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Exploded Lakeland Mills sawmill to be rebuilt

Exploded Lakeland Mills sawmill to be rebuilt

Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George will be rebuilt, the owner of the mill announced today.
B.C. grants Kitsault Mine conditional environmental approval

B.C. grants Kitsault Mine conditional environmental approval

The B.C. government granted Avanti Kitsault Mine Ltd. conditional environmental approval on March 19 for its desired open-pit molybdenum mine project, located at the head of Alice Arm, approximately 140 kilometres north of Prince Rupert.
Alamos drops hostile takeover bid for Aurizon Mines

Alamos drops hostile takeover bid for Aurizon Mines

Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX:AGI) has dropped its hostile takeover offer for Vancouver’s Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX:ARZ), Alamos announced March 20.
Kitimat could face sky-high pollution from B.C. energy boom

Kitimat could face sky-high pollution from B.C. energy boom

Experts fear one of the world’s most confined airsheds won’t be able to handle emissions from smelter, LNG, increased tanker traffic and oil refinery
Forestry ministry U-turn irks Burns Lake owners

Forestry ministry U-turn irks Burns Lake owners

Hampton Affiliates still committed to rebuilding Burns Lake sawmill, but the Portland-based company is 'disappointed' by the deferral of the contentious forestry bill
Marketing launches for new B.C.-created apple varieties

Marketing launches for new B.C.-created apple varieties

Growers of two new apple varieties created at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland are getting government grants to promote the species.
Vancouver miners in no rush to resume chase for resource riches in post-Chávez Venezuela

Vancouver miners in no rush to resume chase for resource riches in post-Chávez Venezuela

Despite the global mining buzz created following the death of the country's president, Vancouver keeps mum about “significant potential” in newly attractive, mineral-rich Venezuela
Avanti fights back after Nisga’a look to halt mine restart

Avanti fights back after Nisga’a look to halt mine restart

Vancouver-based Avanti Mining Inc. (TSX-V:AVT) is pushing back after the Nisga’a Lisims Government launched a dispute-resolution process with the provincial government over an environmental assessment – a move that could impede Avanti’s planned restart of its Kitsault molybdenum mine.
Silvercorp drops appeal in defamation action

Silvercorp drops appeal in defamation action

Vancouver-based Silvercorp Metals Inc. won’t keep fighting in courts for defamation damages connected with an alleged “short and distort” scheme, the company has announced.
Local ore upgrading technology startup gets funding

Local ore upgrading technology startup gets funding

A local startup that has developed mining technology that sorts rock to eliminate lower quality metal ores has received series A funding from Vancouver’s Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital