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Quinsam Coal Corporation Recognized at Mine Safety Awards |
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Courier-Islander (Campbell River, B.C.)
Wed 25 Apr 2007
Page: A10
Section: News
Source: Courier-Islander
Campbell River's Quinsam Coal Mine was recognized last week at the annual BC Mine Safety Awards.
The Small Underground Award was presented to Quinsam Coal Corporation by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
Minister of State for Mining, Kevin Krueger, said B.C.'s mining safety record continues to improve despite the tremendous growth of the mining industry.
"These awards recognize the dedication of industry, unions and workers who are committed to safe mine practices as well as ministry staff who perform safety audits and training," said Krueger. "It is important to remember that while B.C. has experienced tremendous growth in this sector, mining remains one of the safest heavy industries in the province, and we are committed to the protection of mine workers and the natural environment."
Mining industry representatives from across B.C. gathered in Victoria to celebrate the 45th annual mine safety awards ceremony. The awards are presented annually by the ministry to mines and quarries that have the lowest injury-frequency rate in the previous calendar year. Eligible operations this year were those that accumulated 15,000 or more worker hours between the period of Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2006.
The B.C. mining industry has continually improved its health and safety practices. As of 2005, the open pit coal and metal mines both had an injury rate of two per 100 person-years. Underground metal mines experienced an injury rate of three injuries per 100 person-years. All of these rates are lower than forestry, food and beverage products, metal and non-metallic mineral products, general and heavy construction, warehousing and transportation.
The injury rate in the coal industry dropped from four per 100 person-years of employment in 1997 to two per 100 person-years of employment in 2003 and to a low of one in 2004 and two in 2005. The open pit metal mining industry injury rate has remained consistent at two per 100 person-years of employment from 2001 to 2005.
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Western Canadian Coal Recognized for Safety |
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The B.C. government recognized the safety record of the province's mining sector by handing out awards at a ceremony in Victoria on Monday, April 16.
Western Canadian Coal's Dillon coal operation near Tumbler Ridge was among six mines awarded the Stewart O'Brian Safety Award.
Citizen Staff
(News) Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 02:00 PST
The B.C. government recognized the safety record of the province's mining sector by handing out awards at the 45th annual ceremony this week, including to a coal company in the North.
Western Canadian Coal's Dillon coal operation near Tumbler Ridge was among six mines awarded the Stewart O'Brian Safety Award at a ceremony in Victoria on Monday.
"These awards recognize the dedication of industry, unions and workers who are committed to safe mine practices, as well as ministry staff who perform safety audits and training," said B.C. junior mining minister Kevin Krueger.
"It is important to remember that while B.C. has experienced tremendous growth in this sector, mining remains one of the safest heavy industries in the province, and we are committed to the protection of mine workers and the natural environment," added Krueger.
The mine safety awards are presented annually by the ministry to mines and quarries that have the lowest injury-frequency rates in the previous calendar year.
Eligible operations this year were those that had 15,000 or more worker hours during 2006.
The B.C. mining industry has improved its health and safety record in the past decade.
As of 2005, the open pit coal and metal mines had an injury rate of two per 100 person-years. Underground metal mines experienced an injury rate of three injuries per 100 person-years. All of these rates are lower than forestry, food and beverage products, metal and non-metallic mineral products, general and heavy construction, warehousing and transportation.
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Elk Valley Coal Mines win Reclamation Awards |
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Calgary, June 30, 2006 - Elk Valley Coal Partnership's Fording River and Elkview mining operations, located in southeastern British Columbia, were award recipients at the 30th annual British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium held in Smithers, British Columbia on June 21, 2006. Fording River operations was awarded the 2005 "British Columbia Jake McDonald Mine Reclamation Award" for outstanding reclamation achievements. This marks the third time in its operating history that Fording River mine has received this award. Read more....
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Elk Valley Coal Mines win Reclamation Awards - 30 June 2006 |
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Elk Valley Coal Partnership's Fording River and Elkview mining operations, located in southeastern British Columbia, were award recipients at the 30th Annual British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium held in Smithers, British Columbia on June 21st. Fording River operations was awarded the 2005 British Columbia Jake McDonald Mine Reclamation Award for outstanding reclamation achievements. This marks the third time in its operating history that Fording River mine has received this award. The mine was previously recognized in 1979 and 1992.
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Coal Valley Mine wins Reclamation Award - 24 April 2006 |
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Sherritt's Coal business consists of the Coal Valley export mine in
Alberta. Coal operations inherently require the disturbance of land as
part of the mining process. Therefore, a significant component of
Coal's environmental program involves reclamation of disturbed land
back to productive use. The reclamation process provides an opportunity
to apply innovative methods and practices to create landforms which are
better than or equal to those which existed prior to mining. The
determination as to the best utilization of reclaimed land is made in
consultation with government authorities and local stakeholders. An
example of innovative reclamation is the creation of sport fishing
lakes from mined-out pits in areas where such fishing opportunities did
not exist previously. Lovett Lake, created in a mined-out pit, is a
valued recreational area to the community around the Coal Valley mine.
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