Provincial Summary

Provincial SummaryEXPLORATION AND MININGIN BRITISH COLUMBIA 2013

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ProvincialSummaryExplorationandMininginBritishColumbia

2013BruceMadu,JimBritton,PaulJago,FionaKatay,JeffKyba,GabrielLi,andBruceNorthcote

MinistryofEnergyandMines

W ith the world’s largest concentration of exploration

companies and mining professionals, the province is recognized as a leader in raising venture capital and as a centre of excellence in mining related fields. The province’s transportationinfrastructureprovidesreadyaccesstoworld markets, and port, rail, andhighway networks are expanding,Attractive industrial electrical powerrates play a key role in bringing newmines intoproductionandcompletionofthe344kmNorthwestTransmissionLine will provide 287 kilovolt servicetokeyminedevelopmentprojects.

The estimated value of mineproduction for 2013 was $8.0 billionand includes coal, copper, industrialminerals, aggregate, gold,molybdenum, silver, zinc, and leadoutput.Nineteenmetalandcoalmines,30 industrial mineral mines, andgreater than 1000 aggregate minesoperatedin2013. The provincial EnvironmentalAssessment Of ice reported 27 mineproposals at year-end. One is under

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BritishColumbiaisCanada’slargestproducerofcopperandtheonly

producerofmolybdenum

Thevalueofmineproductionin2013wasestimatedat$8.0billion

Coal remains the highest value mine product from British Columbia, comprising roughly sixty percent of the total output and copper represents around twenty-five percent.

THEGEOLOGICALEVOLUTIONOFBRITISHCOLUMBIA,WHICHSPANSOVER2.3BILLIONYEARS,HAS ENDOWED THE PROVINCE WITH ABUNDANT MINERAL AND COAL RESOURCES. THEEXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THESE RESOURCES IS A CORNERSTONE OF THEPROVINCIALECONOMY

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review and 26 are at the pre-application stage (13 metal orindustrial mineral, 11 coal and 3aggregate). New to the formalenvironmentalassessmentprocessthisyear are the Arctos Anthracite (coal),Brucejack(gold-silver),KootenayWest(gypsum),andSukunka(coal)projects.Evaluation and advanced-stage metaland coal exploration projects areestimated at $476 million for 2013,slippingfrom$680millionin2012.Formany companies and projects, adepressed equity market led toreducedexploration.Copper,GoldandMolybdenum(Porphyry-related)EIGHT MINES PRODUCE COPPER,GOLD, AND MOLYBDENUM FROMPORPHYRY-RELATED GEOLOGICALENVIRONMENTS. COPPER REMAINSTHE PROVINCE’S HIGHEST VALUEMETAL OUTPUT AND SEVERALOPERATIONS YIELD SIGNIFICANTCO-PRODUCT GOLD ANDMOLYBDENUMMost producing mines haveundertaken modernizations andexpansions in recent years as strongmetalpricesand incentives supportedcapital investments. For manyoperations, new mills, expanded pits,and exploration campaigns havespawned new operations andlengthened mine lives well into thefuture. Growing interest in bulktonnage underground mining addsnewdimensionstoexhaustedpitsandhigher grade portions of depositsoutsideofopenpitlimits.

Operating Mines andMineDevelopmentsThe largest base metal mine inCanada is the Highland ValleyCopper copper-molybdenum mineoperated by Teck Highland ValleyCopper Partnership. Construction isunderway on a $475 million milloptimizationproject,whichispartofaplan to extend mine life to 2026. Asone of the province’s largestexplorationefforts,uptoninedrillrigswere active at the Valley andBethlehem pits on a planned 90 000metrecampaign.In September, the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine, operated byTaseko Mines Limited and CaribooCopper Corp, completed the thirdphase of a ~$700 million plan tomodernize themine. Themost recentphase included a new 30 000 tonne-per-daymill, a standalone facility thatenhances operating lexibility andreliability,andadditionstotheminingleet. Mine life has been extended to2039.The irst fullyearofoperationatNewGold Inc’s New Afton gold-coppermine, a block cave operation, sawproduction increased, reservesimproved, and head grades rise.Exploration increased resources ontrend with the B zone, now beingmined, and tripled resources in the Czone, a down-plunge extension of themainreserve.The Endako molybdenum mine ofThompson CreekMetals Company Inc(operator and 75% owner) and SojitzCorp’s (25% owner), faced thechallenges of softermetal prices. As acash saving measure, early mining inthe year focused on low-gradestockpiles and six historic dumps.However,byJune,mininghadresumedin the southwest corner of the DenakWest pit and northeast corner of theEndakopit.Thenew$650millionmill,commissionedlastyear, isdesignedtoincrease throughput levelsandreduceoperatingcosts.Itleavestheoperationwell-positioned to takeadvantageofarallyinmolybdenumprices.The Mount Polley copper-gold-silvermine of Imperial Metals Corporation

Mineralandcoalexplorationexpenditurewasestimatedat$476

millionin2013

The companion document Regional Geologist Summaries, Exploration and Mining in British Columbia 2013 contains greater detail on the mines or projects in this document and highlights additional ones of regional significance.

Mineral and coal exploration expenditure was estimated at $476 million for 2013, slipping from $680 million in 2012. For many companies and projects, a depressed equity market led to reduced exploration.

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continued a successful search forresources outside themain producingSpringerpit.ExploratorydrillingattheSpringer pit increased reserves,enabling further expansion of the pit,extended mine life by two years (to2025) and found ore-grademineralization hundreds of metresbelow the current pit shell. Wallpushbackcontinuedat theCariboupitfor most of the year and begancontributingoretothemillinthethirdquarter. Over 500 metres of ramps,cross-cuts, and raises wereconstructed in the Boundary zone toallow underground drilling andpreparation for test mining, whileundergrounddrillingalsoexploredthenearbyZukezone.ProductionatHuckleberryMinesLtd’sHuckleberry copper-gold-silver-molybdenumminecontinuedtofollowtheMainZoneOptimizationplanwhileongoingamalgamationofhistoricdatageneratedexploration targets.Currentminelifeextendsto2021.The Copper Mountain copper-goldmine near Princeton is operated by apartnership of Copper MountainMiningCorporationandtheMitsubishiMaterialsCorporation.Mininghasmetor exceeded guidance igures; a newsecondary crusherwill be installed toassist milling operations to achieve

theirtargetof35000tonnesperday.Amulti-year exploration program seeksto upgrade resources, test ore depths,and ind mineralization outside thecurrentmineplan.Thompson CreekMetals Company Incstayed on schedule with constructionand opening of the approximately$1.6 billionMt.Milligancopper-goldmine.Themineisa60000tonne-per-day open-pit operation with apermanent operations workforce ofup to 450 workers. It has the largestdiameter gearless SAG mill on the

continent (40 feet or 12.2 m), thetallestprimarycrusherinCanada(100feet or 33.5 m), and a planned zero-dischargesitelimitedtoathreebyfourkilometrefootprint.The phased start-up began with irstfeedtotheconcentratoronAugust16,2013.Concentratebeganmovingtotheload-out facility in Mackenzie in lateSeptember, and the irst ocean

shipment of concentrate (5530 wettonnes)leftVancouverinNovember.Adedication ceremony was held onOctober8thtorecognizetheopeningofthemine.Construction at Imperial MetalsCorporation’s Red Chris copper-goldminepeakedthissummerandremainsonscheduleforcommissioningbyMay2014. The 287 KV NorthwestTransmission Line and northernextension destined to bring power toRed Chris were also in fullconstruction.MineEvaluationStageProjectsArevised mine plan for the New

Prosperitygold-copperprojectofTasekoMinesLimitedwasreviewedbyaFederalpanelthisyearafteraninitialdesignwasrejected.

TheMt.Milligancopper-goldminewhichopenedinthefallofthisyearistheprovince’snewestgreen ieldmine

TheRedChriscopper-goldminedevelopment

reachedpeakconstructionthissummerandisscheduledtoopen

inearly2014

A transverse geologic feature known as the Skeena Arch is host to numerous base and precious metals deposits. Production at the Huckleberry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum mine continued to follow the Main Zone Optimization plan while ongoing amalgamation of historic data generated exploration targets.

The Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine is the province’s newest greenfield mine having opened in fall of this year. The zero-discharge site is a leading design in the industry and the site boasts numerous accomplishments to be proud of.


Late in year, Paci ic Booker MineralsInc’s Morrison copper-gold projectreceived news that the decision torejecttheproposedminewassetaside.Avanti Mining Corp received anenvironmental assessment certi icatefor the past producing Kitsaultmolybdenum-silver mine. The site isalready served by a road and powerline, and mine construction isanticipated once additional permitsandfundingareinplace.At Seabridge Gold Inc’s KSM copper-gold project, an application for anenvironmental assessment certi icateis underway, with a decision due inearly 2014. The company drilled theDeepKerrandIronCapzonesthisyearand several intercepts gradedsigni icantly higher than currentreserves for the project, with a bestinterceptof640metresgrading0.85%copper and0.42 gramper tonne gold.Theprojectisanticipatedtohavea55-yearminelifewithanestimatedcapitalcostof$5.3billion.Teck Resources Limited bolstered itscommitment to exploration anddevelopment in northwestern BC byexecutingaback-inoptionattheSchaftCreek project, after Copper FoxMetalsIncdeliveredafeasibilitystudy.At the Galore Creek project, GaloreCreek Mining Corporation (TeckResources Limited and Novagold

Resources Inc) completed drillingadjacenttotheCentralpitandde inedtheLegacyzone,anewzone thatmaybeincludedinfutureminedesigns.KGHM Ajax Mining Inc continuedengineering and baseline studies oftheir Ajax copper-gold project inpreparation for environmentalassessment.Thecurrentprojectlayoutand design proposes a 60 000 tonne-per-dayopen-pitmineoverpartoftheAfton mine that closed in the mid-1990s.Publicengagementcontinuestobe a high priority for the company,given the project’s proximity to theCityofKamloops.AuRico Gold Inc released a feasibility

study for the Kemess Undergroundcopper-gold project that included a24 650 tonne-per-day block caveoperationwitha12-yearminelifeandusing infrastructure from the formerKemess South mine. This project ispursuingahighergrade,deepportionof the Kemess North resource, andfollows an operational progressionsimilar to that at the Mt Polley andNewAftonmines.ExplorationStageProjectsSkeena Region. Near theHuckleberry mine, Gold ReachResources Ltd drilled theOx and EastSeel targets at the Ootsa project insearch of copper, gold, molybdenumand silver. Some of the bestintersections to date wereencountered, including 160 metresgrading 0.44% copper and 0.53 gramper tonne gold from 30metres depthand158metresgrading0.42%copperand0.45grampertonnegoldfrom32metres depth at East Seel. Resourceestimates grew substantially duringyearandareanticipatedtobeupdatedagainasnewresultsare incorporated.Also in the region, Intrepid MinesLimited drilled the Itsit project, andencounteredgoldvaluesinasearchofporphyry-style mineralization. MetalMountain Resources drilled the BigOnioncopper-molybdenumdepositinpart to con irm historic resources.Riverside Resources Inc used reversecirculation drilling to prospect forporphyry-style mineralization in theBabine Lake area, and madediscoveries at the Flute and Lennacprojects.Colorado Resources Ltd intersected333 metres of 0.51% copper and0.67 gram per tonne gold in theirdiscovery drillhole (NR13-001) at theNorthROK property near the lowerIskut River. Working from theMabonshowing, which was identi ied by theBCGeologicalSurveyin1995,Coloradoworkers identi ied rock alterationsimilar to the neighboring Red Chrisminedevelopment.There were several other signi icantprojects in the lower Iskut Riverregion.OzMineralsLtddrilledtheROKpropertywhichislocatedbetweenRed

Exploration interest for copperand gold in the Omineca regionremains strong and numerousgrassroots projects were activeduringtheyear The Cariboo region supports

two expanding mines, andsuccesses such as theWoodjamproject thathas recentlygrownfrom discovery to de inedresources, demonstrate thepotentialformore

Construction at the Red Chris copper-gold mine peaked this summer and remains on schedule for commissioning by May 2014. The 287 KV Northwest Transmission Line and northern extension destined to bring power to Red Chris were also in full construction.

In the Stewart area, several very large copper-gold porphyry projects are under consideration for mine development. At the Galore Creek project a drilling program adjacent to the Central pit defined the Legacy zone – a new zone that may be included in future mine designs.


Chris and North ROK. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc drilledtheCastleprojectandundertookearly-stage work at the Tanzilla and Plinyprojects, while Amarc Resources Ltddrilled the nearby Gnat Pass project.ProsperGoldCorpdrilleddeeperattheSheslay property than previousefforts and extended copper-goldmineralization to greater depths.Doubleview Capital Corp drilled thenearbyHat project while drilling alsooccurred a the GJ project by TeckResources Limited and at RevolverResourcesInc’sSummitproject.Northwest of the Sulphurets Camp,Romios Gold Resources Inc reporteddiscovering copper-gold porphyry-style mineralization at its NewmontLake project, and named itBurgundyRidge.Alongasouthernandhypothetical extension of theSulphurets fault, Brigade Resources

Ltd drilled the Tide-Tennysonproperty.Omineca Region. SerengetiResources Inc announced apreliminary economic assessment atthe Kwanika project for a 15 000tonne-per-day operation with openpitsattheCentralandSouthzonesandtwoblockcaveareasbelowtheCentralzone.Theminewouldproducecopper,gold, silver, and molybdenum over a13.5-year mine life. Analysis ofgeochemical data identi ied a deepporphyry target northwest of theCentralzone.OtherearlystageprojectsincludingOsilinka,Rottaker,SYL,andFleetwereexplored.Canasil Resources Inc drilled a deephole at Brenda in the Toodoggoneregion, north of the former Kemessmine,to extend the 2007 drilling thatended in gold-copper mineralization.Grassroots programs nearby includedan airbornemagnetic and radiometricsurvey at the Lunar property ofStratton Resources Inc to follow upanomalous copper and gold identi iedin late 2012. Copper, silver and goldanomalieswere also recently outlinedtwelve kilometres to the east at theFrog property of InternationalSamuelExplorationCorp.KiskaMetals

Corp validated targets and de inedgeological controls at the Kliyulproject, where previous drillingintersected copper and goldmineralization.Manado Gold Corp drilled the Takla-Rainbow property to con irmhistoric drill results and testextensionsoftheWestandEastzones,a series of subvertical auriferousquartzveins.OrestoneMiningCorpreportedcopperand gold intersections in late 2012drilling at Captain. Follow-up groundmagnetic surveys outlined nine drilltargets, and the Admiral and EastMagneticareasweredrilled.Numerous grassroots programs in theOminecaregionincluded:BCGoldCorpat Rainbow; Canasil Resources Inc atLilandVega;ChumarExplorationatKoko; Doubleview Capital Corp atMt. Milligan North; East ieldResources Ltd at the Indata; FarResources Ltd atTchentloLake; KiskaMetals Corp atRedton; Paci ic EmpireMinerals Corp at the Col-Later; RichRock Resources atTas andEagle;RiftValley Resources Corp at the CatMountain; and West CirqueResourcesLtdatHeath.Thompson-Okanagan-CaribooRegion. East of Williams Lake,Gold Fields Horse ly ExplorationCorporation released a new resourcecalculation for the Woodjam copper-goldprojectwhichnowstandsat227.5million tonnes grading 0.31% copper(inferred)fortheSoutheastzone.Happy Creek Minerals Ltd reportedgooddrillintersectionsfromtheRidleyCreek zone at the Fox tungsten skarnproperty,northeastof100MileHouse.AttheTimothypropertyeastofLacLaHache, Sunrise Resources Ltd drilltested IP geophysical anomalies andplanned an IP survey at their Diploproject.

AdiscoverydrillholeattheNorthROKprojectandseveralothersigni icantprojectsledtoanexcitingyearinthelowerIskut

Riverregion

Permitting was completed andthe start of construction at the$200million Roman ExpansionTrendprojectattheTrendMinewasannounced

Discoveries of new deposits are essential to sustaining the exploration and mining industry. At the exciting North ROK project, rock alteration similar to the neighboring Red Chris mine development was recognized by starting in part at the Mabon showing that was identified by the BC Geological Survey in 1995.

ExplorationinterestforcopperandgoldintheOminecaregionremainsstrongandnumerous

grassrootsprojectswereactiveduringtheyear


Constantia Resources Ltd drilled theMaggiecopperprojectlocatednorthof Cache Creek after a program ofextensivecommunityengagementthatcontinueswithregularupdates.Usesofzero-discharge drilling techniques,lexibility in site locations, and otherinnovations have been employed tominimizetheprogram’senvironmentalimpact.The area between Princeton andMerritt was active. FjordlandExploration Inc and Sumac Mines LtddrilledtheDillardcopper-goldproject,andSunriseResourcesLtdcompletedasmall drill programat theMan-Primeproperty. Sego! Resources Inc usedpercussion drills to test the Cuba,Upper Regal, and Quintana zones attheir Miner Mountain copper-goldproject. Anglo Canadian Mining Corpdrilled the Combination zone of its

Princeton copper-gold projectadjacenttoCopperMountainMine.TowerResourcesLtdcompleteda irstphase of exploration after acquiringthe RabbitNorth copper-gold project,west of the New Afton mine nearKamloops.Happy Creek Minerals Ltd reportedresults froma late2012drillprogramat the Rateria copper-molybdenum

property and increased their tenureholdingsthroughstakingandanoptionagreement. The past producingCraigmontmine has been acquired byHuldra Properties Inc, renamed theThule Copper-Iron property, andrecommended for a program thatincludesrehabilitationofundergroundworkings.Coast Regions. Geoscience BCreleased geophysical andgeochemical results of its NorthernVancouver Island Project in 2013.Junior and major companies followedwithstakingandinitialreconnaissancework.Despiteadvances in2011-2012,and a permit for additional drilling,NorthisleCopperandGoldchosetoputits North Island copper-molybdenum-goldprojectoncareandmaintenance.

CoalTEN COALMINESOPERATE IN THEPROVINCE. MOST PRODUCTION ISMETALLURGICAL GRADE (HARDCOKING) COAL THAT IS LARGELYEXPORTED TO ASIA WITH LESSERAMOUNTS GOING TO EUROPE ANDSOUTHAMERICAThe industry produces coal fromfour regions: the East Kootenaycoal ields; the Peace River coal ield(both contain several mines); theQuinsam operation on VancouverIsland; and the Basin mine in thesouthern interior. Coal production intheprovinceofalltypeswasestimatedat approximately 31.2 million tonnesfortheyear.OperatingMinesandMineDevelopmentsTeckCoalLtdoperates iveopen-pitcoalminesintheElkValleyareaofthe East Kootenay coal ields.Operations at Fording River,Greenhills,LineCreek,Elkview,andCoal Mountain produceapproximately70%ofCanada’sannualcoal exports, directly employ over4500people, and support contractors,service companies, suppliers andnumerousbusinessesintheregion.Combined coal production from thesoutheast region was forecast atapproximately 25.3 million tonnes ofcleancoalfortheyear,comparedtoanactual production of 24.1 milliontonnes last year. Hard coking coal isthepredominantproductatfouroftheive Elk Valley mines, but a range oftwo ormore products ismarketed byeach of these operations, based onvariations in volatile matter and/orash contents. The Coal MountainOperation is the exception andBritishColumbiaisthethirdlargestexporterofseabornemetallurgicalcoalintheworldand

producedapproximately31.2milliontonnesofallcoaltypesfortheyear

TheCaribooregionsupportstwoexpandingmines,andsuccessessuchastheWoodjamprojectthathasrecentlygrownfromdiscoverytode inedresources,demonstratethepotentialformore

Mineral exploration occurs at many sites in the province where reducing the environmental impact is important to area communities. The Maggie copper project located north of Cache Creek used zero-discharge drilling techniques and flexibility in site locations after a program of extensive community engagement was completed.


produces mainly pulverized coalinjection(PCI)coal.Inadditiontohardcoking coal, oxidized coal ismarketedas thermal coal from some of themines.TeckCoalLimitedreceivedconditionalapproval for the Phase II mineexpansion at Line Creek that includesdevelopmentoftheBurntRidgeNorthand Mount Michael areas. Theexpansion will provide approximately59 million tonnes of clean coal andextendtheminelifebyanestimated18years. At the Elkview mine, anapproval formine expansion at BaldyRidgewhich is in theircurrentminingarea was received and is subject to

ongoing permit requirements.Greenhills operations are planning toextend operations northward into theCougarNortharea,andmergewiththeadjacent Swift area of the Fordingmine.Collectively this isknownas the

Swift expansion and is at the pre-applicationphaseoftheenvironmentalassessmentprocess.The year began with four operatingopen-pitcoalminesinthePeaceRivercoal ield of the Northeast Region: theTrendmine of PeaceRiverCoal Incand the Perry Creek (Wolverine),Brule, and Willow Creek mines ofWestern Coal Corp. Forecast totalproductioninthecoal ieldfortheyearwas5.5milliontonnescomparedtoanactualproductionof5.9milliontonneslastyear.In August, permitting was completedand Peace River Coal announced thestart of construction at the$200 million RomanExpansionTrendproject, two kilometres south of theTrend mine. The combined Trend-Roman mine is expected to increaseproduction to 2.5 million tonnes peryear by 2016. The company exploredthe expansion area this year byobtaining geotechnical and structuraldataonGethingFormationseams,andcoal quality data on both Gething andGatesFormationseams.Production levels at Western CoalCorp’sPerryCreek mine are expected

to be on par with last year. On-leasedrilling supported current mining inPhase-4A and future mining in 4B.Mine life is expected to continue toabout2019.WesternCoal Corp’sBrazionGroupofproperties is south of Chetwynd andincludes the Brule and Willow Creekmines.Mining isadvancingnorthwardfromtheCamp(South)pittotheBrule(North) pit.Mining north of the Brulepit isanticipated tobegin in3-4yearswithaminelifeprojectedto2023.On-lease exploration is continuingnorthwest of the mine, whereinterpretation indicates that tectonicthickeningof coal seamsmay exist. InApril, production was curtailed at theWillow Creek mine. The mineproduced both HCC and a ULV-PCIproduct with a higher CSR (CokeStrength after Reaction) which ismarketed at a premium price. Onceoperations resume, mine life isexpected to continue another 16 - 20years.TeckCoalLimited’sQuintette-Babcockmine restart, south of Tumbler Ridge,received a permit amendment mid-year for an open-pit operation that isfocused on theWindy (Big and Little)and Window pits at Mt Babcock.Engineering work was underway andlong-lead time equipment was beingprocured as part of the $858 millionproject,buta inalproductiondecisionwas delayed in July. Resource andgeotechnical drilling continued, and a50 000 tonne clean coal pilot testsamplewas collected, as the companyevaluated options for restart of themine.Thermalcoalistheprimaryproductattwo mines in the province. TheQuinsamminenearCampbellRiverproduces thermal coal for both localcement plants and the internationalenergy market. The recentdevelopment of the 7 South area has

ConditionalapprovalforthePhaseIImine

expansionatLineCreekoperationswillextendtheminelifebyanestimated

18years

Ten coal mines operated in the province producing primarily metallurgical grade coal that is largely exported to Asia with lesser amounts going to Europe and South America. The Line Creek operations in the East Kootenay Coalfields produced 3.4 million tonnes during the year. Conditional approval of the Line Creek Phase II expansion will extend operations for up to 18 years.

Permittingwascompletedandthestartof

constructionatthe$200millionRomanExpansionTrendprojectattheTrendMinewasannounced


allowedtheminetosustainoperationsatcurrentlevels.Mine-siteexplorationdrilling targeted the #3 seam todevelop the 4 South and proposed 6Southmines.InJune,CoalmontEnergyCorporationcommencedproductionatits Basin thermal coal mine nearPrinceton and is working toward a2014 production target of 350 000tonnesperyear.Thewashplantatthemine uses a ilter-press method toseparate coal from waste eliminatingtheneedforatailingspond.Mine Evaluation andExplorationProjectsEast Kootenay Coal ields. The

Bingay Main open-pit andunderground coal mine, proposed byCentermount Coal Ltd, entered theenvironmental assessment processearly in the year, but was latersuspended. The project is expected toproduce 2 million tonnes of coalannually with a total coal resource ofapproximately39milliontonnes.

JamesonResourcesLimiteddrilledtheNorth and South blocks, completed apreliminaryeconomicassessment,andreported a resource estimate of 90milliontonnesfortheCrownMountainproject. Teck drilled reversecirculationand largediameter reverselood holes at the Marten Wheelerproject to evaluate geology for bulksampling, and also conductedexploration drill programs at each oftheir operating mines, including:CougarRidge(Greenhills),SwiftandHenretta (Fording), Burnt RidgeNorth andMt.Michel (Line Creek),Baldy Ridge and Natal Ridge(Elkview), andCoalMountain. CanAuscompleted exploration and sonic corehole drilling at their LoopRidge, TentMountain,andMichelHeadpropertiesat theirMichelCreek project. West ofthe Coal Mountain mine, CrowsnestPass Coal Mining Ltd focused at CoalCreek on geochemical modelling,coalquality,andresourcework.Peace River Coal ields. At HDMining International Ltd’sMurrayRiver project, work resumed inSeptember in preparation for theextraction of a 100 000 tonne bulksample.Thetargetedcoalseamsareatdepths between 400-1000 metres. Acontinuousminingmachinearrivedonsite in support of a proposedunderground long-wall miningoperation that could produce up to 6

milliontonnesperyearovera31-yearminelife.CanadianKailuanDehuaMinesCoLtdreceivedapermit fora100000tonnebulksampleattheGethingprojectandplans on taking a 15 000 tonneunderground sample employing aroom-and-pillar mining method. Sitework this year included reclamationactivities for previous programs,helicopter-assistedwater sampling forbaseline studies, and communityconsultation.The CarbonCreek project of CarderoResources Corp was approved for aonewindow provincial environmentalassessment under a harmonizedprovincial and federal review processin April. The company has aprefeasibility study for a combinedsurface and underground (room-and-pillar) operation with averageproduction of 4.1 million tonnes peryearcleancoaloveraninitial20years.Glencore and partner JX Nippon Oiland Energy drilled the Suska andSukunka projects in support of acombined surface and underground(long-wall) operation. The mine atSukunka would initially produce 1.5-2.5 million tonnes per year of hardcoking coal from surface miningfollowed by an undergroundcomponent that could boostproduction to 6 million tonnes peryear. Capital cost of the project isestimatedat$1800million.Theprojectis approved for a one windowprovincial environmental assessmentunder a harmonized provincial andfederalreviewprocess.In May, the Echo Hill thermal coalproject of Hillsborough Resources Ltdwas approved for a harmonizedprovincial and federal review processand is in the pre-application stage oftheprocess.WesternCoalCorpdrilledatEBof theWolverine property group forstructuralandcoalqualityinformation,hydrological assessment, and studiedthe Perry Creek road which links theEBexpansion to thePerryCreekwashplant.Peace River Coal Inc conducted largediameter core drilling at Roman

TheQuintette-Babcockprojectreceivedapermitamendmentmid-yearfora$858millionrestartandawaitsa inalproduction

decision

The current coal mine industry largely produces from open pits although several future mines propose underground operations. The Quinsam thermal coal mine uses continuous miners in a room-and-pillar mining method at its Vancouver Island operations.


Northwest near its operating mineand later in the year drilled at thecontiguous Waterfall property. Anexperimental geophysics programtested different subsurface mappingtechniques at both Roman Mountainand Roman Northwest to developprotocolsforregionaluse.Canadian Dehua International MinesGroup Inc drilled the Wapiti Riverundergroundprospect for coal qualityand subsurface assessment. ColonialCoal International Corp released apreliminary economic assessmentstudy for a combined surface andunderground operation at Huguenotthat would produce an average 3.0million tonnes per year of clean coalover31years.Thecompanycompleteda data review of the Flatbedunderground prospect and identi iedthree target areas for exploration.Anglo American Exploration CanadaLtd undertook reconnaissance levelworkacrossthecoal ieldattheOnion,WolverineNorth/Southand WillowSouthprojects.Exploration and developmentwork atthe Horizon Ridge project (formerlytheFiveCabinCoalProject)westoftheTrend Mine was deferred this year.However it remains in the pre-applicationstageoftheenvironmentalassessmentprocess.Vancouver Island Coal ields. Earlyin the year, Compliance EnergyCorporation submitted an applicationfor environmental certi ication of theRaven underground coal project.Themain product is to be a semi-softcokingcoal,withathermalby-product,at a rate of approximately 830 000tonnes per year of clean coal over 16years.Theapplicationwasdeterminedto have de iciencies and the companyexpectstosubmitarevisedapplicationin2014.Bowser Basin. Fortune MineralsLimited drilled and conductedbaseline studies at their ArctosAnthracite project in support of anenvironmentalassessmentapplication.Atrum Coal explored theirGroundhoganthracite project southeast of theArctos project and a prefeasibilitystudyisanticipated.

GoldandSilver(Veins,Breccias,Disseminated)OperatingMinesandMineDevelopmentsThe QR mine of Barkerville GoldMines Ltd poured dore gold barsearly in the year from surface oremined late in 2012, and undergroundminingproduced15000tonnesoforethat is ready for processing. The millawaitsshipmentsofnewore fromtheBonanzaLedgeminewhichisunderdevelopment.Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd milledapproximately80tonnesperdayfromstockpiledandundergroundresourcesatitsBralornegoldmine.Thecompanyis targeting quartz veins in relativelyundeveloped areas between threeformer mines (Bralorne, King, andPioneer) and actively developing theBK-3 zone through drifting andunderground drilling. They are alsoevaluating an expansion of theoperationtoover200tonnesperday.Sable Resources Ltd placed theirseasonalundergroundShastaMineandtheir Toodoggone Gold/Silver projecton care and maintenance. Ore waspreviously processed at the 180-200tonne-per-day Baker mill. Resourcesare estimated to support about twomore years of mining. Additionally, aminimum130000tonnesofhistoricalresourcesareheldnearbyattheBakerandMetsproperties.MineEvaluationProjectsNorth of Stewart, PretiumResourcesInccompleteda10000tonne underground bulk sample attheir high-grade Brucejack gold-silverproject. Preliminary results yielded182 421.9 grams gold (5865 ounces)from 10 302 dry tonnes, averaging~ 17.7 grams per tonne gold, and153 962 grams silver (4950 ounces)averaging ~ 14.9 grams per tonnesilver.Other major activities at Brucejackincluded a feasibility study, discoveryof the Cleopatra vein, approximately

1.2 kilometres of undergrounddevelopment, completion of 44 601metres of underground and surfacedrilling, and commissioning a 75kilometre site access road fromHighway 37. An updated resourceestimate for the Valley of the Kingsincorporatingthisyear’sdrillresultsinadditiontoresultsofthebulksampleisexpectedinearly2014.OntheNechakoPlateau,NewGoldInccompleted a feasibility study at theBlackwater project for a proposed60 000 tonne-per-day open-pitoperation with a 16-year mine life.Current resources are295 483 kilograms (9.50 millionounces) gold and 2.18 millionkilograms(70.13millionounces)silver(measured and indicated categories)andwouldseeanannualproductionof15 769 kilograms (507 000 ounces)gold and 63 451 kilograms(2.04 million ounces) silver for aninitial ifteen years. Similar to the MtMilligan mine design, benign wastematerials from the sitewouldbeusedto construct a tailings storage facilitynear the open-pit to minimize theoperation’s footprint and provideeffective water management afterclosure.Lateintheyear,NewGoldIncannounced that development of theprojectwouldbeconsideredinlightofthe company’s Rainy River project inOntario. The company was active attargets generated by a regionalprogram including the Capoose,Capoose South, Van Tine, Van TineSouth, Fawnie, Emma, BlackwaterSouth/EastandAuroprojects.In the Cariboo region, SpanishMountainGoldLtdcontinuedresourcede inition of the Spanish Mountainsediment-hosted gold deposit andpreparations for an environmentalreview. A series of reverse circulationholesweredrilled in the centreof thedeposit to test if the method couldyield more accurate grades thandiamonddrilling.AttheElkgoldproject,eastofMerritt,Gold Mountain Mining CorporationdrilleddeepIPgeophysicaltargetsandadvanced pre-feasibility work towardextending the historic pit. Thecompany reported on processing theinitial 500 tonnes of a bulk sample:


Gold recovery was high and gradeswerecomparabletobothminesiteanddrillholeestimates.Sona Resources Corp announceddiscussions with China MachineryEngineering Corporation towardcompleting an engineering,procurement, and construction (EPC)contract for the Blackdome-Elizabethunderground gold-silver project. Orewould be mined from the Elizabethproject and trucked to the past-producingBlackdomemineformilling,alongsideorefromthatoperation.

Gavin Mines Inc sought a permitamendment at the Dome Mountaingoldveinprojecttoallowanonsitemilland thickened tailings storage facility.Underground development isapproachingproduction.Banks Island Gold Ltd advanced theYellowGiantgold-silverprojectsouthof Prince Rupert. Several structuralgold targets at the Kim, Tel, Bob,EnglishmanandDiscoveryzonesweredrilled, and underground workproceededattheBobzone.Anewroadnetworkatthepropertyhasimprovedaccess for exploration and portallocations.Deer Horn Metals Inc released apreliminary economic assessment forthe Deer Horn gold-silver-telluriumproject based on a 74 000 tonne-per-yearmillfeedrate.ExplorationProjects

S keena Region. South of the Brucejack project, Teuton Resources

Corp drilled its High property, where grab samples have returned high-grade gold values.

O mineca Region. On the Nechako Plateau, Independence Gold Corp

targeted gold and silver at the 3Ts projects, where they drilled the Ted-Mint gap area, Ted vein, and the Larry and Tommy veins. At the Big Bear project, Parlane Resource Corp reported gold-silver-zinc-mineralized drill intercepts at the Black Bear anomaly. At the Trout property, VenerableVentures Ltd reported on late 2012drilling and trenching of the Campzone. At Blackwater West, RJKExplorations reported anomaloussilver-copper-zinc-lead values in theWest Grid 4 target area, and furtherdrilling and IP and magneticgeophysicalsurveyswerecompleted.AtAspenEast, RedhillResourcesCorpdrilled IP geophysical anomalies, andgrassroots work continued on thenorthern part of the property. AtKey,TroymetExplorationCorpreportedonreverse circulation drilling that testedfour target areas and encounteredgold-silver, silver-zinc-molybdenumand silver-coppermineralization. Latein the year, New Gold Inc entered anagreementtopurchasetheproperty.In the Toodoggone area, TowerResources Ltd identi ied eight

geochemically anomalous target areasat the JD gold-silver project. Inducedpolarization surveying and drillingextended the Finn zone 400m to thewest, and porphyry-stylemineralization was discovered akilometretotheeast.Thompson-Okanagan-CaribooRegion.BarkervilleGoldMinesLtdwasactiveattheCowMountain,IslandMountain, and Barkerville Mountainareas of its CaribooGoldproject. Thecompany has commissioned anupdated technical report tocorroboratepreviousworkusing in illdrill core samples, a comprehensivedigital database, and new trench andsoilsampling.In the Chilcotin Plateau Gold Belt,south of the Blackwater project area,Amarc Resources continued toevaluateabulktonnagegolddiscoveryat the Newton project. TowerResources Ltd conducted geophysicalsurveysatitsBaezgold-silverpropertytode inethescaleoftheCamp,Cluskoand Boulder Ridge South targets.Geoscience BC purchased recentGalileo and Hubble airbornemagneticdata fromAmarc, extending theTREKdatasetwestandnorthwest.TheTREKproject will deliver updated

Oneoftheprovince’slargestexplorationcampaignswasattheBrucejackhigh-gradegold-silverproject,andincludedabulksampleattheValleyoftheKingsandthediscoveryofthe

Cleopatravein

One of the year’s largest exploration campaigns in the province happened at the high-grade Brucejack gold-silver project and included a processed underground bulk sample, feasibility study and discovery of the Cleopatra vein. Shown here is slickensided gold within a sheared quartz vein stockwork at the Valley of the Kings.


geophysical, geochemical, andgeological data for 20 000 squarekilometresoftheNechakoPlateau.NearMerritt,Westhaven Ventures IncreporteddrillresultsattheShovelnoseepithermalgoldproperty.Kootenay Region. TaranisResourcesIncreleasedaresourceestimate for their Thor property,where exhalative-type sulphidemineralization is a target. Also thisyear, gold-bearing veinmineralizationattheSIFzonewasafocus.At the Greenwood Gold property,Grizzly Discoveries Ltd reportedfurther geological interpretation andanalysis of their extensive drillingbetween2008 and2012. Proximity toKinross’ Buckhorn mine and multiplestyles of mineralization make theGreenwood area very prospective forgoldexploration.Near Nelson, Anglo Swiss announcedthe potential sale of theKenvilleGoldpropertytoEagleCreekGoldCorp,andAltair Gold Inc reported recent drillresultsfortheKenapropertyandworkon an updated geological model, andSultan Minerals Inc was active at theDaylight.

RainbowResourceswasactiveattheirBig Strike properties near SlocanCity, where recent drilling ofmineralized shear-hosted veinsintersected gold and silver. TheKimberly Gold Trend near Fort Steelewas explored by PJX Resources, withprogramsattheDewdneyTrail,ZingerandEddyprojects.KlondikeGoldCorpcompleted geophysical surveys at theLewis-McNealproperty focusing on

gold-bearingveinsystems.Coast Regions. In the CoquihallaGoldbeltofsouthwesternBC,NewCarolin Gold Corp conducted surfaceexploration at itsLadnerGold project,following a late 2012 drill program.They visited historical mines andshowings,compiledrecentdrillresults,and sampled CarolinMine tailings formetallurgical study. If processing isviable,thetailingswouldbeapotentialsourceofrevenue.

Zinc,Copper,Lead,Silver,andGold(VMS,SEDEX,Stratiform/Stratabound,Veins)THE PROVINCE’S POLYMETALLICPRODUCTION COMES FROM ASINGLE OPERATION AT THE MYRAFALLS MINE THAT HAS OPERATEDSINCE 1965, HIGHLIGHTING THEATTRACTIVE NATURE OF THISDEPOSITTYPEThe contained metals and deposittypes included in this sectioncommonly cover a broad range ofprojects.Where they include preciousmetalenrichmentstheyarecommonlyexploredasgold-silverdeposits.Silveris more typically a by-product, orpotential co-product in the province;however, silver is the primarycommodity at several polymetallicprospects. Particular deposits can beauriferouswell.

Thediscoveryofthesigni icantBlackwatergold-silverdeposithasspurredexploration

interestintheNechako/ChilcotinPlateau

On the Nechako/Chilcotin Plateau the recent success at the Blackwater project has highlighted the area’s mineral potential. At the Aspen East project, drilling targeted induced polarization anomalies while grassroots work continued on the northern part of the property.

In the resource rich Kootenay region, a new resource estimate at the polymetallic Thor property was reported while field activities were focused mainly on a gold-bearing quartz veining system at the SIF zone.


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T his map shows the coal, industrial mineral and metal mines, and majorexploration projects of British Columbia that were active in 2012. S omesites were active for only part of 2012. Large exporting aggregateproducers are shown but not the many aggregate quarries serving localmark ets around the Province. Not all exploration projects in the Provinceare shown on this map.Information provided by the Province’s regional geologists: J im Britton,Dave Grieve, Paul J ago, J eff Kyba, and Bruce Northcote. Informationcompiled by Bruce Madu and R obin Chu of the British Columbia GeologicalS urvey.

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12 13Information Circular 2014-1 Provincial Summary, Exploration and Mining in British Columbia 2013

OperatingMinesandMineDevelopmentsOn central Vancouver Island,Nyrstar NV’s Myra FallsOperations saw disruptions to zinc,copper,andleadproductionduringtheyear, but efforts were taken tomaintainpreviousannual throughputs(~ 500 000 tonnes). As in previousyears, exploration programs in 2013were some of the largest in the SouthandWest Coast regions. Undergroundexploration drilling sought extensionsto mineralized zones and additionalVMS lenses. In recent years,exploration and de inition drilling hasgenerally replaced reserves at aboutthesameratetheyaremined.Early in the year, Huldra Silver InccommencedproductionatitsTreasureMountainmine, a high-grade silver-lead vein in the upper Tulameenwatershed.Millingata200tonne-per-day mill was completed near Merritt.In June, both operations were placedoncareandmaintenance.MineEvaluationProjectsChieftain Metals Corp released afeasibilitystudyandreceived inalpermits for developing the Tulsequah

Chief polymetallic project in thevery northwestern part of the Skeenaregion. The company explored newtargetsintheTulsequahChief,BigBull,andBanker/Sparlingareas.Yellowhead Mining Inc applied for anenvironmental assessment of theHarper Creek copper-gold-silverproject north of Kamloops. Thecompany released an amendedfeasibility study anddrill results fromlate 2012 that con irmed depositcontinuity and grade. Publicengagement included progress onmemoranda of understanding withareaFirstNations.TheRuddockCreek undergroundzinc-lead project of Ruddock CreekMiningCorporation is in the pre-applicationstageoftheenvironmentalassessmentprocess.Activitiesthisyearfocusedonthe environmental, geological, andengineeringaspectsoftheproject,andcommunityengagement.ExplorationProjectsSkeena Region. Brixton MetalsCorporation reported drill resultsfrom the Oban zone at the Thornproject, where targets are high-gradesilver-gold-lead-zinc diatreme-brecciazones and high-grade gold-silver-

copperveins.Ascot Resources Ltd reported moreauriferous drill results from thePremiergold-silverprojectandanewresourceestimate for theBigMissouriand Martha Ellen zones, and BanksIsland Gold Corp drilled the RedMountainproperty.AgnicoEagleMinesLimitedcompletedtheir irst exploration season asoperatoroftheHomestakeRidgegold-silver-copper project, and discoveredthe Slide zone where a drillholeintersected18.6metresof101.8gramsper tonne silver from 364.4 metresdepth.DollyVardenSilverCorporationdrilled the past producing DollyVardensilver project in search of asilver-rich variety of an Eskay Creek-styleriftdeposit.Castle Resources Inc released apreliminary economic assessment fortheir Granduc copper-gold-silver

massive sulphidedeposit, outliningan8500 tonne-per-day undergroundmine with a 15-year mine life and acostof$494million.Omineca Region. In the KechikaTrough, Canada ZincMetals Corpis exploring a 135 kilometre long beltthatisprospectiveforSEDEXdeposits.This year they expanded a recentairborne VTEM survey to include theremainingKechikaRegionalpropertiesandhydrogeochemicalworkcontinuedat Kwad and Weiss. Drilling at Akietested four targets and exploration atMtAlcock and Akie discovered theSitkashowing.TeckResourcesLimitedre-establishedthe Cirque camp and drilled deeptargets at North and South Cirque.Additional exploration was completed

Polymetallicdepositscontainingbasemetalswereexploredforwidelyacrosstheprovince,andoneswithelevated

preciousmetalscontinuedtoattractsigni icantattentionaswell

The province’s producing polymetallic mine is the Myra Falls operation on Vancouver Island. With limited surface availability, mining equipment is assembled and maintained in underground workshops such as this.


at the Cirque, Fluke and Elf andnewly optioned Pie, CirqueEast andYuenproperties.Thompson-Okanagan-CaribooRegion. The Adams Plateau area,eastofBarriere, sawrenewed interestafterseveralquietyears,stimulatedinpart by the advancing Harper Creekproject. Newport Exploration Ltdacquired the Chu Chua massivesulphide deposit and startedmetallurgical testing. Nearby, FirstAmericas Gold Corporation reportedsuccessful use of Ah horizon soilgeochemistryandnovelVLF inversiontechniques to search for massivesulphide mineralization at theirKamloops Copper-Gold property.Astral Mining Corporation optionedthe Barrier Ridge and Honeymoonprojects, and Victory Ventures IncoptionedtheFortunaclaims.Barker Minerals Ltd trenched anddrilled short holes on geophysicalconductors on the Frank Creek lead-zincpropertyintheCariboo.Kootenay Region. In the EastKootenays, exploration forSullivan-type mineralization andrelated polymetallic vein systemscontinued. Near Fort Steele, Santa FeMetals Corp drilled a deep gravityanomalyattheSullypropertyinrocksof a geological horizon speci ic to theSullivan deposit: Sullivan-time. Theprogram used enhanced drillstabilization techniques to reachdepthsofover1100metres;deviationwas an issue and the intended targetwent untested. Nearby, MMG Limitedexplored the Findlay property, whileeast of Kimberly, Blue ire Resources

Ltdworked theK9 property followingup anomalies identi ied by a regionalTEMgeophysicalsurvey.PJX Resources Inc drilled a singledrillholeattheVineproperty,pursuingbedded massive sulphidemineralization encountered in twohistoric drillholes and a geophysicalanomaly.SilverMountainMines Inc drilled latein the year at thePtarmiganpropertynear Radium, where they identi iednew mineralization and zoneextensionsforsilver-bearingveinsandmanto-stylemineralization.Several early stage projects wereactivethisyearintheKootenayregion.Drill results were reported at EmgoldMining Corp’s Stewart and Rozanprojects and also at InternationalBethlehem’sLHproject.SilverPhoenixResourcesInccompletedaprogramatthe Waverly-Tangier project, as did

AgaveSilverat itsKasloSilverproject.KlondikeGoldCorpwasactiveattheirHughes Range project, whichcontains the past producing KootenayKingMine.Discovery Ventures Inc has enteredinto an agreement to acquire the idleMax molybdenum mine’s millingfacilities to process ore from theirWilla gold and silver enrichedpolymetallicprojectnearSilverton.Klondike Silver Corp’s continued itsoperations at theSlocanSilver projectin this rich historic silver, lead, andzinc camp near New Denver. TheSilvanamillprocessedanaverageof40tonnesperdayoforeuntilitwasshutdowninthelatterhalfoftheyear.Thecompanyissearchingforsuf icientoreto operate the mill at its maximumcapacityof100tonnesperday.Northeast of Revelstoke, HuakanInternational Mining Inc continued

metallurgicaltestworkattheJ&Lgoldand silver enriched polymetallicproject at the north end of theKootenayArcgeologicaltrend.NickelandMagnesium(Ultrama icassociated)First Point Minerals Corp reportedan extension of the Baptistedeposit at the Decar project that hasincreased the indicated resource to1159.51 million tonnes of 0.124%nickel at a 0.06% cut-off grade (DavisTube Recoverable). Cliffs NaturalResourcesExplorationCanada Incwillfund a prefeasibility study for theproject.Conceptually,a114000tonne-per-day open-pit operation using on-site magnetic separation and gravityconcentrationwouldproducea13.5%nickelconcentratewithiron(45-50%)and chromium (about 2%) by-products. This would produce 37 400tonnesperyearofnickelover24yearsandisprojectedtocostapproximately$2.1billion.ThecompanyexploredtheWale and Orca prospects this yearas well. At Hard Creek Nickel Corp’sTurnagain ultrama ic nickel-copper-cobalt project, investigations oncontrols and speciation of platinummineralizationbegan.SpecialtyMetals(REE,Tantalum,Niobium)(CarbonatiteorAlkalineIntrusive-related)Taseko Mines Ltd continuedmetallurgical testing on Aleysamples, successfully producing aniobiumconcentrate, and ispreparingtheprocess lowsheet fora feasibilitystudy. Commerce Resources Corpdelayed planned resource updates atits Blue River tantalum-niobiumproject.

OngoinginterestwasseenintheKechikaTroughwhichhostsageologicalbeltthatisprospectivefor

SEDEXdeposits

The Kechika Trough in the northeastern part of the province hosts a 135 kilometre long prospective belt for SEDEX deposits. Significant programs were undertaken by Canada Zinc Metals Corp and Teck.


IronProjects(Skarns,Magmaticcumulates)OnVancouverIsland,anapplicationto re-open Canadian DehuaInternationalMines Group’s IronRossmagnetite mine is pending furtherexploration. Among other iron skarnprospects on Vancouver Island, thecompanyacquired thePearsonprojectand conducted reconnaissancegeologicalworkinadvanceofdrilling.TheTasuAggregate project of CoastalConstruction Aggregates Ltd is nowpermitted to produce aggregateproducts from waste materials at thepast producing Tasu magnetite mineon Moresby Island. They may alsoassessthemarketingofmagnetite inesfoundatthesite.Near Tulameen, private companyMagnetite Ridge Metals and MineralsLtd is pursuing a mine lease at itsMagnetite Ridge project, wheremetallurgical studies indicate itsmagnetite is suitable for both steelsmelterfeedandacoalcleaningheavymedium.IndustrialMinerals,AggregateandSemi-preciousmineralsTHE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ANDAGGREGATE PRODUCTIONINDUSTRY IN THE PROVINCE ISSIGNIFICANT, ESTIMATED ATAPPROXIMATELY 10 PER CENT OFTOTAL MINE PRODUCT VALUE.CEMENT AND CONSTRUCTIONAGGREGATES MAKE UP THELARGESTSHAREOFTHEPRODUCTSIndustrial minerals, produced atmore than 30 quarries in theprovince, include over forty differentminerals such as gypsum, magnesite,limestone, graphite, mineral wool(gabbro), and dimension stone.Aggregate is produced at over 1000

operations, and includes sand andgravelorcrushedaggregate,mainlyfortheconstructionindustry.Large quarries on the coast are wellplaced to serve the Lower Mainland,Vancouver Island, and US Paci icNorthwest markets by barge, whilethosewithaccessto freighter loadoutfacilities can also supply the easternPaci ic international markets,California,Mexico,andHawaii.Thecenterfoldmap in thispublicationshows the location of some of theindustrialmineralmines, their names,and primary product. The companiondocument Regional GeologistSummaries, ExplorationandMining inBritish Columbia 2013 contains detailonmanyofthem.A few examples are included here torepresent activity in the province andsome of the diverse products in thesector.The Texada Island operation (TexadaQuarryingLtd),oneexampleofalargecoastal limestonequarry, producesupto 4.0 million tonnes each year. Thisyear theydrilledaroundthequarrytoupgrade its limestone qualityinformationofan inventorythatcouldlast 100 years or more. Graymont

Western Canada Inc (a subsidiary ofGraymont Ltd), the second largestproducer of lime in North America,announced it was conducting anEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentandconsultation process for the Giscomelime plant and quarry northeast ofPrinceGeorge.EagleGraphite’sBlackCrystalgraphitequarry northwest of Nelson, is one ofonly two active producers of graphitein North America over the past 20years, and exploration for lakegraphite was active in the Kootenays.Noram Ventures Inc reported drillresults from their Kokanee property,and also drilled the Jumbo property,while Lithium Corporation focusedeffortsattheirBCSugarproperty.Fireside Minerals Ltd mined baritefrom its Fireside operation near theYukon border for use primarily as adenseadditiveindrilling luids.FertozInternational Inc continued hand-portable drilling, hand trenching, andmapping at theWapitiEastphosphateprojectnortheastofPrinceGeorge.The interest in nephrite jade depositshas increased signi icantly, mainlyfrom Asia. Seasonal operations in theDease Lake and the Fort Saint Jamesarea by private operators serve this

Aggregate is a significant part of the mining industry in the province and over 1000 operations produce sand, gravel or crushed materials largely for the construction industry. Shown here is the Upland Excavating Ltd pit near Campbell River.


market with both inished and rawproducts. Opal Resources Canada Incproduces ire opal gemstones andjewelry from the Klinker property,locatedwestofVernon.TheBritishColumbiaGeologicalSurvey

T he BC Geological Survey,establishedin1895,isresponsiblefor the collection, long-termmaintenance, and delivery ofgeoscienceinformationintheprovincewith the primary objective ofstimulatingandfacilitatingexplorationformineralsandcoal.The survey had more than 20 ield-based projects in 2013, several inpartnershipwithotheragencies.Muchof the focus was on porphyryenvironments, withmapping in fertileQuesnel and Stikine arc terranes.Several projects focused onexploration methods (porphyryindicator minerals and VMSgeochemistry) and mineral depositstudies (Ni-Cu-PGE and Specialty

Metals).TheBranch’s sampleprocessing lab isfunctional again, as is a new XRF laband a luid inclusion lab. The widely-used digital geology map is beingupdated. Property File is anincreasingly important repository ofexploration data, now with over45 000 documents for free download.All geoscience publications and digitaldata are available online at the BCGSwebsite:www.em.gov.bc.ca/geology.TheGeologicalSurveyofCanadaIn the Kootenays, the GeologicalSurvey of Canada is conducting amulti-yearprojectforSEDEX-styleandrelated basemetal mineralization, theTargetedGeoscienceInitiative(TGI-4).Thefocusoftheprojectistogeneratearegional 3D geoscience model of thePurcell Anticlinorium and Belt-Purcellstratigraphy,whichhostedthehistoricSullivanMine. Geological, geophysical,and geochemical data are beingcompiled in order to generate newperspectivesandunderstandingonorecontrolsforSEDEXtargeting.

GeoscienceBC-PublicGeoscienceDeliveryOutsideofGovernmentGeoscienceBC(GBC)isanindustry-led, not-for-pro it, appliedgeoscienceorganization.Establishedin2005, its mandate includes thecollection, interpretation, anddistribution of geoscience data andexpertise to attract investment inmineral andoil& gas exploration anddevelopmentintheprovince.To accomplish this, GBC works inpartnership with industry, academia,government, First Nations, andcommunities to identify and fundappliedgeoscienceprojects.Industrial minerals are produced at more than 30 quarries in the province and include over forty

different minerals such as gypsum, magnesite, limestone, dimension stone and semi-precious minerals. There has been significant increase interest in nephrite jade as shown here. Seasonal operations in the Dease Lake and Fort St. James supply this market with both finished and raw products.

A detailed profile of the British Columbia Geological Survey is now available.

The next generation of the MapPlace, a series of map-based data portals, is in development. The redesign will improve appearance and performance while preserving the flexibility and search capabilities that made original versions so effective.


Highlightsfrom2013include:• AppointmentofnewPresidentandCEO,RobinArchdekin,onOctober1,2013.• Launchof theTREKProject, shortfor Targeting Resources throughExploration and Knowledge inMarch. Major Year One activitiesincluded a high-resolutionairbornegeophysicalsurveyandaregionalgeochemicalsurvey.• Installation of six new seismicstations and their integration intothe Canadian SeismographicNetwork as part of the InducedSeismicity Monitoring Project innortheast BC launched in late2012. The project will helpdelineatetherelationshipbetweennatural gas developmentoperationsandinducedseismicity.• Launch of a project titledQuanti ication of the Gas andLiquids in Place and FlowCharacteristics of Shale and otherFine-Grained Facies in BC to helpvector natural gas explorationeffortsinnortheastBC.• Continuation of the SEEK(Stimulating Exploration in theEast Kootenays) Project with twonewprojects.• Release of twenty reportsthroughout the year plus theseventh annual Summary ofActivities volume, containingfourteen technical reports onGBC’s ongoing and recentlycompletedprojects.

For more information on GBC, itsactivities and project results go towww.geosciencebc.com.ForeignInvestmentInitiativesTHROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEPROVINCE’S NATURAL RESOURCESECTOR STAFF PROVIDEINFORMATION TO POTENTIALINVESTORS, BOTH DOMESTICALLYANDABROADOpportunities exist for companiesto attract foreign interest orinvestmentusinggovernmentservicesand staff. The province participates ininternational investment missionsshowcasing mineral and coalopportunities. If you are interested inpro iling your projects or investmentopportunities in upcoming events,connect with the BC MineralDevelopment Of ice in Vancouver formoreinformation.AcknowledgmentsThe information contained in thispublication, and covered in moredetail in the publication RegionalGeologist Summaries, Exploration andMining in British Columbia 2013 isprovided by British Columbia’sRegional Geologists based inCranbrook, Kamloops, Prince George,Smithers and Vancouver. Total EarthScience Services provided formattinganddesktoppublicationservices.

Regional Geologists Contact Information:

Skeena – Smithers Jeff Kyba 250-847-7787 [email protected]

Omineca/Northeast – Prince George

Paul Jago 250- 565-4316 [email protected]

Thompson/Okanagan/Cariboo – Kamloops

Jim Britton 250-371-3903 [email protected]

Kootenay/Boundary – Cranbrook

Fiona Katay 250-426-1758 [email protected]

South/West Coast – Vancouver

Bruce Northcote 604-660-2713 [email protected]

BC Mineral Development Office – Vancouver

Bruce Madu 604-660-3332 [email protected]


Mine OperatorDeposit Type/Commodity

Forecast 2013 Production

Proven and Probable Reserves (on Dec 31, 2013/Jan 1, 2014 or as indicated)

Bralorne Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd Vein / Au 106 kg Au N/A

Copper Mountain Mining Corporation / Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Copper Mountain Mining Corporation / Mitsubishi Materials

Alkalic porphyry / Cu

28 800 t Cu, 710 kg Au, 8 895 kg Ag

211 Mt at 0.36% Cu, 0.1 g/t Au, 1.38 g/t Ag (July 2009)

Endako Thompson Creek Metals Company

Porphyry / Mo 4 114 000 kg 305.4 Mt at 0.046% Mo

Gibraltar Taseko Mines Limited / Cariboo Copper Corp

Calc-alkalic porphyry / Cu, Mo

53 300 t Cu,585 t Mo

790 Mt at 0.30% Cu and 0.008% Mo (Dec 2012)

Highland Valley Copper Teck Highland Valley Copper Partnership

Calc-alkalic porphyry / Cu, Mo

106 000 t Cu,2 660 t Mo

697.4 Mt at 0.29% Cu and 0.008% Mo (Dec 2012)

Mt Milligan Thompson Creek Metals Company

Alkalic porphyry / Cu, Au

4900 t Cu, 656.3 kg Au, 1300 kg Ag

482.4 Mt at 0.39 g/t Au, 0.20% Cu (Dec 2012)

Huckleberry Huckleberry Mines Ltd Porphyry / Cu, Mo 18 600 t Cu, 91 kg Au, 7 400 kg Ag

49.9 Mt at 0.334% Cu, 0.009% Mo (Dec 2012)

Mount Polley Imperial Metals Corp Alkalic porphyry / Cu, Au, Ag

17 695 t Cu, 1 470 kg Au, 2 955 kg Ag

93.1 Mt at 0.297% Cu, 0.299 g/t Au and 0.62 g/t Ag (Jan 2013)

Myra Falls NVI Mining Ltd (Nyrstar N.V.) Zn, Cu, Pb, Au, Ag ~ 0.5 Mt throughput (head grades 5.35% Zn, 0.49% Pb, 0.83% Cu, 1.36 g/t Au, 50.63 g/t Ag)

5.43 Mt at 5.62% Zn, 0.56% Pb, 0.94% Cu, 1.6 g/t Au, 58 g/t Ag

New Afton New Gold Inc Alkalic porphyry / Cu, Au, Ag

31 085 t Cu, 2 570 kg Au 52.5 Mt at 0.65 g/t Au, 2.3 g/t Ag, 0.93% Cu (Dec 2012)

QR (Intermittent) Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd Skarn / Au N/A (~15 000 tonnes of ore stockpiled by Oct 2013)

N/A

Shasta Sable Resources Ltd Low Sulphidation Epithermal / Au, Ag

N/A 5000 t (Dec 2012)

Basin (June 2013 start up. Oct 2013 shut down /care and maintenance)

Coalmont Energy Corp Thermal coal > 100 000 t (June to October) N/A

Brule Walter Energy Inc ULV-PCI coal 1.4 Mt 19.4 Mt

Coal Mountain Teck Coal Limited PCI and thermal coal

2.50 Mt 15.9 Mt

Elkview Teck Coal Limited Metallurgical coal 5.35 Mt 215 Mt

Fording River Teck Coal Limited Metallurgical and thermal coal

8.92 Mt 626.5 Mt

Greenhills Teck Coal Limited Metallurgical, PCI and thermal coal

4.54 Mt 75.3 Mt

Line Creek Teck Coal Limited Metallurgical, PCI and thermal coal

3.4 Mt 67.2 Mt

Quinsam Quinsam Coal Corp (Hillsborough Resources Ltd)

Thermal coal 365 000 t clean coal N/A

Trend Walter Energy Inc Hard coking coal (HCC)

1.8 Mt 20.2 Mt

Willow Creek Walter Energy Inc ULV-PCI, HCC 0.45 Mt 19.0 Mt

Wolverine (Perry Creek) Peace River Coal Inc (Anglo American plc)

Hard coking coal (HCC)

1.8 Mt 11.0 Mt

Forecast Mine Production and Reserves 2013

METALS

COAL


Property Name Operator Name MINFILE Commodity Deposit Type

3Ts Independence Gold Corp 093F 055, 068 Au, Ag Low-sulfidation epithermal / vein

Ajax KGHM International Ltd 092INE 012, 013, 028, 030

Cu, Au, Ag, Pd Porphyry

Akie Canada Zinc Metals Corp 094F 031 Zn, Pb, Ag Sedex

Aley Taseko Mines Ltd 094B 027 Nb Carbonatite-hosted

Arctos Anthracite Fortune Minerals Limited 104H 022 Anthracite Sedimentary

Aspen East Redhill Resources Corp 093F 004, 059 Au, Ag, Cu, Mo Low-sulfidation epithermal, porphyry

Big Bear Parlane Resource Corp Au, Ag Low-sulfidation epithermal

Big Onion Metal Mountain Resources 093L 124 Cu, Mo, Au Ag Porphyry

Big Strike Rainbow Resources Inc. 082FNW193, 082FSW222, 082FSW177

Au Vein

Bingay Main Centremount Coal Ltd 082JSE011 Coal Sedimentary

Blackdome Sona Resources Corp 092O 053, 051, 052 Au, Ag Vein / Breccia

Blackwater New Gold Inc 093F 037 Au, Ag Intermediate-sulfidation epithermal

Blackwater West RJK Explorations Ltd (093F.015, 016, 005, 006)

Ag, Cu, Zn, Pb Low-sulfidation epithermal

Blue River Commerce Resources Corp 083D 005, 035 Ta, Nb Magmatic

Bonanza Ledge Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd 093H 019 Au Vein / Breccia

Brenda Canasil Resources Inc 094E 147 Au, Cu Porphyry

Brucejack Pretium Resources Inc. 104B 193 Au, Ag Vein, Porphyry

Captain Orestone Mining Corp 093J 026 Cu, Au Alkalic porphyry

Carbon Creek Cardero Resouces Corp 093O 028 Metallurgical Coal Sedimentary

Cariboo Gold Quartz

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd 093H 019 Au Vein / Breccia

Castle Freeport MacMoran 104G 076 Au, Cu, Mo, Ag Porphyry

Cirque Teck Resources Ltd 094F 008 Zn, Pb, Ag Sedex

Coal Creek Crownsnest Pass Coal Mining Ltd 082GSE035 Coal Sedimentary

Crown Mountain James Resources Ltd 082GNE018 Coal Sedimentary

Decar Cliffs Natural Resources Inc 093K 039, 041, 072 Ni Ultramafic

Deer Horn Deer Horn Metals Inc. 093E 019 Au, Ag, Te Vein / Breccia

Dillard Fjordland Exploration Inc / Sumac Mines Ltd

092HNE 042 Cu Porphyry

Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Silver Corporation 103P 188 Ag Vein / Breccia

Dome Mountain Gavin Mines Inc 093L 022 Au Vein / Breccia

EB Walter Energy Inc (Western Coal Corp)

093P 015 Metallurgical coal Sedimentary

Echo Hill Hillsborough Resources 093P 021 Coal Sedimentary

Elizabeth Sona Resources Corp 092O 012 Au, Ag, Cu, Mo Vein / Breccia

Elk Gold Mountain Mining Corporation 092HNE 096 Au, Ag Vein / Breccia

Flute Riverside Reources 093L 167 Cu, Au, Ag, Mo Porphyry

Fox Happy Creek Minerals Ltd 093A 259 W, Mo, Ag Skarn

Frank Creek Barker Minerals Ltd 093A 152 Zn, Pb, Ag Massive sulphide

Selected Active Exploration Projects 2013


Frog International Samuel Exploration Corp

094L 014, 09E 030 Cu, Au, Ag, Mo, Rh Porphyry

Galore Creek Galore Creek Mining Corp. 104G 090 Au, Cu Porphyry

Gething Canadian Kailuan Dehua Mines Co Ltd

093O 025, 029 Metallurgical coal Sedimentary

GJ Teck Resources Limited 104G 034 Cu, Au Porphyry

Gnat Pass Amarc Resources + Quartz Mountain

104I 001 Cu, Au Porphyry

Granduc Castle Resources Inc. 104B 021 Cu, Ag, Au Massive sulphide

Greenwood Gold Grizzly Discoveries Ltd 082ESW022, 210, 231

Au, Cu, Ag, Mo, Zn, Pt

Porphyry

Groundhog Atrum Coal 104A 078 Anthracite Coal Sedimentary

Harper Creek Yellowhead Mining Inc 082M 008, 009 Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Mo Stratiform Sulphide

Hat Doubleview Capital Corp. 104J 015 Cu, Au, Ag Porphyry

High Teuton Resources Corp. Au, Ag Vein / Breccia

Homestake Ridge Agnico Eagle Mines 103P 216 Au, Ag, Zn Vein / Breccia

Horizon Ridge Peace River Coal Inc (Anglo American plc)

093I 032 Metallurgical Coal Sedimentary

Huguenot Colonial Coal International Corp 093I 014 (93I 049,059)

Metallurgical coal Sedimentary

Itsit Kettle River Resources Ltd. 93L 002 Au, Cu, Mo Porphyry

J&L Huakan International Mining Ltd 082M 003 Au, Pb, Zn, Ag Sedex, Vein

Kemess Underground

AuRico Gold Inc 094E 021 (094E.007) Cu, Au, Ag Porphyry

Kena Altair Gold Inc 082FSW237, 332, 379

Au, Cu Porphyry

Key Troymet Exploration Corp 093F 069 Au, Ag, Zn, Pb, Cu, Mo

Porphyry

Kitsault Avanti Mining Inc 103P 120 Mo Porphyry

Kliyul Kiska Metals Corp 094D 023 Cu, Au Porphyry

KSM Seabridge Gold Inc. 104B 103 Au, Cu, Mo, Ag Porphyry

Kwanika Serengeti Resources Inc 093N 073 Cu, Au, Ag, Mo Porphyry

Ladner Gold New Carolin Gold Corp 092HNW007, 003, 018

Au Veins

Lennac Riverside Resources 093L 190 Cu, Mo Porphyry

Lunar Stratton Resources Inc. 094 60, 61 Cu, Au Porphyry

Maggie Constantia Resources Ltd 092INW 015 Cu, Mo, Ag Porphyry

Man-Prime Sunrise Resources Ltd 092HNE 243 Cu, Au Porphyry

Marten Wheeler Teck Coal Ltd 082GNE006 Coal Sedimentary

Michel Creek CanAus Coal 082GSE050 Coal Sedimentary

Miner Mountain Sego Resources Inc 092HSE 078, 203 Cu, Au, Ag Porphyry

Morrison Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. 093M 007 Cu Porphyry

Murray River HD Mining International Ltd (093P 005, 093I 095) Metallurgical coal Sedimentary

New Prosperity Taseko Mines Ltd 092O 041 Cu, Mo, Au Porphyry

Newmont Lake Romios Gold Resources Inc. 104B 281 Au, Ag Skarn

North ROK Colorado Resources Ltd. 104H 035 Cu, Au Porphyry

Ootsa Gold Reach Resources Ltd. 093E 105 Cu, Au Porphyry

Pliny West Cirque Resources 104I 026 Cu, Ag Marine Volcanic Association

Premier Ascot Resources Ltd 104B 054 Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd

Low-sulfidation epithermal / vein

Princeton Anglo-Canadian Mining Corp Cu, Au Porphyry


Quintette-Babcock Teck Resources Ltd 093I 011 Metallurgical coal Sedimentary

Rateria Happy Creek Minerals Ltd 0921ISE092, 150, 060, 018

Cu, Mo Porphyry

Raven Comox Joint Venture 092F 333 Coal (met +/- thermal)

Sedimentary

Red Mountain Bank Island Gold 103P 086 Au Other

ROK OZ Minerals JV 104H 012 Mo, Cu Porphyry

Ruddock Creek Imperial Metals Corporation 082M 082 Zn, Pb, Ag Massive sulphide

Schaft Creek Copper Fox Metals Inc. 104G 015 Cu, Mo, Au, Ag Porphyry

Shasta Mine Sable Resources Ltd 094E 050 Au, Ag, Zn, Cu, Pb Low-sulfidation epithermal

Sheslay Prosper Gold 104J 035 Cu, Au Porphyry

Slocan Silver Klondike Silver 082FNW050 Ag, Pb, Zn Vein

Spanish Mountain Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd 093A 043 Au, Ag Vein / Breccia

Sukunka Glencore 093P 014 Metallurgical coal Sedimentary

Sully Santa Fe Metals Corp Pb, Zn, Ag Sedex

Summit Pistol Bay Mining Inc. 103O 013 Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu Vein

Suska Glencore 0930 050 Metallurgical coal Sedimentary

Takla-Rainbow Manado Gold Corp 093N 082 Au-Cu Vein, porphyry

Tanzilla West Range Exploration Ltd 104I 023 Cu, Au Porphyry

Thor Taranis Resources Inc 082KNW030,031, 060, 061

Au, Ag, Pb, Zn Sedex, Vein

Thorn Brixton Metals Corp 104K 031 Au, Cu Vein / Breccia

Tide-Tennyson Teuton Resources Corp. 104B 167 Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu Skarn

Trout Venerable Ventures Ltd 093F 044 Au, Ag Low-sulfidation epithermal

Tulsequah Chief Chieftain Metals Inc 104K 002 Cu, Zn, Ag, Au Massive sulphide

Turnagain Hard Creek Nickel Corp. 104I 119 Ni, Co, Pt, Pd, Cu Magmatic

Vine PJX Resources Inc 082GSW050 Pb, Zn, Ag, Au Sedex, Vein

Wapiti River Canadian Dehua International Mines Group Inc

093I 013 Metallurgical coal Sedimentary

Woodjam Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation

093A 019 Cu, Au Porphyry

Yellow Giant Banks Island Gold 103G 021 Au, Ag Vein / Breccia


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