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A letter from the Mount Polley Team
March 3, 2021
Happy Holidays – we hope that everyone enjoyed a joyous holiday season and wish you all the best for 2021.
A Covid-19 update – Mount Polley employees continue to take additional precautions to minimize the risks of COVID19 tra… Read more »
A Guide to Gold and gold mining
February 25, 2021
Gold is the chemical element with the symbol ‘Au’ on the periodic table of elements. It has been prized for its appearance, use, and value since its discovery by peoples long ago, as far back as 4000 B.C.
The yellow metal is worth… Read more »
Silver and Silver Mining
February 23, 2021
Silver is a soft metal with many valuable properties that make it a desirable resource for reasons both practical and luxurious. The chemical element goes by the ‘Ag’ symbol on the periodic table of elements and comes with a me… Read more »
Gold, Nickel, fashion and Canadian mining
January 21, 2021
We can’t wait until the day we have a reason to dress up again!
Until then, let’s talk about how Canadian mining provides minerals that help shape fashion trends here and around the world.
Gold has been used for making jewelry for thousand… Read more »
Copper, Gold, Indium, and Canadian mining in our lives
January 14, 2021
Never before in history has technology played such an integral role in our daily lives.
From Zoom meetings on our iPads, to multi-monitor at-home workstations, to celebrating a holiday with our loved ones through a screen, our devices are… Read more »
Mount Polley is Canadian Mining, Hockey is Canada’s sport
December 22, 2020
Hockey is Canada’s Sport!
And mining plays a big role in making the sport possible.
Hockey sticks, skates and nets are all made of materials mined in Canada.
The most popular hockey sticks are one-piece composite sticks — typically o… Read more »
The History of Copper
December 10, 2020
Part 1
None of the great cultures in the period of history before the Middle Ages could have prospered without mastering copper and its metallurgy.
Copper was one of the first metals used by humans, dating back to the Stone Age, the pre… Read more »
Mining’s Future in a Green Economy
November 25, 2020
Michael Goehring, CEO, Mining Association of BC discusses mining’s important role in the green economy.
credit: Mining Association of British Columbia
“BC is a hotbed of innovation, so our industry is working closely with… Read more »
Exploration at Mount Polley
November 5, 2020
An exploration area at the Mount Polley site called the Frypan/Morehead, located west and north of the mine, covering approximately 3 x 3 kilometres, has recently been the focus of exploration. This area is a largely till covered magnetic… Read more »
Mount Polley Environmental Monitoring
October 22, 2020
Environmental monitoring programs and closure research projects at Mount
Polley mine site continue as planned. Remediation
construction at the lower Hazeltine Creek and Edney Creek began this summer.
Mount Polley staff, with assista… Read more »
