Gold and copper - and gravel
Spend a day with Wes Carson, general manger of Thompson Creek Metal’s Mount Milligan project, and you’ll get the sense the fledgling mine is a culmination of happy circumstances - and being home to sizeable deposits of gold and copper is only one. Read more...
Mine construction supports regional economy
Progress at the Mount Milligan Mine continues on schedule this month. To give local residents an update on what is happening at the site of the future copper-gold mine, Thompson Creek Metals hosted a series of community information meetings recently in Mackenzie, Fort St James, Prince George, and Vanderhoof. Read more...
Gold Mine planned for 2017
July 27, 2011
Hannah Wright, Omineca Express
The Blackwater gold project has been acquired by a gold producing company who hope to see an open pit mine up and running at the site by 2017. Read more
Mount Milligan Update
July 20, 2011
E-News
Safety continues to be the number one priority on site and we are very proud to report that the Mount Milligan construction team has set a new safety milestone recording 500,000 hours without a Loss Time Incident. Read more
The Latest Dirt on Mount Milligan
July 20, 2011
Ruth Lloyd, Omineca Express
Over 30 people were on hand at the Kak'albun Elementary School gymnasium to get the latest update from Mt. Milligan on June 29th. Read more
Engineering contracts to create new jobs as winter works program nears completion at Mount Milligan
The Mount Milligan Mine Project situated between the communities of Mackenzie and Fort St. James is advancing to the engineering phase as the winter works program focused on site preparation nears completion. Read more...
Mount Milligan ramps up construction of $900-million mine
Thompson Creek Metals's $900-million Mount Milligan gold and copper project in north-central B.C. will be in full-scale construction this summer, with an expected 660 workers on the job. Read more...
Endako expansion given the go ahead
Things are looking good for Endako Mines. The expansion of the Fraser Lake mine was approved to be restarted last month and is in the first phases. Read more...
Northwest line to boost economy
The Northwest Transmission Line along Highway 37 from Terrace to Meziadin Junction and Bob Quinn Lake is one step closer to reality. Read more...
Mine expansion back on track
Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. has approved the resumption of its $374-million expansion of the Endako molybdenum mine west of Prince George which was halted eight months ago because of the global recession. Read more...
Huckleberry Mine expansion OK'd
Vancouver-based miner Imperial Metals has announced that the Huckleberry Mine in northern B.C. has approved an approximately 18-month extension of the mine. Read more...
Study starts on new mine
There is another mining kid on the block in B.C.'s Northern Interior. TTM Resources Inc. proposed $1 billion Chu Molybdenum project, 80 kilometres south of Vanderhoof, has entered the pre-application stage of B.C.'s environmental assessment process. Read more...
Terrane Metals hold open house
Terrane Metals held an open house in Fort St. James recently. They were in town to explain how the Environmental Review process works and the open house gave the public a chance to give their input. Read more...
Province to assess northwest power line
At the same time as a report was released Friday that said building a power line in northwest B.C. could spark mining development creating thousands of jobs, Premier Gordon Campbell said the province was taking the first step in bringing power along the Highway 37 corridor. Read more...
Open houses planned for gold, copper mine proposal
Open information sessions have been set for Terrane Metal's proposed $917-million Mount Milligan gold and copper mine in northern B.C. The mine is the closest proposed operation to Prince George, 155 kilometres northwest of the city. Read more...
Nak'azdli says mine no sure thing
The Environmental Assessment Application filed by Terrane Metals for the Mt. Milligan / Shus Nadloh mine project may have been accepted for review by the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office, but it has not been accepted by Nak'azdli. Read more...
Mine EA now open for public review
The environmental assessment application filed by Terrane Metals for the Mt. Milligan / Shus Nadloh mine project has been accepted for review by the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office. Read more...
New mine proposal accepted for review
Terrane Metals announced Thursday its environmental assessment application has been accepted by the province for its proposed $917-million Mount Milligan gold and copper mine. Read more ...
First Nation supports mining development: 350-member Taku River Tlingit band to release unprecedented policy today
A tiny First Nation with a vast traditional territory in northern British Columbia will take a bold step into the future today with the release of an unprecedented policy in support of mining development. Read more...
