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Mining mine taxes?
Miners cite so-called “resource nationalism” as the biggest risk to their operations in 2011, according to the consulting firm Ernst & Young’s latest survey on the mining industry. The E&Y...
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B.C. wages to go up: Conference Board
The latest economic study, this time from the Conference Board of Canada, once again has Alberta leading the pack in growth this year, followed by Saskatchewan and Manitoba with British Columbia...
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U.S. adopts a strong anti-corruption measure — Will Canada?
The United States took a significant step last week to exorcise the resource curse that plagues petroleum- or mineral-rich countries in the poorest parts of the developing world, and Canadian activists...
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Podcast: Impact of mining development in northern B.C. and Alaska
Serengeti ‘pales in comparison’ to northwestern B.C., but unrestrained mining threatens the region’s wilderness values: National Geographic explorer National Geographic explorer-in-residence Mike Fay...
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NDP Leader Dix @ Van Sun ed board
BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix met with the Vancouver Sun’s editorial board this week. Here are some highlights in his own words: This is going to be close election Economic growth is the basis for solving...
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Vancouver priest confronts trash dumpers and gold miners
New Westminster Anglican Rev. Emilie Smith is making the news these days for her activism in Canada — and Latin America. The feisty priest was recently in the B.C.media for the colourful way she took...
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Scientists eye self-cleaning creek for water purification tools
Casino Creek runs naturally high in copper near the site of a not-yet-built mine in the Yukon. But just downstream, more than 99 per cent of the copper disappears, far more than could be accounted for...
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Bohemian Bisbee
Bohemian BisbeeThe historic — and eccentric — town of Bisbee, Arizona is full of unexpected surprises. Main Street in Bisbee is a funky blend of galleries, shops and restaurants. And not a franchise...
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Video: Geoscience B.C. Search Project set on helping mineral exploration and...
Bruce Madu, vice-president for metals and mining at Geoscience B.C., talks about the importance of his organization’s survey and mapping work in assessing the mineral potential of the province that is...
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Eight B.C. mines get power break worth $8 million per month
British Columbia mines are getting a break worth $8 million per month from the provincial program that allows them to defer most of their most of their BC Hydro bills during tough times. Eight mines...
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B.C. list details underfunding for cleanup after mines close
Teck, the coal and copper mining giant, is responsible for nearly 60 per cent of the $1.2-billion in underfunding for the cleanup of mines when they close in B.C., according to figures obtained by The...
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Teck credit ratings maintained in junk territory despite refinancing
Teck Resources Ltd. took steps to improve its balance sheet on Monday. The Vancouver-based miner launched a US$1 billion private debt offering, with the proceeds being used to repay debt coming due...
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B.C. government's liability for contaminated sites balloons to $508 million
VICTORIA — B.C. taxpayers are facing a rapidly growing bill to clean up contaminated sites across the province. The government’s liability to identify and clean contaminated sites on public Crown land...
View ArticleMount Polley disaster behind B.C. mining safety upgrades: Mines minister
VICTORIA — B.C.’s mines minister says the Mount Polley tailings pond collapse is behind changes to increase safety and regulation enforcement in provincial mining operations. Read More
View ArticleCourt clears way for major mine-drilling project on First Nations land
B.C.'s highest court has cleared the way for an exploratory drilling program for a mine on First Nations land near Williams Lake. Read More
View ArticleImperial Metals selling 70 per cent stake in B.C.'s Red Chris mine to Newcrest
VANCOUVER — Shares in Imperial Metals Corp. soared in early trading after the company announced a deal to sell a 70 per cent interest in its Red Chris copper and gold mine in B.C. to Australia’s...
View ArticleJeffrey Reeves and Isaac Lo: Canada has a valuable, two-way relationship with...
Last year in May, Canadian media jumped on the decision by the federal government to block the proposed $1.5-billion acquisition of the Canadian construction firm Aecon Group Inc. by a Chinese...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups fight to prevent mine exploration on edge of Manning Park
Environmental groups on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are calling on the B.C. government to deny an application by Imperial Metals to explore for minerals in an area on the edge of Manning Park....
View ArticleU.S. ramps up concern over B.C. pollution; eight senators write to premier
Eight U.S. senators say Canadian mines in B.C. are endangering cross-border rivers through a combination of poor environmental assessments and inadequate monitoring. Read More
View ArticleFive-year anniversary looms with no charges in catastrophic Mount Polley dam...
Environmentalists and Mount Polley mine-area residents are anxiously waiting as one deadline approaches for federal agencies to lay charges over the 2014 collapse of the B.C. Interior mine’s tailings...
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