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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.Â
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 »
September site tour with the Habitat Remediation Working Group
October 14, 2020
The remediation of Hazeltine Creek has been planned and advanced through the direct collaboration of Mount Polley mine employees, government agencies, First Nations and their technical advisors. This collective is called the Habitat… Read more »
Remediation continues at Mount Polley Mine site
October 14, 2020
Please check out this write-up by the Soda Creek First Nations on the remediation work being done at Mount Polley and the tour completed by South Creek Indian Band (SCIB).
Remediation continues at Mt Polley Mine site (PDF)… Read more »
Experts recommend leaving tailings in Quesnel Lake
September 17, 2020
Lately we have received questions about the water quality at Quesnel Lake, so here are a few Q&A’s which address this subject.
First, what it means to conduct remediation?
According to the BC Environmental Management Act, “remediati… Read more »
