British Columbia exploration spending sets record on copper appetite
Exploration and evaluation expenditures in the province hit C$751 million ($548 million) in 2025, a 36% increase from 2024.
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Rio Tinto commissions new alumina conveyor at British Columbia smelter
Designed with a 50-year operational life, it replaces infrastructure dating back to the 1960s.
Blue Moon outlines 13-year mine at Norway copper project
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