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What is the Red Chris mine, and why is B.C. fast-tracking its expansion?

The open-pit copper and gold mine in B.C.'s far north, where three miners are trapped underground, is slated to transition to ...

Newmont Deploys Drones and Remote-Controlled Scoop to Dig Out Trapped Miners

Newmont Corp. is using specialized drones and remote-controlled equipment to help rescue three workers that have been trapped ...
Canadian Mining Journal1d

Miners freed: 60-hour ordeal ends at Red Chris Mine

Three drillers are safe after being trapped for over 60 hours at Newmont’s Red Chris mine in northern B.C. The workers were [ ...
The Vancouver Sun on MSN2d

What is the Red Chris mine project and why it's on B.C. premier's fast-track list?

Construction of Newmont Corp.’s Red Chris mine was “a huge economic driver to Northwest B.C.” and remains an important ...

Three Miners Freed From Newmont Mine After 60 Hours Underground

Three miners who were trapped behind fallen debris at a Canadian gold mine are safely back on the surface after what Newmont ...

Mine Collapse Traps 3 Workers in British Columbia

A rescue operation is underway at the Red Chris gold and copper mine to reach the trapped miners, who were safe in a sealed ...
The Vancouver Sun on MSN1d

Update: Three miners trapped in B.C.'s Red Chris mine identified

According to a Thursday evening update from Newmont Corp., which operates the Red Chris mine, the debris blocking access to ...

3 miners trapped in northern B.C. mine, Premier David Eby says

B.C. Premier David Eby has confirmed three miners are trapped in a mine in northern B.C. The miners work at the Red Chris ...