Megadeal caps a golden year for mining

Thursday's $12.1-billion takeover creating the world's largest gold producer capped a year of stunning deal-making, explosive profits and frantic exploration in British Columbia's mining industry.

December 23, 2005 [B.C.]

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Mine tailings may dump into Ootsa

Mike Robertson says the position of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation is clear when it comes to Tahtsa Reach. "We are not going to sacrifice our whole lake system for two years of a dying mine," says the senior policy advisor with the Nation, on the south side of Francois Lake.

December 14, 2005 [B.C.]

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Cogburn Magnesium Project near Hope, B.C.

Project Progress Report

November 23, 2005 [B.C.]

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Proposed mine rekindles debate over future of Nahanni Nat...

Unfortunately, Nahanni National Park Reserve protects only a relatively small portion of a larger watershed and ecosystem. The narrow corridor shape of the current park means that many wide-ranging wildlife species, such as woodland caribou, Dall’s sheep, mountain goats and grizzly bears, wander in and out of the park, leaving them vulnerable to the impacts of development outside the park.

November 19, 2005 [B.C.]

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Rape of natural world doesn't justify energy production

What I saw this weekend in West Virginia is the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. This practice is exactly what it sounds like.

November 17, 2005 [U.S.]

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Mining-law revamp could put millions of public acres up f...

What's Yours Is Mine

November 17, 2005 [U.S.]

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Tahltan asked to approve mine plan

It has run into stiff opposition from a group of people who challenge its authority to make decisions because they say the elders are being ignored. The group occupied the offices of the Telegraph Creek band earlier this year. Members of the group also blockaded road access to the Klappan area this summer so another resource company, Fortune Minerals, could not work on its anthracite coal licences.

November 16, 2005 [B.C.]

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Protestors give Britain's Blair unexpected coal delivery

Environmental pressure group Greenpeace dumped coal at British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Downing Street offices on Monday in a protest against his action on climate change, police said.

November 14, 2005 [International]

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Author José Saramago Joins with Greenpeace to Save Ancien...

November 11, 2005 [International]

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Canadian gold companies in takeover duel

Canada`s Barrick Gold Corp. formalized Thursday a hostile $9.2 billion takeover offer for Placer Dome Inc., a major Canadian gold producer.

November 11, 2005 [B.C.]

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Government in jam over Tahltan dispute

Part of the problem is there is no clear definition of what constitutes enough consultation of native people leading up to the government deciding to approve or deny industrial development, Bennett continued.

November 10, 2005 [B.C.]

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Scouts Canada's Climate Change Program receives Honourabl...

November 10, 2005 [Canada]

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How can a mine help grizzly bears?

The company that aims to start a copper and silver mine on the fringe of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has gone on the offensive with a media campaign to counter years of high-profile criticism.

November 9, 2005 [U.S.]

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Serengeti Identifies Major Extension to Davie Creek Moly ...

November 8, 2005 [B.C.]

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Spinning Tar into Oil

As Canada rushes to supply fuel-hungry nations by tapping its oil sands, northern Alberta is transforming from a sleepy backwoods into a bustling cash cow

November 6, 2005 [Canada]

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Western Canadian Coal Updates on Burnt River Projects

November 3, 2005 [B.C.]

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B.C., Alaska sign co-operation memorandum to strengthen t...

The memorandum commits British Columbia and Alaska to cooperate in areas such as economic development, energy, environment, mining, tourism, transportation and wildlife management. Campbell and Murkowski will assign officials in their offices to work together and the two leaders will meet periodically.

November 1, 2005 [International]

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Quadra Island natives want to stop mill from burning coal...

The 200-member Cape Mudge band is worried about the possible health effects of air emissions from the NorskeCanada mill.

October 31, 2005 [B.C.]

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Government fails to take action: Human rights and environ...

Mining: "Voluntary codes of conduct don’t work. It’s time the government got serious and passed legislation that holds Canadian mining companies accountable for the environmental and human rights violations they commit in other countries," says Ian Thomson of KAIROS. "Anything less is tacit support for business as usual."

October 29, 2005 [International]

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Coal mine plans upset enviros

Cline Mining Corp. confirmed its intention at a meeting in Fernie, British Columbia, last week to pursue a small-mine permit to extract up to 250,000 tons of coking coal each year from the site in the Foisey Creek basin. The company has said production would eventually expand to 2 million tons annually, and plans to begin development on the mine next spring.

October 28, 2005 [International]

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B.C. aboriginal chiefs oppose mine's plan to dump waste i...

The B.C. Assembly of First Nations has passed a resolution supporting First Nations opposing plans that are part of Northgate Mineral Corp.'s proposed $200-million gold and copper mine expansion.

October 28, 2005 [B.C.]

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Agencies Release Final Environmental Impact Statement Abo...

October 28, 2005 [U.S.]

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Miners leads B.C.'s top companies

British Columbia's strongest and fastest-growing publicly traded companies pack a tremendous economic punch, employing some 170,000 people and earning $45.9 billion in revenue during 2004, Business BC's third annual Top 100 ranking shows.

October 27, 2005 [B.C.]

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Company's a gold mine -- and then some

Zinc, copper, lead, gold, coal, molybdenum: money keeps pouring in to Teck Cominco's many divisions, and now it's in Alberta's oil sands

October 27, 2005 [B.C.]

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The real price of gold

It weighs 1oz. It costs £1,000. And it creates 30 tons of toxic waste

October 27, 2005 [International]

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Mining Corporations, Creatures of Statute, Can be Regulat...

Despite what it says, government has the freedom to regulate Canadian mining companies as it sees fit, says expert, while mining association admits that governance and enforcement in developing countries is inadequate

October 26, 2005 [Canada]

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Firm pushes ahead for B.C. coal mining

A Canadian mining company is proceeding with plans to develop a coal mine in British Columbia's Flathead Basin, heightening concerns about mining development expanding well before an adequate assessment of the basin's water, fisheries and wildlife can take place.

October 26, 2005 [B.C.]

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The miners get rich, but leave behind a legacy laced with...

Environmentalists, such as Catherine Pienaar, who fear that excessive amounts of cyanide used in recycling the gold dumps will have detrimental effects on the health of the surrounding communities, particularly those who have become small-time gold panners.

October 26, 2005 [International]

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Reject mining application, group tells province

A conservation group is calling on the provincial government to reject a pending small-mine permit application for a coal mine in southeastern British Columbia, claiming the company is trying to dodge a full environmental review.

October 25, 2005 [Kootenays]

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West Hawk buys up Coal Creek

A Vancouver company has announced they have acquired 100 percent interest in a coal property 40 kilometres due west of Smithers near the Zymoetz River and Coal Creek.

October 21, 2005 [B.C.]

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Kemess North Copper-Gold Mine Project Joint Review Panel ...

October 13, 2005 [B.C.]

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No Dirty Gold Campaign Launches New Ad Campaign

No Dirty Gold campaign asks jewelers to put pressure on mining industry to reform its practices in order to protect their own brands from consumer backlash

October 11, 2005 [International]

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Proponents of Ontario coal-burning plants 'Neanderthals,'...

Ontario has no plans to listen to "Neanderthals" who want the province to keep its coal-burning power plants operating, even if that's what a report being prepared for the government recommends, says Energy Minister Dwight Duncan.

October 10, 2005 [Canada]

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Suit vs Canadian mining firm a test case for RP

Environment undersecretary for Mining Rado Dimalibot said the government "recognized" the claim of the Marinduque provincial government against Placer Dome Inc. as legitimate, adding its citizens had the right to sue the Canadian mining giant for damage done to the local environment.

October 8, 2005 [Canada]

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Placer Dome gets slammed in decade-old Marcopper disaster

The latest salvo of a stepped-up anti-gold mining campaign now being waged by environmental and human rights NGOs came in a lawsuit filed Tuesday filed in a Las Vegas District Court by the Philippines Province of Marinduque against Placer Dome's role in the decade-old Marcopper environmental disaster.

October 5, 2005 [Canada]

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Mining is evil claim New York Times and PBS

Even as the World Gold Council votes to explore how better to represent gold mining socially and environmentally, human rights and environmental NGOs, the New York Times and the PBS program "Frontline" are preparing to launch a coordinated anti-mining campaign later this month.

October 4, 2005 [U.S.]

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Fortune announces receipt of positive bankable feasibilit...

October 3, 2005 [B.C.]

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How he made tons of money from ships

Flying over British Columbia's verdant mountain coast and sparkling blue waters, Dennis Washington points to some of his recent acquisitions plying the waters below.

September 30, 2005 [B.C.]

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WGC to consider environmental, social standards

A lively World Gold Council meeting is predicted for Thursday as its members of the marketing arm of international gold mining will be asked to consider the adoption of environmental and social standards.

September 28, 2005 [International]

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Cross-border deal planned for B.C., Montana

BC & Montana are working overtime to develop a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cover cross-border resource and environmental issues.

September 28, 2005 [International]

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Carbon dioxide can be stored to reduce climate change, sa...

Capturing and storing the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by power plants and factories before it enters the atmosphere could play a major role in minimizing climate change, according to a report released in Montreal today by an expert group launched by United Nations agencies.

September 27, 2005 [International]

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Ceres-ACCA Seek Nominations for North American Sustainabi...

September 27, 2005 [International]

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Stock Market May Put Higher Value on Environmentally-Resp...

September 27, 2005 [International]

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Hollywood diamond movie worries De Beers

Retaining the untarnished image of diamonds remains a tough job for the world's largest producer, according to the head of De Beers"s South African operations, Jonathan Oppenheimer.

September 21, 2005 [International]

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West Hawk to Acquire Thermal Coal Project for $6.25 Milli...

West Hawk Development Corp. is pleased to announce that it has completed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of a 100% interest in the Australian Creek Thermal Coal Project consisting of 675 hectares of recently issued British Columbia Government Coal licenses and 450 hectares of Coal license applications.

September 18, 2005 [B.C.]

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Northeast BC Coalfields Could Be Making a Comeback

Western Canadian Coal Corp. poured cement for the foundation of its new coal preparation plant at the Wolverine mine this week. The mine is located 25 km southwest of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia.

September 18, 2005 [B.C.]

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Mines ask Victoria to plug into northwest

Metal czar Carl Zuber has a high-tension problem that keeps him from being the happiest man in B.C.'s mining industry.

September 18, 2005 [B.C.]

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Coal companies ad campaign refuted by enviros, Forest Ser...

"This is just the perfect example of a for-profit group making so much money mining on our public lands that they can afford to take out full-page ads to mislead the public," Peters said. "The idea that a few restrictions on coal mining is going to cause a ghost town in Paonia or other communities in the North Fork Valley is just ridiculous."

September 16, 2005 [U.S.]

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Native elders protesting against coal mine brace for arre...

Group fears development could release pollutants into the area's river system

September 16, 2005 [B.C.]

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Tahltan elders prepare for showdown with RCMP over blocka...

Elders with the Tahltan First Nation prepared Thursday to be arrested for blocking miners in remote northwestern British Columbia.

September 16, 2005 [B.C.]

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