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Willow Creek Mine to Close
Walter Energy has provided more details about a production curtailment at the Willow Creek Mine near Chetwynd. In a statement released Wednesday, CEO Walter J. Scheller III said the company would...
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Echo Hill Coal Mine May Undergo Substituted Environmental Assessment
Hillsborough Resources Echo Hill Coal Mine Project near Tumbler Ridge is the most recent proposal to have the provincial government request a “substituted” environmental assessment. Earlier this month...
View ArticleCoal mine temp workers ‘exacerbate’ concerns over Chinese investment in B.C.
An internal federal review of a decision to grant permits to a Chinese company to bring temporary foreign workers from China for its British Columbia coal mine found the company met or exceeded all...
View ArticleMining Recruitment in NE BC
At a recent Home/Business/Trade show in Chetwynd representatives from Teck www.teck.com, Xstrata www.xstratacoal.com and Walter Energy www.walterenergy.com were attempting to recruit workers for the...
View ArticleAtrum Secures Option to Acquire Coking Coal Projects
Atrum Coal is pleased to announce it has secured an option to acquire 100% of both the Adams Project and White Rabbit Project in the coking coal rich Peace River region of British Columbia, Canada. The...
View ArticleCardero’s Carbon Creek Project Selected for Streamlined Environmental...
Cardero Resource Corp. (“Cardero” or the “Company”) (TSX: CDU, NYSE MKT: CDY) provides an update on the Environmental Assessment process for the Carbon Creek Metallurgical Coal project. The Canadian...
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Hundreds Face Layoffs As Wolverine Mine Idled
From Opinion 250 Tumbler Ridge, B.C.- Nearly 700 jobs will disappear from the Chetwynd – Tumbler Ridge region as Walter Energy shuts down it’s Wolverine and Brazion coal mines. “We certainly...
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Price slump hits B.C. coal miners
From the Globe and Mail A devastating price slump is hammering British Columbia’s coal sector as a U.S.-based company halts mining in the province while other players face mounting pressure. Walter...
View ArticleColeman still believes in LNG boom
Natural Gas Minister Rich Coleman says he remains bullish on B.C.‘s LNG prospects despite a string of setbacks and delays. “I don’t think anybody …(Business in Vancouver) Click here to read in new tab
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Oil and gas downturns in B.C. and Alberta ease Site C labour force concerns
Dec 2014, BC Premier Christie Clark promotes the Site C Project. VICTORIA – Alberta’s loss is British Columbia’s gain as fears of labour shortages for the construction of the massive Site C dam...
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Resource Development in Northern British Columbia
Here in Northern BC the next 6 months will be busy with numerous projects in the natural resource sector. In the short term there are a number of events that will help set the pace forward for the...
View ArticleUptick in drilling in northeastern B.C. good sign for Alberta producers
Increasingly empty industrial yards around the northeastern B.C. city of Fort St. John are a welcome sign for Jennifer Moore. Moore, a regional economic development officer, says the return of parked...
View ArticleTowns on the clock: What comes after coal for B.C.’s mining towns?
By Josh Pagé and Liam Britten, CBC News Mining coal for steelmaking has been the way of life — a good life — for coal miners in towns like Elkford, Sparwood and Fernie for more than a century. But...
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Canada’s Crude Oil Pacific Exports and Northern Gateway Likely Dead if...
On Friday, the Canadian government introduced C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (Source: oilandgas360.com)It’s no longer living as a temporary moratorium or simply a political threat. On Friday...
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