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Singer Corb Lund, centre, speaks to media on land proposed for coal mine development in the eastern slopes of the Livingstone range southwest of Longview, Alta., Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Lund is criticizing the province’s energy minister for advising its energy regulator to accept initial applications for a coal mine project in the eastern slopes of the southern Rockies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Country star Corb Lund criticizes Alberta minister over coal mine support

‘I was alarmed by how little he knew,’ Lund said of Energy Minister Brian Jean

 

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Coal exports boom to 8-year high despite Canada’s talk of ban

NDP to move bill calling for halt to the practice as Canadian output jumps 60 per cent

 

A journalist is silhouetted before the Teck Resources special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023.Teck Resources Ltd. has agreed to sell its steelmaking coal business in a series of deals that value the operations at US$9 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. mining firm Teck sells steelmaking coal arm in US $9-billion deal

Swiss firm Glencore buys Elk Valley Resources in complicated asset swap, regulatory approval needed

 

The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company’s special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C.’s Teck says any sale firmly tied to having the authorities onside

Splitting steelmaking coal business from other operations remains focus, year-end decision sought

The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company’s special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. has change of heart in cross-border coal mine contamination dispute

Province will now welcome neutral 3rd party in talks about selenium concerns tied to Teck operations

The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A journalist is silhouetted before the Teck Resources special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. A mining analyst says an apparent effort by industry veteran Pierre Lassonde to buy Teck Resources' coal business could disrupt Glencore's push to take over the Canadian firm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Reported Lassonde bid for Teck coal could thwart Glencore: analyst

B.C. resource firm has been pushing back against efforts by Glencore to take over the company

A journalist is silhouetted before the Teck Resources special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. A mining analyst says an apparent effort by industry veteran Pierre Lassonde to buy Teck Resources' coal business could disrupt Glencore's push to take over the Canadian firm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
This April 14, 2011 file picture shows the Glencore headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Keystone, Urs Flueeler, file

Swiss firm not giving up on attempt to take over B.C.’s Teck Resources

Glencore open to improving Teck offer, but shareholders must reject plan to split

This April 14, 2011 file picture shows the Glencore headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Keystone, Urs Flueeler, file
From left, European Union Deputy Secretary General and Political Director of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, France’ Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, and Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pose for members of the media as they arrive at Karuizawa Station for a G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Karuizawa, Japan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Harnik

No date for coal phase out as G7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan

Leaders reaffirmed need for a ‘predominantly decarbonized power sector’ by 2035

From left, European Union Deputy Secretary General and Political Director of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, France’ Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, and Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pose for members of the media as they arrive at Karuizawa Station for a G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Karuizawa, Japan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Harnik
This April 14, 2011 file picture shows the Glencore headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Keystone, Urs Flueeler, file

UPDATED: Teck majority owner calls Glencore bid the wrong one at the wrong time

The sale of B.C.-based mining firm to a foreign buyer would be a loss for Canada, critics say

This April 14, 2011 file picture shows the Glencore headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Keystone, Urs Flueeler, file
The corporate logo of Teck Resources Limited is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

Teck Resources doubles down on plan to split company after Glencore offer

Teck says its separation will give shareholders more choice and ways to maximize value

The corporate logo of Teck Resources Limited is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
The corporate logo of Teck Resources Limited is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

UPDATED: Teck Resources rejects unsolicited takeover offer from Glencore

Mining company’s board chair says it is not contemplating a sale at this time

The corporate logo of Teck Resources Limited is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
A coal mining operation in Sparwood, B.C., is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. A new study based on three other British Columbia coal mines says the economic benefits from those projects, used to justify their approval during the environmental review process, were “significantly overestimated.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

B.C. coal mines’ economic impact overstated, thwarting environmental analysis: study

University researchers say lack of tracking allowed mine operators to break their ‘social contract’

A coal mining operation in Sparwood, B.C., is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. A new study based on three other British Columbia coal mines says the economic benefits from those projects, used to justify their approval during the environmental review process, were “significantly overestimated.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Teck Resources Ltd. says it’s evaluating alternatives for its steelmaking coal business, including the possible spin-out of an interest in that business to its shareholders. The corporate logo of Teck Resources Limited is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

Teck reviewing alternatives for steelmaking coal business

Teck repositioning to focus on resources it sees will be in demand in a lower emissions world

Teck Resources Ltd. says it’s evaluating alternatives for its steelmaking coal business, including the possible spin-out of an interest in that business to its shareholders. The corporate logo of Teck Resources Limited is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Computer sciences student Parushrut Dubey walks along a snow covered walkway at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. The city is expecting 10 to 25 centimetres of snow to fall throughout the day Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta government won’t release data on snowpack contamination from coal mines

The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in…

Computer sciences student Parushrut Dubey walks along a snow covered walkway at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. The city is expecting 10 to 25 centimetres of snow to fall throughout the day Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
FILE - A tower, used by a rescue team to enter the Pinebete mine where miners are trapped, is silhouetted against an afternoon sky in Sabinas, Coahuila state, Mexico, Aug. 4, 2022. Fifteen men were working inside the mines, about 70 miles southwest of Eagle Pass, Texas on Aug. 3., when a wall of water from an abandoned mine next door filled the single shaft 40 meters (yards) deep. Five miners managed to escape as the mine flooded, but there has been no contact with the rest. (AP Photo/Alfredo Lara, File)

Mexico’s president revived dangerous form of coal mining

Mines so narrow only one worker can squeeze in at a time, experts say

FILE - A tower, used by a rescue team to enter the Pinebete mine where miners are trapped, is silhouetted against an afternoon sky in Sabinas, Coahuila state, Mexico, Aug. 4, 2022. Fifteen men were working inside the mines, about 70 miles southwest of Eagle Pass, Texas on Aug. 3., when a wall of water from an abandoned mine next door filled the single shaft 40 meters (yards) deep. Five miners managed to escape as the mine flooded, but there has been no contact with the rest. (AP Photo/Alfredo Lara, File)
A sign opposing coal development in the eastern slopes of the Livingston range south west of Longview, Alta., Wednesday, June 16, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta town endorses community-developed policy saying no to coal mining in Rockies

High River has joined 30 organizations in signing a document pushing prohibition of coal in Alberta

A sign opposing coal development in the eastern slopes of the Livingston range south west of Longview, Alta., Wednesday, June 16, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Nanaimo’s No. 1 mine. (Submitted photo)

May 3, 1887: Remembering 150 lives lost in B.C.’s worst-ever mining disaster

City of Nanaimo lowering flags to commemorate Esplanade Mine explosion that killed 150

Nanaimo’s No. 1 mine. (Submitted photo)
A section of the eastern slopes south west of Longview, Alta., on June 16, 2021. Coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains is on pause, the Alberta government announced March 4, after being a topic of public discussion in the province for months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta government to extend pause on Rocky Mountain coal mine development

Four projects that have already entered the regulatory process will be able to continue that work

A section of the eastern slopes south west of Longview, Alta., on June 16, 2021. Coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains is on pause, the Alberta government announced March 4, after being a topic of public discussion in the province for months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The corporate logo of Teck Resources Limited is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

Teck says coal sales fall below guidance as extreme cold in B.C. disrupts logistics

Cold weather disruptions have led to near-record inventories, could force production reductions

The corporate logo of Teck Resources Limited is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Company’s Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Mayor fears Rocky Mountain coal-mining concerns will be ignored after meeting Kenney

Snodgrass of High River: ‘He made it very clear that he is an unapologetic supporter of the industry’

A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Company’s Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh