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PROVINCE ANNOUNCES RECORD INVESTMENT IN MINING
Mineral exploration activity in B.C. climbed to an all-time high of nearly $416 million in 2007. Minister Krueger announced the 2007 expenditure total during an event at Simon Fraser University attended by students, mining industry representatives and members of the Earth Sciences department. [News release]
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NEW BIOENERGY STRATEGY ADVANCES INNOVATION
VANCOUVER – The BC Bioenergy Strategy will create new opportunities for rural communities; spur new investment and innovation; and help British Columbia reach the goal of becoming electricity self-sufficient by 2016, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
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NEW DISCOVERIES DRIVE MINERAL EXPLORATION IN B.C.
VANCOUVER – The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources has discovered four new mineralized areas in the Chezacut (Cariboo) and Terrace regions of the province that may attract new mineral exploration and encourage further investments in the mining sector, announced Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger.
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PROVINCE LAUNCHES MINERAL EXPLORATION WEEK
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is launching its first-ever Mineral Exploration Week from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, announced Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger.
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MINING SECTOR RECOGNIZED
VANCOUVER – Fording River Operations has received the 2007 Mining and Sustainability Award for its efforts to promote sustainable development in the British Columbia mining sector, announced Kevin Krueger, Minister of State for Mining, and Michael McPhie, president and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC).
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RECORD $416M INVESTED IN B.C. MINING EXPENDITURES
VANCOUVER – Mineral exploration activity in the province surpassed last year’s record and climbed to an all-time high of nearly $416 million in 2007, Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger announced.
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The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources is the catalyst and facilitator for developing sustainable and competitive energy and mineral resource sectors for British Columbians.