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The Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern British Columbia has received final approvals necessary for commercial operation, marking the sixth new mine to open in the western province since 2011. “This is a significant achievement made possible through a tremendous amount of collaboration between Imperial Metals Corp., the Tahltan Central Council and this government,” B.C. Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett said June 19 while announcing full production at Red Chr... Full story
Pretium Resources Inc. June 9 reported development and exploration activities planned for its Brucejack gold project in northwestern British Columbia. Underground development in the Valley of the Kings is continuing, with the first ventilation raise under development. Engineering for the transmission line is in the latter stages of completion, and the company said construction power will be in place for site construction start-up, with bulk earthworks and transmission line construction planned to commence on receipt of permit...
Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott spent this week getting a firsthand look at trans-boundary water issues from the British Columbia side of the border, where a number of mines are being proposed on water systems that feed rivers that run through Southeast Alaska. "These rivers are key to Southeast Alaska's way of life, including Native cultures, community economies, recreation and subsistence, and, of course, its profitable seafood and tourism industries that employ thousands of... Full story
Pretium Resources Inc. and the Nisga'a Nation April 2 said they have entered a cooperation and benefits agreement related to Pretium's Brucejack gold project in northwestern British Columbia. Under the terms of the agreement, the Nisga'a Nation will provide ongoing support for the development and operation of Brucejack as a safe, environmentally sound mine with participation in its economic benefits. For its part, Pretium will honor commitments to the Nisga'a Nation regarding... Full story
Pretium Resources Inc. March 27 said it has received an Environmental Assessment Certificate for its Brucejack gold project located some 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Stewart in northwestern British Columbia. The operation at Brucejack will not require the building of a tailings dam, which has become a point of contention since a dam failure in August 2014 at Imperial Metals Corp.'s Mount Polley copper-gold mine in central British Columbia. Instead, about half the...
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 be built upstream of Southeast Alaska. This possible development of a number of copper, gold and other metal mines in Canada's westernmost province has troubled conservationists, fisherman and others in Southeast Alaska for years. The August 2014 tailings dam collapse at the Mount Po...
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 south-central British Columbia was built caused the structure to collapse under its own weight, according to engineers tasked with finding out why the dam burst on Aug. 4. Mount Polley is an open pit copper-gold mine with a developing underground project. "The design did not take into... Full story
Copper North Mining Corp. Jan. 21 said recent testing demonstrates that an agitated tank leach is the optimal recovery process for copper, gold and silver from oxide mineral resources at the Carmacks Copper Project in central Yukon Territory. A new process plan consists of three-stage crushing and rod mill grinding prior to placing ore in an agitated tank for leaching of copper oxides with weak sulfuric acid. Testing indicates 84 percent copper recovery with leach times of 16...
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 hope, and I believe, that we will be able to continue to work closely with Alaska on all of the issues that we share," Bennett said during a Nov. 5 presentation at the Alaska Miners Association 2014 Convention. These shared issues are part and parcel of a common border that stretches...
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 exploration expenditures worldwide. The dynamics that led to the decrease - tight capital markets that continue to challenge the ability of junior explorers to raise money, senior miners keeping tight reins on exploration spending and softer gold prices - have remained in play during...
PVG: TSX President and CEO: Robert Quartermain Chief Development Officer: Joseph Ovsenek, Chief Exploration Officer: Kenneth McNaughton Pretium Resources Inc. is focused on reaching commercial production at its high-grade Brucejack gold-silver project by 2016. Located 65 kilometers (40 miles) north-northwest of Stewart, B.C is part of a largely unexplored land package of more than 103,000 hectares (254,518 acres). The Valley of the Kings deposit at Brucejack contains 15.3 million metric tons of measured and indicated...
While Pretium Resources Inc. continues to explore for gold at its Brucejack Project in northern British Columbia, a disagreement between the junior's two technical consultants, Snowden Mining Industry Consultants of Perth, AU and Toronto-based Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd. and the resignation of Strathcona in early October has ignited a firestorm of controversy over the validity of the gold resource reported for the project's Valley of the Kings zone in 2012, and sparked a flurry of class-action lawsuits against the...
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 needs and the most innovative mining and exploration sectors," British Columbia Premier Christy Clark touted the phenomenon at the 2013 Mineral Exploration Roundup in January. Still, Clark told the crowd that she doubted B.C. exploration could top the record C$462 million spent in... Full story
PVG: TSX President and CEO: Robert Quartermain Chief Development Officer: Joseph Ovsenek, Chief Exploration Officer: Kenneth McNaughton Pretium Resources Inc. concentrated in 2013 on advancing its 103,000-hectare (254,513 acres), high-grade Brucejack gold and silver project, located 65 kilometers (40 miles) north-northwest of Stewart, B.C. The junior also owns the Snowfield project which borders Brucejack to the north and is considered a longer term gold opportunity. At Brucejack, Pretium followed up an extensive 2012...
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 billion of mineral exploration spending in 2012. This marks the second year running that these neighboring jurisdictions at the northwestern extent of the North American Cordillera topped the C$1 billion mark. But unlike the 2012 Roundup, a year in which explosive exploration... Full story
British Columbia in 2012 continued to exhibit its strength as the mining and exploration powerhouse of the North American Cordillera. The Canadian province's wealth of mineral potential is the result of geological phenomena that also created the mountain chains "that we have in our province and to the north," according to Bruce Madu, director of the Mineral Development Office of the B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines. Madu told participants in the 2012 Mineral Exploration Roundup in January that expansion is the theme at most...
PVG: TSX President and CEO: Robert A. Quartermain, BSc (Hons), MSc, P.Geo, DSc Chief Exploration Officer: Kenneth C. McNaughton, , M.A. Sc., P.Eng. Chief Geologist: Warwick Board, Ph.D., P.Geo, MAusIMM, Pr.Sci.Nat. Pretium Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration company that is advancing the Brucejack Project, located 65 kilometers (40 miles) north-northwest of Stewart, B.C. and the Snowfield Project, which borders Brucejack to the north, in northern British Columbia. Combined, these projects are among the largest...
RG: TSX-V/RMIOF:NASDAQ OTC/D4R:FE President and Director: Anastasios (Tom) Drivas Chief Financial Officer: Michael D'Amico, CA Vice President, Exploration and Geologist: Thomas Skimming, P. Eng. Romios Gold Resources Inc. focused its 2012 exploration activities Romios on its gold-copper properties located in northern British Columbia. Following up on extensive 2010 and 2011 programs at its Trek, Newmont Lake and the Dirk properties, Romios undertook a C$1.4 million exploration campaign in June on the Newmont Lake Project... Full story
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, molybdenum, and rare earth elements, according to a top provincial geologist. Paul Wojdak, regional geologist for the Northwest Region of British Columbia's Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, said the major good news mining story in 2010 for central and northern British... Full story
