Tag: mining

Osisko Gold has announced that its Board of Directors has made a formal decision to proceed with the construction of the Cariboo Gold Project.

British Columbia has approved a 13-metre increase to the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, nearly 12 years after one of Canada's worst mining disasters at the site.

British Columbia has approved a major expansion of the Red Chris mine, allowing the northwest B.C. operation to shift from open-pit to underground mining.

B.C. is adding 17 major resource and infrastructure projects to its fast-track list as the province looks to speed up development amid global economic uncertainty.

Taseko Mines confirms one contract worker has died in a mining accident at the Gibraltar Mine, northeast of Williams Lake on Nov. 21. The corporation says it and all personnel are fully cooperating with the RCMP and BC Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals with the investigation into the accident.

The Xatśūll First Nation are filing an appeal to overturn the B.C Supreme Court's decision on August 6 to authorize the raising of the additional Tailings Storage Dam at the Mount Polley Mine.

The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed the Xatśūll First Nation's application to stop the tailings dam increase at Mount Polley Mine. Justice Michael Tammen ruled the provincial government's consultation with Xatśūll First Nation was "deep" and provided the First Nation opportunities to present its persepectives on the impacts of the construction of the dam.

Osisko Development's Cariboo Gold Project has received significant funding that will advance its construction. Osisko announced on Monday, July 21, that it has secured a US$450 million loan from Appian Capital Advisory Limited that will support the mine near Wells and Barkville's development and construction.