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Kutcho Creek is another copper-zinc project in the mineral-dense region of northern British Columbia that is rapidly headed toward development. Among the numerous mines and mining development projects in the area are NovaGold's Galore Creek and... — Updated 1/10/2018

CS: TSX President and CEO: Darren Pylot Senior Vice President and COO: Gregg B. Bush, B.Sc. (Metallurgical Eng.) Vice President, Exploration: Brad Mercer, P. Geol. Capstone Mining Corp. is focused on operating, expanding and exploring its assets,... — Updated 11/11/2012

CS: TSX President and CEO: Darren Pylot Senior Vice President and COO: Gregg B. Bush, B.Sc. (Metallurgical Eng.) Vice President, Exploration: Brad Mercer, P. Geo. Capstone Mining Corp. is primarily focused on operating, expanding and exploring its... — Updated 11/6/2011

CS: TSX Vice-chairman and CEO: Darren Pylot President, COO and Director: Stephen Quin Vice President, Exploration: Brad Mercer, P. Geo. Capstone Mining Corp., founded in 1987 in British Columbia, is primarily focused on operating, expanding and... — Updated 10/31/2010 Full story

CS: TSX Vice Chairman, CEO: Darren Pylot President, COO: Stephen Quin Vice President, Exploration - Canada: Brad Mercer Capstone Mining Corp., founded in 1987 in British Columbia, is primarily focused on operating, expanding and exploring the compa... — Updated 11/1/2009

Victoria Gold Corp. is making good on its promise to put the Eagle Gold Project in east-central Yukon Territory on a fast track once its merger with StrataGold Corp. was completed. The Toronto-based junior June 29 reported the commissioning of a... — Updated 7/26/2009

Producing mines Thompson Creek Metals Co. operates the Endako Mine, a molybdenum producer for more than 40 years. Located near Fraser Lake in northern British Columbia, Endako includes three open pits, a mill and a roasting facility, and is... — Updated 2/22/2009 Full story

The Northwest Transmission Line along Highway 37 is once again on the front burner in British Columbia, and development of the 517-kilometer-long, or 321-mile-long, power line could provide easier access to Lower 48 markets for power generated in... — Updated 10/26/2008 Full story

Sherwood Copper Corp. and Capstone Mining Corp. Sept. 8 said they signed a letter of agreement to combine their operations to create a copper mining company with two producing mines in mining-friendly jurisdictions in North America. The two... — Updated 9/28/2008

Sometimes less can be more and then other times, more is just plain more. That's the word from Sherwood Copper Corp. The company posted a major jump in mineral resource estimates June 17 for its Minto Mine in central Yukon, based on results of 101... — Updated 6/29/2008

Sherwood Copper Corp., less than a year after commissioning its copper-rich Minto Mine in central Yukon, appears to be firing on all cylinders with production, expansion and exploration initiatives. The Vancouver, B.C.-based miner May 14 reported... — Updated 5/25/2008

Sherwood Copper Corp., owner of the Yukon's Minto copper-gold mine, has offered to purchase Western Keltic Mines Inc. in a friendly stock-swap transaction valued at about $37.52 million. Acting with the blessing of Western Keltic's board of... — Updated 1/27/2008

Two of Canada's westernmost governments are moving forward with power transmission projects aimed at bringing lower cost energy and jobs to rural residents while spurring mine development in remote areas. British Columbia and Yukon Territory... — Updated 10/28/2007 Full story

A Vancouver-based junior that has been conducting a drilling program on its sole property, Kutcho Creek in northern British Columbia, formally entered the environmental assessment process last summer with a view to developing a mine. Western... — Updated 1/29/2006 Full story