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B. C. government announces big investment in Nanaimo's Niik Steel
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (528+ words) Published 7: 30 pm Friday, May 1, 2026 anaimo's Niik Steel, a steel manufacturer, will receive $900, 000 from the province that will provide the company with the ability to triple the amount of steel it fabricates. The investment, which will lead to a total capital…...
B. C. -based mining company confirms 9 of 10 workers abducted in Mexico have died
3+ week, 3+ day ago (217+ words) Published 2: 56 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Vizsla Silver, a Vancouver-based mining company, says nine of 10 workers first abducted in January are now confirmed dead. (Vizsla Silver) A B. C. -based mining company has confirmed nine of 10 workers abducted from a mine in Mexico are…...
Gold fever: Pioneer Pauly's Sooke River claim strikes online pay dirt
4+ week, 1+ day ago (972+ words) Published 5: 30 am Thursday, April 2, 2026 Paul Larouche pans for gold in Sooke RIver. (Ben Fenlon/Goldstream Gazette) Paul Larouche was his "Pioneer Pauly" branded vehicle. (Ben Fenlon/Sooke News Mirror) Paul Larouche with a handful of gold he has found. (Ben…...
B. C. issues Eskay Creek mine environmental certificate in deal with First Nation
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (345+ words) Published 11: 30 am Tuesday, January 27, 2026 B. C. is issuing an environmental assessment certificate for the Eskay Creek Mine using, for the first time, a consent-based agreement with the local Tahltan First Nation. The province announced the granting of the certificate in Vancouver on…...
Profits at Trail smelter double those from same quarter last year: Teck
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (804+ words) Teck Resources Ltd. says profitability at the Trail smelter surged in the third quarter despite a planned reduction in refined zinc output, as the company continued to focus on boosting by-product revenues and cutting costs. The Vancouver-based mining company reported…...
B. C. court set to delve into challenge of Canada's largest gold mine proposal
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) A challenge connected to one of the world's largest untapped gold deposits is headed to'B. C. Supreme Court later this month. Seabridge Gold Inc. has submitted its final written arguments in a legal challenge against the B. C. Environmental Assessment Office's (EAO) decision…...
Teck agrees to merge with U. K. -based company, new firm's HQ to be in B. C.
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (203+ words) Teck Resources Limited announced on Monday (Sept. 8) that an agreement is in place for the company to merge with Anglo American and be renamed Anglo Teck. The new company will'be headquartered in Vancouver, with significant business leadership roles'in South Africa…...
Northern B. C.'s Site C dam comes fully online
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (352+ words) BC Hydro announced on Saturday (Aug. 9) that the Site C dam is'fully operational after its'sixth and final generating unit was brought online. Energy and Climate Solutions Minister Adrian Dix called it "another step forward in securing B. C.'s clean energy future,…...
B. C. to appeal Cowichan Tribes land case
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (450+ words) The provincial government is planning to appeal'a'B. C. Supreme Court decision that granted'the Cowichan Tribes'fishing rights and title over part of Lulu Island in the mouth of the Fraser River. "We disagree strongly with the decision," Attorney General Niki Sharma announced…...
'A great, positive outcome': trio rescued 60 hours after B. C. Red Chris mine collapse
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (515+ words) Three miners trapped underground at Red Chris'copper and gold mine in northwest B. C. were safely rescued late Thursday evening.' Kevin Coumbs, Darien Maduke and Jesse Chubaty had been taking shelter in a manufactured steel refuge chamber since Tuesday, July 22, after the…...