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Hudbay Minerals breaks ground on New Ingerbelle expansion

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Francesca Mills

Hudbay Minerals recently celebrated the official groundbreaking of the New Ingerbelle expansion project at its Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia. It comes shortly after the government added New Ingerbelle to its list of priority resource projects, recognizing initiatives that support economic growth, responsible resource development, and long-term value creation across the province. “New Ingerbelle is not just an expansion,…

Artemis Gold restarts milling operations at Blackwater

March 24, 2026April 8, 2026 NAM Staff

Artemis Gold has resumed full milling operations at the Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, Canada, following an unplanned shutdown on March 11 due to a gearbox failure on the ball mill. The miner said the gearbox was replaced within seven days, compared to a previous estimate of eight to 10 days. Due to the shutdown, first-quarter production will be…

Blue Lagoon celebrates Dome Mountain opening

July 15, 2025August 28, 2025 NAM Staff

Canadian miner Blue Lagoon Resources held an official opening of its Dome Mountain gold project on July 9 with guests from across the country and abroad. The project recently secured its mining permit, one of only nine granted in British Columbia in the past decade. During the two-day event, guests had the opportunity to take underground tours as well as…

Ascot gets closer to first gold pour at Premier

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 NAM Staff

Canadian explorer Ascot Resources has commenced ore processing at its Premier gold project on Nisga’a Nation Treaty Lands in northwestern British Columbia. The company anticipates the pouring of first gold later this month. Waste rock was initially introduced into the grinding circuit of the mill on March 31 in order to pad the semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) and Ball mill liners…

Seabridge Gold secures US$150 million in royalty deal

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 NAM Staff

Seabridge Gold subsidiary KSM Mining has agreed to principal terms of a royalty agreement under which Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty pays US$150 million for a 1.2% net smelter royalty for all metals produced at the KSM project in northern British Columbia, Canada. The proceeds will be used to complete the physical works at KSM for which Seabridge expects to…

Copper Mountain back to business after ransomware hit

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 NAM Staff

Copper Mountain Mining said its namesake operation in Princeton, British Columbia, is back in production after a ransomware attack. The cyber incident occurred on December 27 and involved an attack on the mine’s information technology (IT) servers. Officials said on Jan. 6 that the mill was at full production as of Jan. 1 and the operation was being stabilized as…

Teck’s Highland Copper earns Canada’s first Copper Mark

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 NAM Staff

Teck Resources has confirmed that its Highland Valley Copper operations (HVC) in British Columbia has been awarded Copper Mark distinction – the first mine in all of Canada to do so. It is also Teck’s first copper operation to achieve the certification, though Teck said it has plans for its Carmen de Andacollo and QB2 projects, which is expected to…