British Columbia eyes economic boost with three new gold mines

It has been six years since the last new gold mine – Brucejack – went into production in the province

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | March 27, 2023 | 3:17 pm

Cedar LNG plant gets green light in British Columbia

The $2.2bn project will be the first LNG plant to be built and owned by a First Nation.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | March 14, 2023 | 5:07 pm

Are metals headed for a golden age?

Resource investors predict gold prices could hit record high this year

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 31, 2023 | 6:03 am

Vancouver miners look to lithium rush in South America, Nevada

Of the Canadian companies with lithium projects in Nevada and-or South America, Lithium Americas is the most advanced.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 27, 2023 | 11:53 am

Eight new mines or expansions in British Columbia worth investment of $4.9 billion

The biggest new mine proposal is the Seabridge Gold KSM project in the province's northwest.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 25, 2023 | 4:39 pm

Over $13 billion spent on mineral production in 2022 in British Columbia, says Premier

There was an 84% increase in copper exploration in 2022, much of that concentrated in northwest B.C. in the 'Golden Triangle'.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 23, 2023 | 11:36 am

Pan American Silver offers to acquire Yamana Gold shares for $1 billion

Yamana Gold shareholders will vote on the offer at a special meeting January 31.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 16, 2023 | 1:01 pm

Teck’s oil sands exit faces legal challenge

French energy company filed an application in Court of Queen’s Bench in Alberta challenging the right of first refusal offer that Teck made to TotalEnergies in relation to the proposed sale of its share of Fort Hills to Suncor.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 3, 2023 | 12:53 pm

Copper Mountain Mining’s IT systems seized in malicious malware attack

The company isolated operations, switched to manual processes, and the mill has been preventatively shutdown to determine the effect on its control system.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 3, 2023 | 12:19 pm

British Columbia First Nations go to court to challenge province’s mineral claim regime

At the heart of the case is the free entry mineral claim system that allows anyone to file a mineral claim without notifying or engaging with First Nations.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | December 15, 2022 | 3:54 pm

Rio Tinto completes Kemano power station work for British Columbia aluminum smelter

Second tunnel completed 27 years after work was halted on the project by the NDP government.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | December 2, 2022 | 11:44 am

Capital investments in Western Canada’s natural gas sector to increase upstream production

The Alberta Energy Regulator projected capital spending on oil and gas to increase to C$17 billion this year, which would be a 56% increase over 2021.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | November 16, 2022 | 1:00 pm

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