BHP wins award for 30 years of aftercare at Island Copper Mine

In British Columbia, the BC Technical Research Committee on Reclamation (TRCR) has awarded its annual Reclamation Award to BHP, the world's largest mining company, for its work at the former Island Copper Mine near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island. The mine, which operated from 1971 to 1995, featured a main pit more than 1,320 feet deep and produced copper, silver,...