Northern Gateway row deepens
0Pipelines used to be boring.
Once upon a time, these common crude-carrying metal tubes criss-crossing the country were little more than a planners afterthought.
Not anymore. In 2010, a major pipeline burst in Michigan, spilling millions of litres of oil into the Kalamazoo River. That was followed by international anti-oilsands More >
New Mine At Endako Now Operational
0Denver, Colorado – Thompson Creek Metals says it’s newly minted Endako Mine mill is up and running.
The miner says commissioning of the new facility is complete and commercial production got underway February 1st. So far, the company says things are looking good with the mill running at or above its More >
Enbridge pipeline bad for the economy
0The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline will deliver an inflationary oil price “shock” to Canadians of US$2 to $3 per barrel “every year for 30 years,” a B.C. economist predicts.
Robyn Allan, former president of the Insurance Corp. of B.C. and senior economist for B.C. Central Credit Union, cites studies by More >
It’s Back! The IBEW Photo Contest
0It’s the determination in a lineman’s face when he climbs to vertigo-inducing heights. it’s the glint of sunshine reflecting off an icy transmission tower. It’s in the images all around you, that you see in your day both on and off the job. And we want you to share them. More >
IBEW Founders’ Scholarship
0The IBEW Founders’ Scholarship honors the dedicated wiremen and lineman who organized the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Each year the officers of the IBEW are pleased to offer its working members scholarships on a competitive basis. It is hoped that the awards will not only contribute to the personal More >
Rio Tinto takes large Alcan writedown
0MONTREAL – Rio Tinto’s chief executive is foregoing his annual bonus after the global mining giant’s net earnings dropped by 59 per cent last year due to an US$8.9 billion writedown of its aluminum business.
“As the acquisition of Alcan happened on my watch, I felt it only right not More >
Why Kitimat is key to Canada-Asia energy relations
0Eyes across North America are on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s meetings in China, but the president of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada says it’s the community of Kitimat on the British Columbia coast that is the one to watch to gauge whether the two countries can nail down More >
February Balance Newsletter
0You will find attached this month’s Balance newsletter from Shepell·fgi, our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider. This monthly newsletter is designed to offer you helpful tips and tools for balancing your everyday work and family demands.
In this edition:
Making time for your relationship is an essential ingredient for a More >
Thompson Creek achieves commercial moly output at Endako, BC, mill – Metals
0New York-listed and Denver-based molybdenum and soon to be copper producer Thompson Creek Metals has achieved commercial production at the new mill at its Endako primary molybdenum mine in British Columbia, the company said Tuesday.
Thompson Creek said in a statement that commercial production was achieved on February 1 and More >
Thompson Creek Announces Commercial Production at the New Endako Mill and Reaffirms 2012 Production and Cash Cost Guidance for the Endako Mine
0DENVER, CO, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — NYSE: TC TSX: TCM TSX-V:TRX.WT
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (“Company” or “Thompson Creek”), a growing, diversified, North American mining company, today announced that the commissioning of the Company’s new Endako mill is complete and that commercial production was achieved on More >