mining
About those 150 businesses opposed to Ajax mine…
KAMLOOPS - At the beginning of June members of a group lobbying against the proposed Ajax Mine said roughly 150 letters had been sent to the government in opposition of the mine. This week we learned only 16 actually made it to the Ministry of Mines. According to a Freedom of Information release, 16 letters...
Ajax Mine supporter event, protest planned for this week
KGHM STILL AIMING FOR SPRING SUBMISSION KAMLOOPS - As staff at the KGHM Ajax Mine office rush to finalize the environmental application for the proposed open pit copper-gold mine, those against the mine are planning a ‘peaceful protest’ outside a private supporters event this week. The private event is being held for supporters of the...
New Gold air quality better than originally indicated
REPORTING METHODS UPDATED KAMLOOPS - The amount of fine particulate matter produced by the New Gold mine just outside of Kamloops is a lot lower than originally thought, according to recent numbers from the company. When the 2012 numbers were released last summer it appeared the New Afton Mine was the third worst polluter in...
UPDATE: Input on information requirements for Ajax extended
KAMLOOPS - The public has been given a couple more days to comment and provide feedback on the proposed Ajax Mine and what information the company needs to submit in its application. After significant changes were made to the footprint of the proposed mine in the spring the provincial government decided there should be another...
Information session to run same time as Ajax comment period
KAMLOOPS - City council fought for a public information session that would help people understand the environmental assessment process, as it applies to the proposed Ajax Mine, but this week it was announced we would have to wait a bit longer for that meeting. With the Environmental Assessment Office approving a new public comment period...
‘Significant announcement’ from Ajax coming this week
KAMLOOPS — The company has remained mostly silent since it announced it would be postponing the environmental application process to further study ore deposits in the area but KGHM, the company behind the Ajax Mine project, promises that's about to change. “There will be a significant announcement Thursday,” External Affairs Manager Yves Lacasse says. “We...
You won’t believe what a tourist found while visiting Vernon
VERNON - Most people go home from a dig at Canada’s only opal mine with a small trinket. Others, like Donna Nelson, get very lucky. On a recent trip to Vernon, the Saskatchewan woman and her husband went on a dig with Opal Resources Canada, which operates the Opal Miners Gift Shop on Highway 97...
Gold unearthed at Lavington claim
VERNON - Land in the North Okanagan town of Lavington, B.C. is being explored for gold by a Toronto mining company. The property is made up of four mineral claims covering 1,156 hectares about 10 km east of Vernon. Historically, the property has been explored by other companies, including BP in the 1980s. Asher Resources...
Annexation of New Afton moving forward
KAMLOOPS - Next week council will get the opportunity to approve the next step necessary to increase city boundaries to include the New Afton Mine. The idea was first broached last April as city council grappled with a request to lower heavy industry taxes. New Gold mine and its employees already receive benefits and services...