The open-pit copper and gold mine in B.C.'s far north, where three miners are trapped underground, is slated to transition to a new form of mining soon, in a project the provincial government says it intends to fast-track.

Construction of Newmont Corp.’s Red Chris mine was “a huge economic driver to Northwest B.C.” and remains an important building block for the province’s critical minerals strategy, according to Michael Goehring,

A rescue operation is underway at the Red Chris gold and copper mine to reach the trapped miners, who were safe in a sealed chamber underground, according to officials.

The workers, who have found shelter in underground refuge chambers, have been trapped since Tuesday without communications

Three miners trapped underground at Red Chris Mine in northwest B.C. were safely rescued late Thursday evening. Kevin Coumbs, Darien Maduke and Jesse Chubaty, three Hy-Tech Drilling workers, had been there since Tuesday, July 22.

Imperial Metals (TSX:III) reported two fall of ground incidents that occurred on July 22 at the Red Chris copper-gold mine in British Columbia ・At the time of the initial ground fall, three contractor employees were working more than 500 metres beyond the affected zone ・The second incident restricted communication with the workers,

A rescuer who has experienced the relief that comes with successfully freeing people trapped underground, says lessons learned at a rescue operation at British Columbia's Red Chris mine can help teams across the country.

Three workers trapped at a gold and copper mine in Western Canada have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground.

Newmont Corp. says the three miners who have been trapped for days in the Red Chris mine in northern B.C. were successfully brought to the surface safely on Thursday night.The company says they were freed at 10:40 p.