Fording 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 […]
read moreTeck Releases Climate Action & Portfolio Resilience Report
- Mar
- 16

Teck Resources Limited released the Climate Action and Portfolio Resilience report, outlining how Teck will continue to be competitive and create shareholder value in a low-carbon future, while also contributing to action on climate change. The report covers the work that Teck is doing to reduce the carbon footprint of our activities and analyzes how […]
read moreElkview Coal Dryer Recommissioned
- Mar
- 09

Teck Resources Limited today confirmed the restart of the coal dryer at its Elkview Operations and provided updated guidance for estimated steelmaking coal sales volumes for the first quarter of 2018. The coal dryer at Elkview Operations has been recommissioned following repairs to address damage caused by the January 2018 pressure event which suspended dryer […]
read moreHeavy Duty Mechanic Job
- Mar
- 02

Teck Coal has posted a Heavy Duty Mechanic job in Sparwood. The position for Heavy Duty Mechanic is posted as follows: Location: Sparwood, BC, CA Closing Date: March 31, 2018 Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor. Responsibilities: – Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures – Diagnose, maintain […]
read moreBC Launches Mining Jobs Task Force
- Feb
- 26

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Michelle Mungall announced today that her Ministry has established a BC Mining Jobs Task Force to find ways to strengthen the province’s mining industry. According to the Ministry, the mineral exploration and mining industry employs more than 30,000 people across the province and adds over $6 billion to BC’s […]
read moreTeck Reports Unaudited Fourth Quarter Results
- Feb
- 14

Teck Resources Limited reported adjusted profit attributable to shareholders of $700 million ($1.21 per share) in the fourth quarter compared with $930 million ($1.61 per share) a year ago. Annual adjusted profit attributable to shareholders for 2017 was $2.6 billion, or $4.45 per share, compared with $1.1 billion, or $1.91 per share in 2016. Annual […]
read moreTeck Ordered to stop Random Drug Testing
- Jan
- 31

The United Steelworkers won an arbitration with Teck Resources being ordered to stop random drug testing at BC coal mines. This officially puts an end to random drug testing by Teck in the Elk Valley. The union representing the workers says such testing — which it calls “an intrusion into workers’ rights” — has gone […]
read moreTeck Announces Elkview Incident
- Jan
- 21

Teck Resources Limited announced that there has been a significant pressure event at the dryer at Teck’s Elkview mine. There were no adverse health or environmental impacts. Work is ongoing to assess the extent of the damage and the potential impact on production. Elkview continues to operate at a reduced production rate using the unaffected […]
read moreMining Regulations and Elk River Selenium Pollution
- Jan
- 14

Selenium pollution coming from the Elk Valley coal mines is a major problem and polluted water is harming fish as far downstream as Koocanusa Reservoir. So why isn’t government regulating selenium levels to protect fish, birds and all kinds of life that depend on clean water? The answer is complicated. The good news: federal regulation […]
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- Elk Valley Water Quality Plan Achieves Significant Progress
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Elk Valley Coal Links
- Centerpoint Resources Inc. A mine exploration and development company that owns Bingay Coal.
- City of Fernie The cultural and activity centre of the Elk Valley.
- Crowsnest Pass Coal Mining Ltd. Potential for a significant underground mine operation producing high quality coking coal.
- District of Elkford Founded in 1971 as a home for miners working at Fording Coal.
- District of Sparwood Sparwood, BC is yours and mine to discover!
- Elk River Alliance The Elk River Alliance has spent over a decade monitoring the Elk River Watershed
- Elk Valley Resources Elk Valley Resources (EVR) operates four steelmaking coal mines in the Elk Valley.
- Fernie.com Everything you need to know about Fernie BC.
- Glencore Owns a 77% interest in Elk Valley Resources.
- Grizzly Discoveries Grizzly is a Canadian exploration company exploring for gold and base metal deposits.
- Jameson Resources Ltd. Coal Mountain Coking Coal in Alexander Creek.
- Ktunaxa Nation Working together, managing our lands and resources, within a self-sufficient, self-governing Nation.
- Mining Association of British Columbia Represents the needs and interests of coal, metal, industrial mineral companies and smelters.
- Nippon Steel Japan’s largest steelmaker with a 20% interest in Elk Valley Resources.
- North Coal Ltd. Focused on the exploration and development of the Michel Creek Coking Coal Project.
- Pacific American Coal Ltd. Identified a 257 million tonne JORC resource at its Elko Coking Coal Project
- POSCO A South Korean steel-making company headquartered in Pohang with 3% interest in EVR.
- Teck Resources Ltd. Canada’s Largest Diversified Resource Company.
- United Steelworkers Local 9346 The Trade Union for the hourly employees at Teck Coal Ltd. – Elkview Operations
- Wildsight Working to protect wildlife, water and wild places in Canada’s Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions.