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As declared by the British Columbia legislature of British Columbia, April 28 to May 4 is B.C. Mining Week.

Mining is one of the province’s largest and old-est industries and B.C. Mining Week is an oppor-tunity to recognize and cel-ebrate the importance of the modern industry to British Columbians.

Activities are planned for Kamloops and communities around the province.

The mining-week celebra-tion has a long history in the province, with the first B.C. Mining Week taking place 25 years ago in Vancouver.

The B.C. Mining Week committee, chaired by the Mining Association of BC, is composed of volunteers from a variety of companies, asso-ciations and institutions asso-ciated with the mining sector in B.C.

The dedicated hard work of the committee members and

strong support from sponsors has fueled the ever-growing success of B.C. Mining Week celebrations each and every successive year.

What began as a celebra-tion in Vancouver many years ago has now spread prov-incewide in communities that want to participate in the rec-ognition of the contribution of the mining sector in B.C.

For a full listing of events happening around B.C., visit the mining week website at

www.miningweek.ca.In the Tournament Capital,

celebration of the industry culminates with Mining Day in Kamloops, a May event co-hosted by the Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) and the south-central B.C. branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Admission is free, with the Saturday, May 11, event tak-ing place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Big Little Science Center, 985 Holt St. on the

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Visitors can try New Gold‘s heavy-equipment simulator, along with other hands-on activities and displays.

Patrons can also bring rocks to be identified while waiting to gold pan with Yukon Dan.

IN addition, household batteries can be recycled at the Highland Valley Copper booth.

Celebrating a venerable industry in British Columbia

Dante Martinello-Williams gets acquainted with a mining-equipment simulator at last year’s Mining Day at the the Big Little Science Centre. The centre will again be the site for this year’s celebration on Saturday, May 11.

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The mining industry has a long history in the Tournament Capital — and so does Kamloops Dodge Chrysler Jeep.

The dealership on the Valleyview Automall has been around for 45 years and, according to general manager Dave Jacobs, it recognizes the value of mining to the local economy.

“We offer special discounts and promotions for min-ing employees you will only find at Kamloops Dodge,” he said.

“It’s important for us to support people involved in the mining industry because of what they do for our community.

“The mining sector of B.C. is important to us and, as such, we recognize and respect their operations and workers.”

Jacobs said Kamloops Dodge offers discounts for mining-industry employees.

All they need to do is bring in a pay stub or employ-ee ID card when purchasing any new or pre-owned vehicle.

If you drive past a mining operation, there’s a good chance most of the vehicles parked in the employee lot will be pickup trucks — and, Jacobs said, Kamloops Dodge has an excellent selection of rigs.

“Our trucks include the North American truck of the year as well as the Motor Trend Truck of the Year,” he said.

“Our one-ton diesels are tops in their class and the Ram 1500 is the No. 1 selling truck in B.C. with the most advanced suspension system in its class.”

For more information about Kamloops Dodge, go online to kamloopsdodge.net or call 1-888-483-6524.

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Kamloops Dodge general manager Dave Jacobs: “The mining sector of B.C. is important to us and, as such, we recognize and respect their operations and workers.”

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MINING WEEK 2013

The Mining Association of BC (MABC), the Mining Suppliers Association of BC (MSABC), the Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC) and the Coal Association of Canada (CAC) have launched a Vote Mining campaign to coincide with the 2013 provincial-election campaign.

Through the website www.votemi-ning.ca, the Vote Mining coalition is encouraging British Columbians to join it in asking candidates how they will support a strong and vibrant exploration, mining and mineral pro-cessing industry in British Columbia.

Votemining.ca makes it easy for British Columbians to identify their candidates and communicate their support for the mining industry.

For example, by using the web-site’s “Take Action” tool, users can within minutes create and email a letter addressed to candidates in their electoral district.

Votemining.ca also contains mining-industry fact sheets, a voter toolkit of resources and information on local and provincial debates in advance of the May 14 election.

B.C. has 21 major mines, more than 30 industrial mineral producers, two smelters and in excess of 350 exploration projects.

There are more than 900 compa-nies in B.C. that provide supplies and services to mining operations.

In 2010, the B.C. mining industry supported 37,000-plus well-paying direct and indirect jobs.

In 2011, it provided $9.9 billion to the provincial economy and $805 million in payments to government to support social programs, including education and health care.

B.C. mines also provide the miner-als and metals needed for everyday life.

Computers, bicycles, transit sys-tems and hydroelectric-energy trans-mission would not be possible with-out mining.

The mining industry will continue to play a key role in the economy of B.C. into the coming years if govern-ment and industry work together to support a strong exploration, mining and mineral-processing industry that is committed to safety and leadership in environmental stewardship.

DID YOU KNOW?Gross mining revenues for the B.C. mining industry increased by 25 per cent from 2010 ($7.9 billion) to $9.9 billion in 2011.The $2-billion increase was almost all attributable to higher metallurgical coal prices and increased coal shipments.

— PricewaterhouseCoopers, Forging Ahead: The Mining Industry in British Columbia 2011

DID YOU KNOW?The average number of individuals employed by B.C. mining companies increased in 2011, from 8,195 employees to 9,310 employees.


MINING BIG ATTENTIONFive-year-old Dendy Render and dad, Clint, couldn’t resist the chance for a closer look at one of the pieces of heavy equipment used in the mining industry. Boys will always be boys and big trucks will always be an attraction, as was evident at last year’s Mining Day celebration at the Big Little Science Centre. This year’s Mining Day will take place on May 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the centre at 985 Holt St. on the North Shore. KTW file photo

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The mining industry in B.C. has established environmental protection as a priority objective in the development, opera-tion and closure of mines in the province.

In its ongoing efforts to update and improve environmental-protection measures, the indus-try contributes to the advancement of the sci-entific understanding of mining’s effect on the environment, as well as to the development of technology that will help minimize environmental impacts.

Establishing the guidelines

The benefits of min-erals and mining in the world are indisputable.

Metals are essential to life on Earth — but they can also pose a threat to

the environment if they occur in certain forms (chemical states) and under specific environ-mental conditions.

Debate is focused on what is environmentally safe and in determining acceptable levels of risk versus benefit.

Nowadays, many stakeholders are involved in providing input into how mines are developed — mineral producers, regulators and the public.

Risk-management decisions are arrived at in a consultative man-ner, with an appropriate

weighing of the benefits and risks.

With the challenge of producing profitable mining operations in an environmentally sound manner, practices and regulations have evolved to ensure environmental protection.

Mining in British Columbia is regulated at both the provincial and federal levels.

Throughout the life cycle of a mine, regula-tory and monitoring processes ensure the industry complies with society’s environmental objectives.

These objectives are established primarily through laws and regula-tions, but they are also set out in commitments made by mining companies during the environmental-assessment process.

DID YOU KNOW?The average weekly pay for a Canadian mining worker in 2010 was $1,632,which exceeded the wages of work-ers in forestry, manufacturing, finance and construction.

— Mining Association of Canada, Facts & Figures 2011

Environmental protection a matter of principle

DID YOU KNOW?B.C. is the only producer of molybdenum in Canada. It is used in the manufacturing of some steels, cast irons and super alloys to make them harder, stronger, tougher, and wear and corrosion resistant. It’s like a vitamin pill for iron!

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CSC ELECTRIC LTD. IS celebrating

its 12th year in business.

CSC is a proud First Nation company owned and operated by Clayton Scott, a member of the Tsawout Band (Coastal Salish) and a journey-man electrician and cer-tified contractor.

CSC Electric Ltd. has seen tremendous growth within the industrial side of its business by devel-oping a close working relationship with New Gold’s New Afton mine.

Its work at New Gold includes all aspects of electrical in the mining industry, from surface to underground.

This growth has allowed CSC to provide

many high-paying jobs to Kamloops residents.

Trades people can work closer to home, keeping families togeth-er — and they feed the economy by purchasing homes, vehicles and other goods.

CSC Electric Ltd. welcomes future mine developments and has recently provided con-struction services for Huldra Silver, a new mining project in the Merritt area.

CSC has seen the impact these opportuni-ties provide, such as the hours and expe-rience required for apprentices to become journeymen, which is helping fill the short-age of certified trades people the province is experiencing.

Placing apprentices

into an environment in which they can learn and providing journey-man opportunities for advancement helps make CSC a business

for which people want to work, especially when they realize CSC is one of the few com-panies consistently experiencing growth,

even in recent times of general economic dif-ficulty.

CSC Electric Ltd. enjoys contributing to organizations in the

community.It has provided

sponsorship to a vari-ety of events and local teams, including the Kamloops Blazers, the Kamloopa Powwow, Project X Theatre, Kamloops Minor Hockey Association and Women’s National Motocross.

CSC provides effi-cient, top-quality service to all clients, regardless of size.

The company strives to keep abreast of new technology and offers all of its clients’ work-able solutions in a timely, cost-effective manner.

CSC believes that having a team of ser-vice-oriented individu-als who provide quality workmanship has been the secret to its success.

CSC — in the industry and in the community

CSC Electric Ltd. is heavily involved in the community. This year, CSC sponsored the creation of thousands of Kamloops Blazers playoff T-shirts that were handed

to fans at Interior Savings Centre to create a white-out effect in the crowd.

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MINING WEEK 2013Most of us know the

important role that steel plays in our daily lives, whether it’s the steel used to construct our homes, to make our household appli-ances or to build the transit system we ride to work.

But, what is not as well-known is that B.C.’s metal-lurgical coal — or steelmak-ing coal — plays a critical role in producing that steel.

Steelmaking coal is required for steel produc-tion and British Columbia has been producing among the best-quality steelmak-ing coal in the world for decades.

This quality product accounts for the vast major-ity of coal production in B.C. and has made our province one of the world’s most important suppliers of steelmaking coal.

Recently, there has been a lot of commentary around

B.C.’s coal exports.It’s important to under-

stand how these exports are good for B.C. and the world.

Steelmaking coal is a key economic driver in B.C., generating $5 billion in eco-nomic activity annually.

The coal supply chain — from mining town to port city — is responsible for more than 26,000 jobs in B.C. in the mining, transpor-

tation, shipping and other related sectors.

In fact, the average wage in the industry is $107,000.

Today, coal is Port Metro Vancouver’s principal export, accounting for about 25 per cent of the total value of exports each year.

The industry also contrib-uted close to $400 million to government revenues in 2011 alone, helping to pay for critical programs and services, such as health care and education.

In emerging economies, B.C.’s steelmaking coal is being used to build criti-cal infrastructure, such as housing, hospitals and rapid-

transit systems.The province’s steelmak-

ing coal exports are liter-ally providing the materials needed to build a better

quality of life for people all over the world.

Closer to home, steel-making coal benefits British Columbians in many ways.

For example, the amount of steel used in the new Canada Line r’apid-transit system connecting Richmond and Vancouver,

which has thousands of daily riders, would require about 30,000 tonnes of steel-making coal to make.

Even the steel in the

average car requires about 630 kilograms of steelmak-ing coal to produce.

British Columbia’s steel-making coal industry is a

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revenue to support critical government services, creat-ing family-supporting jobs or

building infrastructure around the world, B.C.’s steelmaking coal industry is essential to a better quality of life both here and around the world.

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In addition to interpreting the test data, Aminpro can formulate your crushing-grinding-flotation-dewatering circuit configurations.

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Aminpro has a local presence in B.C. and Canada; a fully equipped metallur-gical lab and pilot plant and tailings characterization centre in Santiago, Chile; and a metallurgical lab being commissioned this spring in Lima, Peru.

As veterans of B.C.’s mining scene, Aminpro identifies with your needs and will consider shipping your samples from Vancouver to Chile at its cost.

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Rivers Workwear at 1780B Versatile Dr. will soon be entering its third year of offering quality service and products for the working men and women of Kamloops.

At Rivers, all Carhartt products continue to carry a 20 per cent discount.This is the store to purchase clothing that con-

tinues to outperform traditional workwear and remains some of the toughest and most durable on the market.

Working woman? Check out Lady Carhartt. The same, tough, durable quality extends into products made for you.

Health professional? Rivers’ large selection of Carhartt medical scrubs are here to meet your need.

Wondering about tomorrow’s weather? You can rely on Carhartt’s waterproof and breathable rainwear.

Children? Rivers carries children’s pants, bib overalls, T-shirts, socks, jackets and hoodies. These will hold up for even the most active kids.

Add in Carhartt socks, gloves, belts and wallets and there is something in the store for everyone.

For safety on the job site, Rivers has one of the best selections of high-visibility and flame-retardant clothing in the city.

And don’t forget your feet.Rivers’ industrial boot and shoe department is expanding to meet the ever-growing needs

of the real work world, with quality and competitive pricing to fit every need.Rivers Workwear is open Mondays to Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturdays from

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Venture Kamloops connects mining to communityVenture Kamloops is keenly aware of the

importance of mining to the community.In fact, one of Venture Kamloops’ key

areas of focus is offering support to busi-nesses in the mining sector.

As a core component of the local econo-my, Venture Kamloops recognizes the need for continued expansion and growth in min-ing and related services.

The agency’s goal is to support busi-nesses already located in Kamloops, discuss their needs and work to attract other busi-nesses that complement them.

With the mining sector already such

an important part of the local economy, Venture Kamloops is working hard to create opportunity for existing, start-up and re-locating businesses.

This year, Venture Kamloops will be hosting several mining industry events in the city and is encouraging city business owners and staff to attend one of them, say hello and tell a little about their business and vision.

The Venture Kamloops team is staffed with specialists in each of these areas and they have the knowledge, resources and connections businesses at any stage need.

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Donated to repair and reopen of community pool

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Helped local economy by partnering to resurface 50 km of public road

Sierra Gorda, Chile Maintains air quality through the use of the latest technology

Helped define and implement expanded medical services

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MINING WEEK 2013

WITH THREE WORKERS killed every day in Canada, having sound a safety proce-dure on the job site is incred-

ibly important.Middleton Petroleum understands this

need and, while never experiencing a major injury in its 30 years of operation, Middleton continues to implement new procedures and technology to maintain its high degree of employee safety and a zero-accident protocol.

Margot Middleton has worked tire-lessly through the years to train staff to achieve this.

‘My staff is diligent about safety, but the sheer volume of paperwork has become a major issue to completing work on time,” she said.

“It’s also creating a huge headache for my office staff as they try to manage the dozens of safety documents completed by staff every day.”

With massive growth in the resource sector, Middleton’s company’s workload has increased dramatically and she knew she needed to find a solution to her safety documentation nightmare. That was when she turned to Kamloops-based software developer Western Industrial Solutions (WIS) and its acclaimed TaskSafe soft-ware.

Western Industrial Solutions is new to Kamloops, but not to the resource sector or to the requirements for health and safety.

The three owners have 60 years of

combined experience building software for mining, forestry and petroleum companies, as well as first-hand experience in the strict safety policies for frontline workers.

WIS president Mike Waithe spent some of his career as a company safety officer and struggled daily with the policies and paperwork.

“No one denies the need for safety” he said. “We want our employees safe, but they were starting to resent all the forms they had to complete. I saw a problem and knew there was a solution.”

Middleton implemented WIS’s TaskSafe field safety-management software, as well as its military grade handheld tablet PCs.

Now the worker in the field can quickly and easily complete paperwork and have it sent back to the office instantaneously.

“My guys love this product.” Middleton said. “They get paperwork done quicker and with a better understanding of the safety issues. I love it because I get com-pleted and readable safety documents back right away.

“I also never have to go rooting through boxes and binders to find them. They are always just a couple of mouse clicks away. The time saving for document completion and managing the paperwork easily covers the cost of TaskSafe.”

For more information about Western Industrial Solutions and its TaskSafe soft-ware, go online to www.westernindustri-alsolutions.com or email [email protected].

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British Columbia’s Rock Construction & Mining Inc. (RCMI) boasts more than 50 years of combined executive expe-rience in rock excavation.

It specializes in drilling and blasting applications, includ-ing road and highway construction, quarry and mine produc-tion, infrastructure foundations and hydro-electric development across Canada.

President Peter Walker formed the company in 2002 after many years in the excavation industry and brought along sev-eral other experienced people.

The company was founded with the philosophy of providing safe, efficient and guaranteed service, always knowing project parameters before a bid and always meeting client expectations.

RCMI has ongoing projects in the mining industry that require new pit development, pit-floor levelling, wall control and specialized drilling.

The specialized drilling in pits is to facilitate sump develop-ment to allow active de-watering programs.

Rock Construction & Mining Inc. has also been involved in the pit-development needs for quarry operations across Canada.

The company utilizes both production bench drills and pio-neering machines needed for rough terrain to meet the specific needs of the client.

RCMI’s personnel are trained in the use of both bulk and packaged explosive products and all initiation systems to meet client production and cost requirements.

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KGHM International is working to complete its environmental-assessment application for the Ajax project and plans to submit it by the end of September.

While doing so, it is making every effort to con-tinue its corporate tradition of being a good neighbour, providing a safe environ-ment for its employees and the community and contrib-uting to the communities in which it operates.

KGHM International has six operating mines in North and South America, three of which are in Canada.

The company has been very successful at operating safely near communities and has also strived to be as much a part of those com-munities as possible.

In the very arid cli-mate of Chile, KGHM International operates one mine and is developing another, the latter of which is located within three kilometres of a large com-munity.

Both mines have taken the necessary steps to con-trol and suppress any dust generated through day-to-day operations.

As in Chile, KGHM International’s two mines in the United States have taken measures to meet environ-mental standards and protect

neighbouring communities by monitoring not only air quality, but surface and groundwater as well.

And, in Sudbury, Ont., KGHM International has been successful at collecting and diverting underground runoff from operations.

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tained for reuse, with excess pumped to a wastewater-treatment plant.

When it became Ajax project operator in 2012, KGHM International under-took the necessary work needed to complete its environmental-assessment application.

The process will provide answers to questions regard-ing environmental concerns and give guidance as to how KGHM International will continue to meet regulatory standards, just as it has at its other operations.

In addition, KGHM International has begun to

get involved in the commu-nity through partnerships, donations and sponsorships and aims to show KGHM International is committed to Kamloops.

Mining safely for employees, the commu-nity and the environment has and will continue to be paramount to KGHM International.

Contributing to the com-munities in which it operates is equally important to the company

This has been proven by the many hours of volun-teering by employees, the offering of sponsorships to not-for-profit organizations and the partnerships for the improvement and sustain-ability of the communities.

From protecting air qual-ity, to sponsoring a junior soccer league, to drilling wells to increase water supply to a community, to planting native species for regrowth in impacted areas, KGHM International does its part for the communities in which it operates.

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The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) recently named the recipients of the 2013 awards for outstanding contributions and excellence in the mining industry. New Gold, New Afton was selected for the Viola R MacMillan Award for company or mine development. This is recognition for demonstrating leadership in management and excellence in best practices in bringing the New Afton mine into production.

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The mining industry remains one of the safest heavy industries in B.C.

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Mining Association of B.C. members work with the chief inspector of mines and his team of mine inspectors to ensure the highest safety standards are met; that improvements that can be made are made; and that lessons learned from inci-dents that do occur are shared across the industry.

The mining industry is governed by a suite of provincial legislation covering everything from equipment operation and camp conditions to personal-protective equipment and the use of natural-resource roads.

WorkSafe BC rates are on the rise across the board and this largely reflects the change in the value of the insurance corporation’s financial portfolio that sup-ports ongoing claim costs.

While the individual performance at

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While there is always room to improve, the mining industry is leading the way on safety practices for heavy industry in B.C.

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Each mine site is required to have at least two exits, safe areas stocked with emergency supplies, radio communication equip-ment, and a well-trained team of emergency responders.

Workers keep their safety skills sharp through mine-rescue competitions held each year and overseen by the province’s chief inspector of mines.

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FROM MINE SITE to sea-port terminal, Thompson Valley

Erectors (TVE) has this year completed contracts at Gibraltar Mine and in Prince Rupert at Ridley Terminals.

Providing maximum coverage for the construc-tion industry’s require-ments, TVE was estab-lished in 2005 and has a thriving business for this year.

The Kamloops-based company is owned by Grant Toutant (president), Wayne Welsh (general manager) and directors Grant Rerick and Brent Wilkie.

The company’s man-agement team is diverse and well-balanced to deploy a wide range of expertise in its respective trades, including mill-wrighting, boilermaking, piping and structural steel erection.

With such creden-tials, TVE offers a wide

range of technology and communication tools to ensure clients receive the most comprehensive, accurate and up-to-the minute services available.

Some of the services provided by Thompson Valley Erectors include complete mine construc-tion (ground-up to a fully operating facility), mechanical and conveyor installations and pipe and tank fabrication.

The company has the expertise to demobilize, salvage and relocate com-plete mine sites.

Its 32,000-square-foot head-office facility, including a fabricating shop and large ware-house, is located on 4.5 acres of land 120 metres from the Trans-Canada Highway, 1.5 kilometres from the major intersec-tions of Western Canada’s four major highways and within five kilometres of CN Rail’s reload facili-ties.

This well-utilized

facility boasts a full-time staff of 10.

In addition, TVE has a full cadre of field-admin-istrative staff, an occupa-tional health and safety manager, a quality assur-ance and control manager, a purchasing and ware-house manager, as well as TVE’s top supervision for industry projects.

This is in conjunction with TVE’s satellite office in Prince George, which has been operating since 2005.

Thompson Valley Erectors is an A-licensed contractor through the B.C. Safety Authority, with an in-house quality-control manual and pro-gram that allows the com-pany to perform work on boilers, pressure vessels, piping, fabrication and alterations.

A manufacturing MA licence and CWB certifi-cation is also maintained for the company’s fabrica-tion shop for on-site and field work.

TVE can implement on-site welder testing if required for pressure work or CSA W47.1 fusion welding of steel struc-tures.

The cornerstone of TVE’s business philoso-phy is its commitment to the success of its clients and to the industry.

TVE has a safety com-mitment in maintaining ISNetworld and CanQual certification and, in 2011, the company achieved a 98 per cent COR audit certification from an outside auditor, an objective in recogni-tion of TVE’s dedication to safety and leadership on all job sites.

A good working relationship with union management in B.C. and Alberta has allowed TVE to develop a favourable rapport, which in turn is essential in providing dedicated and quality tradesmen for its proj-ects.

With this kind of

approach to business, it is understandable how the company has built up its portfolio and has been awarded some very exciting projects, which include functioning as a primary contractor for Taseko Mines Ltd. on the Gibraltar Mines Concentrator Expansion Project north of Williams Lake.

Over the last three years, TVE has also been onsite for various TECK COAL Quintette Coal Mine contracts at Tumbler Ridge and Sparwood.

TVE general manager Welsh (Tumbler Ridge) and president Toutant (Sparwood) oversaw these substantial jobs, from job estimation through to timely completion.

At the beginning of January, as a compo-nent of the Northern Expansion Project, TVE was at Prince Rupert’s Ridley Terminals to assemble a buckwheel stacker reclaimer, which

is designed to move coal with an increased effi-ciency.

In addition, TVE is currently on location at the Neptune Terminal Port in North Vancouver on the Infrastructure Upgrade Project, where, under the direction of Toutant, its ironworkers are erecting a transfer tower and an ore-storage building.

This Canada Gateway Project will continue into the autumn of 2013.

Thompson Valley Erectors has gained the confidence and respect of clients across diversi-fied industries through its dedication to safety and quality of work.

“TVE is reliable and can take on projects of any magnitude with quali-ty workmanship and focus on safety,” said Toutant.

The company continues to be an industry leader, committed to the commu-nities where its employees live and work.

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MINING WEEK 2013

Progressive Rubber Industries is a leader in the manufacturing of abra-sion- and corrosion-resistant components for the mining, aggregate and power indus-tries.

Progressive Rubber Industries has a wide range of products and services and can handle any project, regardless of size or com-plexity.

The initial material and product evaluation moves quickly through stages of design, fabrication, moulding and lining.

Machining, painting, quality control and shipping bring the project to timely

completion. Progressive has local

expertise with a variety of rubber, metal and ceramic materials and has immediate access to polyurethane.

Its specialty is lining car-bon or stainless steel with natural rubber, synthetic compounds and Linatex.

Tanks, chutes, pumps, valves, piping and numerous other components are built or repaired in the shop or on site.

The company is commit-ted to reducing costs and downtime, while meeting delivery requirements with high-quality components.

Progressive Rubber is also committed to strength-

ening the local economy. The number of area

residents employed at Progressive has more than tripled in the past decade and continues to grow.

Its employees are given opportunities for further training as the company strives for excellence in industry standards.

Progressive has been supplying the global min-ing industry with custom components for 15 years and will continue to expand its services and vision as the world’s demand for mineral resources increases in an age of rapid and exciting change.

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MINING WEEK 2013

Belterra represents a new world view.

Its name incorporates its long–established rela-tionships with the world’s leading international manu-facturers, including the U.S. and Canada.

Belterra represents Canada’s largest distribution network for conveyor-belt components and bulk-mate-rial handling solutions.

It speaks of the com-pany’s ability to provide complete turnkey-engineered solutions and its intention to contribute as the lead-ing supplier in its industrial sector.

Here are two examples in which Belterra was the solu-tion to a problem:

Excessive belt wear from material buildup

Before:In this aggregate applica-

tion, there is an existing six-foot load point with no side skirt sealing, causing heavy spillage and no containment for the scraper fines.

This caused excessive

belt wear from material buildup, increasing labour costs, reducing operating efficiency and leading to excessive downtime.

After:In less than 24 hours,

Belterra lengthened the load point to eight feet, installed a new belt-support system and tail box for better tail-fines collection and added the proper skirt sealing along both sides of the con-veyor.

This combination provid-ed effective containment of fines, thus offering extended service life and lower main-tenance requirements on the system.

Total conveyor upgradeBelterra was contracted

by a large cement-casting company to virtually rebuild an 18-inch and 24-inch con-veyor system.

The scope of work included extending the 24-inch incline conveyor to accommodate the installa-tion of a new belt-cleaning system, replacing the snub

and head pulleys, adding galvanized conveyor hoods, replacing the conveyor bents and cross supports and add-ing new ground supports, plates and anchors.

Upon completion, Belterra relined the aggre-gate hopper with AR wear plate.

This work was done in two days, with 10 service technicians working12-hour shifts.

Belterra has been provid-ing timely access to convey-or belting and material-flow handling products, acces-sories and solutions since 1969.

The firm makes things move for its clients, but has vast experience to know when to step forward and when to simply stay in step.

When you need the right product, at the right place and at the right time, Belterra will always sup-port you with the industry’s surest distribution, quickest response and most-competi-tive pricing.

When your company is looking for Belterra to create custom-engineered solutions to increase produc-tivity, diminish downtime and reduce operating costs, Belterra will bring to your team the technical and cre-ative resources that have made Belterra the industry leader.

There’s nothing in Belterra’s world more important than your busi-ness.

It has 16 branches that boast one of the largest sales and service networks in Canada.

Belterra’s customer-ori-ented maintenance service has earned itself a reputa-tion for being the best in the industry.

Belterra’s vision is to be the single source for convey-ing solutions.

Its mission is provid-ing complete conveying solutions with innovation, expertise and enthusiasm in order to achieve operating efficiencies for its material handling customers.

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MINING WEEK 2013

Since 1986, Thompson Valley Diesel Injection (TVDI) has been servicing and supporting B.C.’s mining industry.

With five full-time employees and more than 80 years of combined experi-ence , TVDI has a comprehensive knowl-edge of equipment used in underground and open pit mining, exploration and recovery.

Specializing in fuel injection and tur-bocharger technology, TVDI carries an extensive range of exchange inventory.

The space between downtime and get-ting back to full production is the differ-ence between profit and loss.

If TVDI does not have the parts to change out, they will fix them on the spot.

After all, the company has the expertise

and the experience to do so.Thompson Valley has the latest

updates and flashes and OEM scan tools and is up to date in the latest technolo-gies.

Thompson Valley Diesel Injection is thankful for its long association with the many companies that make up the min-ing industry in the Kamloops area and throughout B.C.

“ We are fortunate to be in a robust mining province again and we strive to be a valued supplier,” said company owner Holly Anderson.

Thompson Valley Diesel Injection’s service centre provides complete turbo-charger and fuel injection remanufactur-ing at 767 Notre Dame Dr. in Kamloops.

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DID YOU KNOW?The Canadian mining industry employed 308,000 workers in 2010; providing one in every 55 Canadian jobs.

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DID YOU KNOW?The mining industry contributed $36 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product in 2010. This included $8 billion in mineral extraction and $28 billion in mineral processing and manufacturing.

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Graymont is a family owned company whose management team and employees are dedicated to meeting or exceeding customer needs. The company is focused on high calcium and dolomitic lime, value added lime based products such as specialty hydrates and precipitated calcium carbonates, and in the aggregate and pulverized stone business.

Graymont has been in the lime business for over 50 years and is among the leaders in the industry in adding new effi cient plants and equipment and operates some of the most modern facilities on the continent.

Graymont is the third largest producer of lime in North America. In Canada, Graymont subsidiaries have operations from New Brunswick to British Columbia. In addition to Graymont's lime interests, Graymont Materials, located in upstate New York and the province of Quebec, provides construction stone, sand and gravel, asphalt products and ready mix concrete for the infrastructure and general construction needs of the area.

Graymont’s Pavilion Lime Plant located 35kms NW of Cache Creek on Hwy 99 has been in operation since 1974 and currently employ’s 40 people at the site. The mine is situated on Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation

land on which they have a lease agreement. Graymonts Pavilion plant enjoys a strong relationship with Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation that Graymont is proud of.

Limestone is mined off of the mountain by drilling and blasting and is then loaded onto 40 ton haul trucks and hauled to a crusher where it is crushed into 2” stone. The stone is then fed into the pre-heater ( this is the

cylinder shaped structure you see beside the

steam stack as you drive by) and then into the kiln where it is cooked into quicklime for pulp mills, gold mines and even supplies Domtar to slake out impurities in their process. The two kilns have a combined annual production capacity of 183,960 tonnes. The kiln is heated by a coal fi red burner, but the company is looking into burning bio-mass to lower their carbon output.

In 2003, Graymont became a part owner of Grupo Calidra. Calidra is the largest lime producer in Mexico, with seventeen production sites in Mexico and one in Honduras. The company, like Graymont, is privately held and mines some of the highest quality limestone deposits in Mexico.

Graymont and Calidra have a strong commitment to their customers. Having placed a deliberate emphasis on lime production, both companies have successfully demonstrated a solid history of growth. The result of this development is both fi nancial stability and access to adequate capital. Graymont and Calidra have also dedicated specifi c resources toward such important areas as quality control, geology, engineering and environmental issues. Both companies have also secured extensive, high-quality stone reserves, ensuring a solid position for many years to come.

Graymont looks forward to continuing our work across North America and in so doing, helping to improve our environment, contributing to communities as a good neighbor, adding value as a responsible business partner, and continuing to provide high quality products to our customers.

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DID YOU KNOW?Average 2011 employee earnings in the mining industry increased by seven per cent, to $115,700 per employee from $108,100 per employee in 2010.


DID YOU KNOW?150 pounds of copper are used in hybrid vehicles.Copper effectively transfers heat, which increases the electrical component efficiency by allowing them to operate at lower temperatures. More than half the copper is located throughout the car’s wiring harness and electrical components.

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Twenty-six high-school students took part in the annual Heavy Metal Rocks program in April at the Tk’emlups Indian Band gravel pit. The program gives on-the-job experience to students as they consider career options after graduation. The three-day program saw students operate 13 types of heavy-construction equipment under the guidance of experienced operators. The program is made possible via the volunteer efforts of 50 companies and sponsors. Dave Eagles/KTW

Highland Valley CopperCelebrates Mining Week - As Partners in the Community

At Teck Highland Valley Cooper, we consider people, the environment and our communities of interest with every decision we make. For the past 27 years Highland Valley Copper has played a major role in the local economy and the mine employs over 1,300 people. Wages and benefits for the last year totaled $169 million. The spin-off benefit of that money goes towards local services, stores and businesses.

Teck is Committed to Community InvestmentIn 2012 HVC provided funding through donations and sponsorship in excess of $450,000 to local charitable organizations and education. Through our Community Partnership Initiative an additional $279,000 was contributed to non-profit organizations and other initiatives that strengthen our communities.

Learn more about our operation by joining us at “Mining Day” in Kamloops May 11, 2013 Big Little Science Center 985 Holt Street • 11am-4pm

Learn about Highland Valley Copper’s recycling program.Bring your used household zinc alkaline batteries (AAA, AA, C, D and 9-volt) and we will recycle them at our Teck Trail Operations.

We are committed to engaging with communities to ensure that all questions and concerns are being heard. With that in mind we have established a number of channels of communication. We can be reached by Email: [email protected] or Toll Free Telephone: 1-855-523-3429


MINING WEEK 2013

DID YOU KNOW

?Mineral exploration occurs throughout B.C.; however, the land actually impacted by mineral exploration activities is estimated to be about 0.01 per cent

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If you have a big job to get done, Sims Group can help.

Based in Prince George, the group of three companies — A.L. Sims & Son, Roktek Services, Skeena Power Systems and BAT Construction — can help with everything from equipment to the work itself.

A.L. Sims & Son offers services in remanufacturing and refurbish-ing equipment, repairing equipment, mechanical services, mobile welding and fabrication and equipment rental and sales for surface and underground.

The company’s fleet includes bull-dozers, excavators, loaders, lifts, com-pactors, surface drills, scrapes, rock trucks, underground mining equip-ment, compressors and service-picker trucks.

Roktek — which recently opened a location in Peru — can help with civil and mining tunnel projects, under-ground mine development and mining, surface-pit development and quarry-ing, drilling and blasting, remote-site access and development and engineer-ing consulting and project manage-ment.

Skeena Power Systems offers ser-vices including powerline and substa-tion construction and maintenance, underground electrical work, electrical mine services, telecommunications, commercial design, supply and instal-lation, communication (copper and fibre optic), complete maintenance, quality control and project installations and retrofits.

BAT Construction provides services including scaling, horizontal drain drilling, trim blasting, mesh installa-tion, rock and soil anchors, retaining walls, shotcrete, grouting, remote-access construction and mine services.

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The T’kemlups Indian Band has signed an agree-ment with the B.C. Aboriginal Mine Training Association (BCAMTA) to transform a vacant field into an RV park adjacent to the Tournament Capital Ranch in Rayleigh.

What’s innovative about the arrangement is that 48 aboriginal candidates will receive heavy equip-ment operator (HEO) training while working on a community-development project.

“Our vision for the Rayleigh field project is to extend our economic development arm in partner-ship with the BCAMTA, the City of Kamloops and the province of British Columbia through meaning-ful land development in the area known as Softball City,” TIB Chief Shane Gottfriedson said.

“Capturing economic activity through a camp-

ground and RV park is another example of TIB creating partnerships in training with the BCAMTA and putting our people first.”

The project is located at 5935 Yellowhead Hwy., with training and construction continuing to Sept. 20.

The BCAMTA will offer six eight-week ITA-accredited heavy equipment operator training pro-grams (one of two ITA accredited programs in B.C.) that include a four-week road-builders’ certification and four weeks of on-site, on-equipment training.

Instruction services have been contracted to Thompson Rivers University, which has been a preferred supplier of training for the BCAMTA for the last three years. The training is funded through the BCAMTA and partners.

While the BCAMTA has committed to work with the needs of industry, the project also meets the needs of the community.

Previous training sessions have been held on min-ing sites in preparation for placement of aboriginal candidates in mining careers and this project part-ners to develop commercial land for a First Nations government.

It’s the type of project the BCAMTA hopes to replicate around the province. In fact, there is already an HEO project with the Williams Lake Indian Band.

With five offices across the province, the BCAMTA has trained, supported and placed more than 500 aboriginal candidates in sustainable employment.

TIB signs agreement with B.C. Aboriginal Mine Training Association

DID YOU KNOW?Net mining revenues for gold in British Columbia in 2011 were $154 million.

— PricewaterhouseCoopers, Forging Ahead: The mining industry in British Columbia 2011

DID YOU KNOW?Exploration spending by survey participants, including greenfield exploration and exploration on developing and produc ng properties, increased by 113 per cent from $203 million in 2010 to $431 million in 2011.

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MINING WEEK 2013

New Gold keeping up with best in the worldUsually, when someone

utters the phrase “there are a lot of moving parts,” it’s for effect.

Not so when those words are coming out of Craig Lockhart’s mouth.

The mill manager at New Gold’s New Afton Mine, Lockhart is respon-sible for overseeing the plant in which raw ore is refined into something of value — something known in the industry as “concen-trate.”

He was there when the mill was fired up for the first time in the summer of 2011 and when the mine’s first 50-ton truck-load of concentrate was shipped out to buyers.

And, Lockhart said, to say things have been run-ning smoothly since pro-duction began would be an understatement.

“From the day we just mashed that button until today, we’ve seen uncom-monly few mistakes,” he said.

“With a circuit as com-

plex as it is, with that many moving parts, we haven’t put many holes in anything yet.

“The whole circuit is working together very well, and it’s doing what it’s supposed to do very well.”

For a milling process involving so many abrasive steps and so much brute force, Lockhart said, that’s an impressive feat.

The process New Gold is following to turn New Afton dirt into copper and gold is a complicated one.

The mine is an under-ground block-cave opera-tion, with four kilometres of tunnels underneath Teck’s old open-pit Afton site.

The raw ore is extracted through a process of drill-ing out earth from above the tunnels and collecting the material after it falls.

From there, a series of conveyor belts take the ore back up to the surface — coming out just west of the old Afton pit.

The ore — made up of one per cent copper and 0.6 parts per million gold — then goes to a large stockpile adjacent to the pit before being pulled by conveyor belt into the mill itself.

Upon entering the mill, the ore is dumped into a large processor in which it’s rattled around along-side hundreds of five-inch steel balls. From there, it’s screened and sent to a second, smaller processor containing three-inch steel balls.

A third processor — keeping with the theme — contains one-inch steel balls.

After that, the mate-rial is sent into a series of float cells — large vats containing water and a mix of chemicals to further separate the valuables from the dirt.

The finished concentrate is then dumped into a stor-age pile to be trucked off to Vancouver and, eventually, shipped overseas.

By the time the ore has been processed, the amount of copper in the concentrate is in the 28 per cent neighbourhood. It also contains 20 to 30 grams per ton of gold.

Lockhart said the turn-around time for a particu-lar piece of ore can be any-where between 60 minutes and 24 hours.

“We’re dealing with nature and we’re dealing with minerals,” he said.

“Some of it’s going to flow and some of it’s not.”

Lockhart said New Afton management is happy with the early results of the operation.

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— Karina Brino, president & CEO, Mining Association of BC

MINING, BY ITS NATURE, drives regional economic development and the

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According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ annual mining survey report, Forging Ahead: The mining industry in British Columbia 2011, released in May 2012, results “continued to reaffirm how important the mining industry is to the provincial econo-my.”

Gross mining revenues for the B.C. mining industry in 2011 were

reported as $9.9 billion.This $2 billion increase from the

previous year, 2010, was due pri-marily to higher metallurgical coal prices and an increase in the number of coal shipments.

Adding to this jump in revenues, the industry “stimulated the econ-omy with an additional $3 billion in overall direct industry expendi-tures.”

In 2011, the B.C. mining industry made total payments to the government of $805 million, an increase of $114 million from payments made in 2010.

The average number of individuals employed by the B.C. mining indus-try in 2011 increased to 9,310, com-pared to 8,195 in 2010. The average employee earnings also showed an increase — $115,700 per employee, up from $108,100 in 2010.

The Mining Association of

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Conclusions from this report reveal that direct and indirect eco-nomic impact from mining in BC

was $8.9 billion in 2010.

This amount is the total sum of “all economic activity that has taken place in connection with expenditures made through

BC mining companies.”The provincial mining industry

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Mining creates jobs, pays salaries and generates tax revenues.

More indirectly, mining compa-nies purchase goods from suppliers who, in turn, purchase goods from other companies.

Workers in the industry spend wages at local businesses that subse-quently spend those dollars on sup-pliers and other materials.

Governments — federal, provin-cial and local — collect taxes on these activities.

“The payments our industry makes to government translate directly into spending on core government opera-tions and support a stable provincial economy” Brino said.

Mining, by its nature, drives inter-national trade and investment, just as it drives regional economic develop-ment on a local scale.

As Canada’s largest producer of copper, its only producer of molyb-denum and its largest exporter of coal, British Columbia is Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific, closely aligned with Asian markets who are powering the global economy.

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WHEN YOU think of Highland Valley Copper

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You might not think about feral horses.

But, those same folks who head down the highway daily have been contemplat-ing their equine neighbours — and how to move them on to greener pastures.

For the past year, HVC has had a feral-horse man-agement plan designed to move the herd that has claimed parts of the valley as its own and successfully found new homes for 13 feral horses late last year.

The others, considered too old for adoption, were released back into the valley area.

Each was examined by a veterinarian, vaccinated and dewormed.

HVC partnered with the B.C. SPCA and local First

Nations bands and the prov-ince.

The program isn’t the only one HVC staff are involved in that focuses on the surrounding habitat.

Tree planting has been a longtime program as areas where the mining potential

has been exhausted are tar-geted to return to a natural state.

Although thousands of trees have been planted, it is a challenge for the com-pany because the soil that remains often has a poor structure and doesn’t hold

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And, where there is open space and some green leaves to munch on, there are deer and moose that also frequent the area and eat their fill —

which created a challenge to see the new trees and bushes grow to maturity.

To deal with this, HVC established two-hectare area on an inactive tailings pond, into which it mixed biosol-ids and woodchips with tail-ings materials.

Those elements were chosen because they improve soil structure and moisture availability and are readily available at the mine, the biosolids com-ing from Metro Vancouver to use in the reclamation program and the woodchips created from logging in the area.

Woodchips were also put on top of the area to create a mulch that prevents the adja-cent grasslands from moving into the site and competing with the young trees.

A fence was built around the area to keep wildlife and marmots out and to further protect the seedlings.

The trial site was planted with various trees, including aspen, willow, cottonwood and dogwood, and will be monitored in coming years to determine the program’s success.

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