BC resources sector most resilient during pandemic Mines in B.C. kept operating and four major energy projects kept roughly 12,000 British Columbians working. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | November 2, 2020 | 1:43 pm
Osisko could breathe life back into BC’s Barkerville Gold Mines British Columbia’s next new gold mines could be in production as early as 2022. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 30, 2020 | 3:04 pm
Former First Mexican Gold exec faced with securities charges The BCSC alleges the company hired a qualified mining engineer in 2014 to produce “a quick, non-compliant overview” of the potential mineral resources on its Hilda 30 concession in Sonora State. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 27, 2020 | 11:53 am
BC’s 14 operating mines could shrink to five – report MABC warns the province's carbon leakage problem could see the mining industry shrink over 20 years. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 19, 2020 | 2:15 pm
Taseko awarded for mine reclamation at Gibraltar Mine reclamation work doesn’t only start after a mine shuts down, the miner says. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 12, 2020 | 11:05 am
Copper rally could prompt Mount Polley restart If copper prices remained around $2.90 per pound, that could make it economic for mothballed copper mines in British Columbia to restart. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | September 28, 2020 | 2:10 pm
British Columbia initiates Tulsequah mine cleanup Government report estimates remediating defunct mine at C$65 million. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | August 19, 2020 | 3:26 pm
Mount Polley tailings pond remediation, six years later Six years and $53 million later, Imperial Metals is still working on the last few hundred metres of creek restoration. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | August 10, 2020 | 2:48 pm
ESG policies boost mining investor confidence – report PwC study finds institutional investors increasingly taking ESG into account. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 2, 2020 | 12:17 pm
Kaminak Gold founders back in business in Alaska Four years after its $520 million exit, group launches company focused on Alaska. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | May 22, 2020 | 1:19 pm
Exploration sector not eligible for wage top-up in Canada Because mining and exploration are deemed essential, junior exploration companies may not be affected by pandemic containment measures. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | April 20, 2020 | 2:10 pm
Canada continues Transmountain pipeline construction The Alberta provincial government will backstop the Canadian portion of the Keystone XL with a C$7 billion commitment. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | March 31, 2020 | 2:23 pm