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Featured, Fort St James, North Central, Prince George
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Timberspan Timberspan Wood Products has recently increased production of Douglas Fir Bridge Timbers for the Mount Milligan Mine. Timberspan Wood Products is currently supplying Douglas Fir bridge timbers measuring 8 inches x10 inches x 16 feet for the road construction for the mine entrance. Working with Formula Contractors of Prince George, Timberspan Wood Products is [...]
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Fort St James, North Central
Monday, March 21st, 2011

First Point Minerals (TSXV-FPX) announced that they have started a 2011 drilling program for the Decar Property located 90 km northwest of Fort St James. This property is currently leased out to Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE-CLF) http://www.firstpointminerals.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=448154&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=First-Point-Announces-a-Drill-Program-on-the-Decar-Nickel-Iron-Alloy-Proper…
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Featured, Fort St James, North Central
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Thompson Creek Metals (TSX-TCM) is creating a mini boom of development and interest in Fort St James, BC for the building of the Mount Milligan Mine. The mine which is located 86 km north of the town has a 200 man camp onsite at the mine. Previously the town’s hotels and rental accommodation for the [...]
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Fort St James
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
First Point Minerals (TSXV-FPX) continues to explore for awaruite, a naturally occurring nickel-iron alloy on it’s 7 properties located near Fort St James, BC and Dease Lake, BC http://www.firstpointminerals.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=438658&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=Status-Update-on-First-Points-Seven-Nickel-Iron-Alloy-Properties-British-Co…
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Fort St James, Gold, Mackenzie, North Central, Prince George
Monday, February 7th, 2011

Thompson Creek Metals (TSX-TCM) project for the Mount Milligan located 155 km NW of Prince George is moving ahead. At last report there was approximately 900 workers developing the mine and the surrounding infrastructure for access and development. The reach of development for this mine in the local economy was presented to us over the [...]
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Fort St James
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Serengeti Resources (TSXV-SIR) is considering an open pit mine for the Kwanika Project located 140 km NW of Fort St James. Aggregate mineral resources at Kwanika reporting to an open pit, combining the revised estimates for the Central and South Zones now total 1.23 billion pounds of copper and 1.66 million ounces of gold Indicated [...]
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Fort St James, North Central
Thursday, November 4th, 2010

First Point Minerals Corp. (FPX-TSX.V) (“First Point” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that Cliffs Natural Resources (“Cliffs”) has notified First Point of its commitment to provide funding for the second year of its option agreement on the Decar Nickel-Iron Alloy property, located northwest of Fort St. James, British Columbia. Pursuant to the Decar [...]
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Copper, Fort St James, Gold, North Central, What we're mining
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
OTTAWA, Nov. 2 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada today announced decisions on two gold-copper mine project proposals in British Columbia. The proposal for the Mount Milligan mine, near Prince George, has been granted federal authorizations to proceed. However, the Prosperity mine project as proposed, near Williams Lake, cannot be granted federal authorizations to proceed [...]
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Fort St James
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
First Point Minerals (TSXV-FPX) recently has produced significant nickel results from the Deacr Nickel-Iron Alloy Property located NW of Fort St James. The preliminary results produced readings of 0.126 and 0.143% nickel alloy in 2 main drilled holes of 163 and 282 metres http://www.firstpointminerals.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=423824&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=First-Point-Releases-Drill-Assay-Results-from-Sidney-Target-Decar-Nickel-Ir…
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Fort St James, Gold, Mackenzie, North Central, What we're mining
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly … TSX- and Amex-listed Northgate Minerals is looking at the potential for an underground mine at its Kemess operation, in British Columbia. … Click for more