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Alaskans, Canadians talk upstream mines
From Washington D.C. and Ottawa to Juneau and Victoria, Alaska officials are engaging their Canadian counterparts about new generation of northwestern British Columbia mines that could potentially b... — Updated 4/5/2015
Red Chris trucks first copper
Imperial Metals Corp. March 2 reported that the first shipments of copper concentrate have been trucked from its Red Chris Mine to the Port of Stewart in northwestern British Columbia.... — Updated 3/8/2015
Red Chris produces first copper
Imperial Metals Corp. Feb. 17 reported commissioning of the mill at the Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern British Columbia is progressing well. Both the SAG and ball mill drive systems... — Updated 3/1/2015
Northern Neighbors
Imperial Metals Corp. Feb. 6 reported that commissioning is underway at the Red Chris gold-copper mine in northwestern British Columbia. The company Feb. 2 received approvals needed to start up the processing plant at Red Chris and began testing... — Updated 2/15/2015 Full story
Verdict is in on Mt. Polley dam
A design flaw resulting from an inadequate understanding of the glacial lake sediments that formed a portion of the foundation on which the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine located in... — Updated 2/8/2015 Full story
Miner eyes year-end startup at Red Chris
The nearly operational Red Chris Mine is plugged into the electrical grid, and Imperial Metals Corp. is readying all the components for operations in anticipation of final approvals from the local... — Updated 12/21/2014 Full story
Province seeks river pact with Alaska
To further strengthen neighborly bonds, British Columbia Minister of Mines Bill Bennett met with miners, fishermen, legislators and state regulators during an early November trip to Alaska. "I... — Updated 11/23/2014
Mining Explorers 2014: NTL powers Northwest exploration
Mineral and coal exploration in British Columbia, which peaked at C$680 million in 2012, retreated to roughly C$476 million in 2013. This drop is on par with the roughly 30 percent decrease in... — Updated 11/2/2014
Dam breach tarnishes miners' reputation
Results from water sampling show that the immediate environmental impacts of an estimated 14.5 million cubic meters of tailings and water released from a facility at Imperial Metals Corp.'s Mount... — Updated 8/31/2014 Full story
KSM gets closer scrutiny, more drilling
With 9.9 billion pounds of copper and 38.2 million ounces of gold in reserves, a provincial environmental certificate in-hand and federal approvals pending, Seabridge Gold is in the final stages of... — Updated 8/31/2014
Another banner year for B.C. mining?
Like 2013, this year is expected to be another banner year for mining in British Columbia. An increasingly important industry in Canada's westernmost province, mining takes up a very small portion of British Columbia's vast 944,735 square... — Updated 1/26/2014
Mining Explorers 2013: Explorers still chase projects in 2013
Market-defying mineral exploration grabbed the spotlight in British Columbia throughout 2013, despite the doldrums that appeared to set in north of the 60th parallel. "British Columbia is blessed with an abundant supply of the resources the world... — Updated 11/3/2013 Full story
Colorado eyes enticing North ROK targets
While Imperial Metals Corp. forges ahead with development of its Red Chris Mine Project in northwestern British Columbia, exploration fever is building a few miles to the northwest as Colorado Resources Ltd. delivers early excitement on ground... — Updated 7/28/2013
Japanese smelter eyes SE Alaska metals
A US$22 million option and joint venture agreement forged with Dowa Metals & Mining Co., Ltd. earlier this year is providing Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. with the ability to resume the... — Updated 6/30/2013
Developer eyes Mount Milligan startup
The Government of British Columbia's push in recent years for mine exploration and development in the northern region of the province is slowly bearing fruit. An early plum is Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc.'s Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in... — Updated 5/26/2013
BC exploration spending shatters record
VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Territory - the headliners of the Association for Mining Exploration British Columbia's 2013 Mineral Exploration Roundup - tallied more than C$1... — Updated 2/24/2013 Full story
Mining Explorers 2012: Imperial Metals Corp.
III: TSX Chairman: Pierre Lebel (mug) President and COO: J. Brian Kynoch, P.Eng. Vice President, Exploration: Patrick M. McAndless, P.Geo. Imperial Metals Corp. focused in 2012 on expanding resources at its Mount Polley open-pit copper-gold mine... — Updated 11/11/2012
Roundup headliners tout exciting growth
British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Alaska - the headliners of the Association for Mining Exploration British Columbia's annual Mineral Exploration Roundup - tallied more than C$1 billion of... — Updated 2/26/2012
Mining Explorers 2011: Teck looks North for new mines
From deploying its own geologists to make grassroots discoveries to partnering with junior explorers with strong geological know-how and enticing projects, Teck Resources Ltd. is seeking new high-qu... — Updated 11/6/2011 Full story
Mining Explorers 2011: Imperial Metals Corp.
III: TSX Chairman: Pierre Lebel President and COO: J. Brian Kynoch, P.Eng. Vice President, Exploration: Patrick M. McAndless, P.Geo. Imperial Metals Corp., organized in 2001, is a Vancouver-based miner focused on discovering, developing and... — Updated 11/6/2011 Full story
Miners chase myriad BC mineral deposits
Mining exploration activity in northern British Columbia approached record levels in 2010 with explorers setting a new drilling record and spending about C$168 million in pursuit of a wide range of minerals, including gold, copper, silver,... — Updated 1/23/2011 Full story
2010 Mining Explorers: Re-energized miners head north
Efforts to build an electricity transmission line critical to economic development of northwestern British Columbia moved closer to reality in 2010. Cheered by the prospect of access to cheap power, scores of miners flocked to the region to... — Updated 10/31/2010 Full story
2010 Mining Explorers: Imperial Metals Corp.
III: TSX Chairman: Pierre Lebel (mug) President and COO: J. Brian Kynoch Vice President, Exploration: Patrick M. McAndless Imperial Metals Corp., organized in 2001, is a Vancouver-based miner focused on discovering, developing and operating base... — Updated 10/31/2010
High court backs regulators on Red Chris
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Jan. 21 that federal regulators must confine their mine project review scoping decisions to alternatives allowed under provisions of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. But in a unanimous decision, Canada's... — Updated 2/28/2010 Full story
Red Chris Project still faces a big challenge
Though federal and provincial regulators prevailed in a legal challenge to the green light they gave Imperial Metals Corp. for the Red Chris copper-gold porphyry project in northwestern British Columbia, the proposed mine has another major hurdle t... — Updated 2/28/2010 Full story