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Teck Releases Water Quality Research
- Jun
- 11
Teck is making available the data and results of ongoing water quality research and monitoring undertaken as part of the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan to broadly share the knowledge and information gained through this work. Teck spends about $15 – $18 million a year on water quality and aquatic health studies and monitoring. Making […]
read moreTeck Named to 2018 Best 50 Corporate Citizens
- Jun
- 08
Teck has been recognized as one of the top companies in Canada for corporate citizenship by media and investment research company Corporate Knights, marking the twelfth consecutive year Teck has been named to the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada ranking. “Through responsible resource development, Teck produces the materials that are used to enhance the […]
read moreConstruction Begins on Fording River Water Treatment Facility
- May
- 26
Teck announced today that construction has begun on a major new water treatment facility to improve water quality at its steelmaking coal operations. The Fording River South Active Water Treatment Facility, located at Fording River Operations, will remove selenium and nitrate from mine affected water as part of Teck’s ongoing work under the Elk Valley […]
read moreElk Valley Coal Dust reported
- May
- 19
Elk Valley residents have taken to social media to express concern about “black rain” falling earlier this week. Members of the Sparwood Schoolyard Facebook group posted photos of white surfaces dotted with black, which were reportedly caused by the rain. Teck reported that there is no health or environmental risk associated with this short-term, isolated […]
read moreElk Valley Mine Tours
- May
- 13
To celebrate BC Mining Week Teck will be hosting mine tours the week of May 14 – 17 at their four operations. Monday, May 14th – Elkview Operations Tuesday, May 15th – Greenhills Operations Wednesday, May 16th – Fording Operations Thursday, May 17th – Line Creek Operations A bus will pick up participants and depart […]
read moreUS to Crack Down on Pollution from BC Coal Mines
- Apr
- 29
The continuous flow of dangerous pollution from BC’s Elk Valley coal mines into a Montana watershed is a top discussion item for Canadian and U.S. delegates convening at a bilateral meeting in Washington, D.C., Thursday. Selenium from five metallurgical coal mines owned and operated by Teck Resources has been leaching into B.C.’s Elk River and […]
read moreTeck 2017 Sustainability Performance
- Apr
- 27
Teck has released its 17th annual Sustainability Report, covering the company’s performance in 2017 and progress towards its short-term sustainability goals set for 2020. “At Teck, we make sustainability a part of everything we do, because we know that responsible mining and mineral development is not only the right thing to do, it is fundamental […]
read moreTeck’s profit rises on higher sales volumes
- Apr
- 26
Teck Resources Ltd , the world’s second-biggest exporter of steelmaking coal, reported on Tuesday a 15 percent increase in first-quarter adjusted profit on increased sales volumes. Teck, which also mines copper, zinc and gold, said adjusted profit attributable to shareholders rose to C$753 million ($586.4 million) or C$1.31 per share in the quarter ended March […]
read moreFording River worker dies
- Apr
- 09
Pat Dwyer, an Alberta based contractor from Lundbreck, died while working at Teck’s Fording River mine when the floating excavator he was operating upset in a tailings pond. The accident happened at 8:40am on Monday April 10th and Dwyer was trapping underneath the excavator. Dyers body was recovered Wednesday afternoon, he had more than 50 […]
read moreChange.org Petition on Bingay Coal
- Mar
- 27
Change.org has a petition calling for viewers to Say NO to Bingay Coal Mine in Elkford BC. This is the change.com request: The proposed Bingay Coal Mine will be 21 km north of Elkford and within the Elk Valley of British Columbia. It will bring imminent harm to the animals dependant on this vital, wildlife […]
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