mining

Ajax will submit official mine application next week

KAMLOOPS - After years of delays, KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. will officially submit its application to the province next week. The company announced today it will submit its application and environmental impact statement for the Ajax Mine project on Jan. 18. The Environmental Assessment Office approved the package for submission in November and the company...

Council lifts self-imposed gag order on Ajax delegations at meetings

KAMLOOPS - It took nearly an hour of back and forth between council members, but a vote allowing the public to again be able to speak about the proposed Ajax Mine during council meetings has passed. A moratorium was put in place on delegations and public enquiries regarding the proposed mine during council meetings after...

Slight delay in Ajax Mine application

KAMLOOPS - The application was expected to be officially submitted to the province in the first week of January, but now the company behind the proposed Ajax Mine says it will be in ‘no later than the end of January.' With the holiday season underway, the company says it wants to give all parties more...

Kamloops company designs app with KGHM to keep worksites safe

KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops company is helping work sites run their operations a little smoother and a little safer. Lightship Works of Kamloops has designed an app to help manage complex work sites. It is a tool for companies who run multiple tasks and manage a certain level of risk, Lightship CEO Jaethon Reichel says. ...

Kamloops and Vernon Finning locations will stay, unknown if job cuts will hit locally

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While Finning International announced another round of cuts the company says Southern Interior locations won’t be moving or amalgamating. The company, which is the world's largest dealer for Caterpillar equipment, has bases in Canada, where it's headquartered in Vancouver, South America and Europe. The cuts, announced today, Nov. 12, are company-wide. Hilary Anaka,...