Tumbler Ridge on verge of rebirth as companies bet on a bright future

Tumbler Ridge on verge of rebirth as companies bet on a bright future Vancouver Sun The mine, located about 20 kilometres south of the town in northeastern BC, was closed in 2000 after operating since 1982 and Teck is now in the final phase of a feasibility study to get it up and running again. [...]

Ridley Terminal Expands

Ridley Terminal

With long term contracts signed with companies such as Arch Coal, Ridley Terminals is expanding to accommodate coal export for Asia. The facility located in Prince Rupert is owned and operated by the Government of Canada. There are planning a 35 acre expansion will include a new rail dump car for coal, iron ore and [...]

Mining Industry Officials Will Gather in Smithers for “Rock Talk”

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CJFW … there are 26 mining projects looking for various stages of permitting and environmental approvals in BC and a good two thirds of those are in Northern BC, so you have a huge pipeline of properties coming on stream, we hope, within the next while. Click for more

BC focuses on coal

Coal loading

Source: Quensel Cariboo Observer Also attending the summit with Bond are Don Krusel, president and CEO of the Port of Prince Rupert, and Robin Silvester, president and CEO of the Port of … Click for more

2010 Mining Explorers: Mining aids BC recovery

Source: Petroleum News British Columbia is home to an incredibly dynamic mining sector which is helping to lead BC’s economic recovery. This is due to our abundant natural … Click for more

Canadian coal stocks fired up as demand outstrips supply

Source: Globe and Mail A decade ago, people were predicting that the northeastern British Columbia community would soon become a mining ghost town – a victim of a dying coal … Click for more

Site C = Mining

BC Hydro Williston Reservoir

On April 19, BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the Peace River ‘Site C’ Hydroelectric Project had advanced to Phase Three. It’s taken forty years for our province to come full-circle and realize that, once again, northern British Columbia is a significant piece of our provinces future and our bankroll. Forty years ago, it was [...]

Canada to capitalise on Australia’s super-tax

Financial Times The harmonised tax is expected to save BC’s mining industry about C$55m ($54m) a year by allowing tax credits on a wider range of inputs, according to Randy … Click for more

Government of British Columbia: June Rights Sale the Fifth Largest …

Marketwire Nine parcels in the Blueberry area, 80 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John, with per hectare bids ranging from $1137 to $6118. British Columbia supports … Click for more

British Columbia Recovery Among Strongest in Canada-BMO

MarketWatch (press release) “Higher commodity prices will also keep investment activity in the mining, oil & gas sectors humming. Exports should also firm as global demand recovers. … Click for more

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