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Here are some interesting facts about Teck Trail.

Recently, Kootenay Business magazine publisher, Keith Powell, had the opportunity to sit in on a presentation by Richard Deane, head of public affairs at Teck in Trail. Deane reviewed the economic impact and opportunities of Teck in the Kootenays and some of its upcoming projects.

Teck Trail employs 1,585 employees and produces 18 metal and chemical products. Its main competitive advantage is its established location and secure power source, as Teck owns two-thirds of the Waneta Dam.

Zinc could cure malnutrition; mining companies evaluate the weight of their resources.

Bingay mine site is a possibility for Elkford; the project is entering the feasibility stage.

Geoscience BC, in partnership with the East Kootenay Chamber of Mines, is pleased to announce the launch of the SEEK (Stimulating Exploration in the East Kootenays) Project.

Minerals South drew many industry insiders to Kimberley, B.C., in what was ultimately a successful three days.

If you are familiar with the movie Field of Dreams, then you are aware of the whispering tells Kevin Kostner’s character build it and they will come.

Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has executed two separate property option agreements with Minerals and Metals Group ("MMG") relating to the Findlay and Boundary properties.

The historic Miners Walk construction is underway, just in front of Fernie's City Hall.

The East Kootenay Chamber of Mines is hosting over 200 delegates for the 7th Annual Minerals South Conference & Trade Show happening in Kimberley, B.C., from November 15 to 17, 2011.

After seven years in the making, Fernie’s Miners Walk is now under construction and is expected to be unveiled to the public in November of 2011.

Roca Mines (TSX-V:ROK) has the mill back up and running at its Max Molybdenum mine near Revelstoke, nearly a year after the company shut the operation down following a sill pillar collapse.

Japan’s tsunami and nuclear meltdown has hurt Teck Resources Ltd.’s ability to ship coal to customers, the company revealed in June.

Teck's Coal Mountain Operations won a distinctive John T. Ryan National Safety Trophy from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.

The BC Mine Rescue & First Aid Competition provides an opportunity for people in the mining industry in B.C. to put safety into practice.

Twenty championship teams from across Western Canada and the northwestern United States will showcase their skills, training and the dedication required of those involved in mine rescue.

Open Gold Corp is drilling for minerals in the Boundary region outside Grand Forks, hoping to replicate success of the Phoenix Mine.

The collapse of a sill pillar last year has halted production, but rehabilitation work has finished and more capital is being raised to restart operations at the MAX molybdenum mine near Revelstoke.

Teck Trail Operations leads the way to a greener future by taking e-waste and recycling its usable metals.

In addition to rehabilitation and general maintenance at the site of Roca Mines located south of Revelstoke, a geotechnical program to survey the existing stope and mapping of other workings has been completed.

Industry experts believe the provincial government circumvented its own expropriation rules when it kicked miners out of Flathead Valley last year.

Business in Vancouver recently published a list of the biggest mines in B.C. Of the top 10, five of them are in the Elk Valley. Total mine revenue for the five Elk Valley mines is estimated by the newspaper to be $2.64 billion.

Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. announced at the end of 2010 that it had found very promising gold mineralization in the drill results on its Iron Range property near Creston, B.C.

Sean Kennedy knocks rocks by day, rocks out by night.

Bob Thompson is one of the hardest working and best known geological contractors in B.C.

Teck Resources Ltd. won the Coal Mining Reclamation Citation in fall 2010 for slope stability work along the banks of Michel Creek near Sparwood, B.C.

Firebird Technologies Inc. offers products unique on a global stage and its new facility will allow the company to develop new products and expand into different markets.

Technology is giving geologists a better picture of what lies beneath.

The annual Minerals South Conference & Trade Show brings together stakeholders in the mining and exploration industry in southeastern B.C.

Some people are just born to be prospectors, even when their original career path started off in a different direction. Brian Testo is one of those people.

Sparwood is a community that has extensive coal resources. However, it is diversifying and expanding to include a variety of tourism draws and recreational facilities.

The community of Trail hosted the International Zinc Association (IZA) 2010 Zinc College in May 2010—the first time the event has been held in Canada.

Wolf Wiese, the CEO of Golden Dawn Minerals Inc., with the help of his adviser, Stewart Jackson, may have made a golden discovery.

For Julie and Ken Drake, the history and splendour of the Rossland region is best seen from a saddle.