highland Valley Copper loses money
By: Cam Fortems (Kamloops This Week) Teck Resources is spending $72 million on a new ball mill at...
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Highland Valley Copper tells drivers to have a seat
By: Cam Fortems (Kamloops This Week) Highland Valley Copper has conducted a seat replacement trial...
Teck probing leak of process water at Highland Valley Copper mine
By: KTW An investigation is underway following the release of a large volume of contaminated water...
THE DIAMOND VALE MINE DISASTER
In March, 1912 Merritt and the surrounding area was plunged into grief and sorrow as the news...
New GM at Highland Valley Copper
There has been a change in senior management at Highland Valley Copper (HVC). General manager...
Premier defends stand-pat throne speech
VICTORIA – The B.C. government presented a cautious preview of the coming year with its speech...
Mount Polley design, steep addition led to failure
The Mount Polley mine dam failed because of an overlooked glacial material layer in the foundation...
B.C. seeks to calm mining worries in Alaska
Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett hopes for a closer relationship with Alaska after speaking...
Opposition seeks details on Mount Polley details
VICTORIA – The B.C. government released its latest water test results from the Mount Polley mine...
Mount Polley dike completed, investigators move in
An upstream dike has been completed at Mount Polley Mine, allowing investigators to probe the site...
Prospective mine workers get leg up on competition
Operating a heavy haul truck can feel like driving a house, and for the four weeks in August, a...
Mount Polley spill tests ‘reassuring’: IHA doctor
By Jeff Nagel, Black Press There’s no cause for people to worry about human health risks from the...
Northern mines await Mount Polley probe
The company developing the Morrison copper-gold mine near Smithers remains confident it can...
What we know about the mine spill
Today I’ll attempt to cut through the speculation and fear-mongering that have swirled around the...
Mine dam inspections ordered across B.C.
Independent engineering inspections have been ordered for Mount Polley Mine near Williams Lake and...
Mine dam inspections ordered across B.C.
Independent engineering inspections have been ordered for Mount Polley Mine near Williams Lake and...
Mine spill ‘unlikely’ to harm sockeye
By Jeff Nagel, Black Press The Mount Polley mine tailings pond spill is “unlikely” to...
Northwest gold mine gets B.C. approval
One of the biggest copper and gold ore deposits in the world has received an environmental...
Denying mine bid for eco-credit
Dear Editor,?? If all goes according to plan, B.C. will have eight new mines opening by 2015, as...
Reclamation at Craigmont mill site underway
Reclamation work is underway at the Craigmont Mill site about 10 kilometres west of Merritt. Owner...
