british columbia mines directory

BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES DIRECTORY - 2001 (Open File 2002-1) METAL MINES OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR

MINE

COMMODITY

BOLIDEN LIMITED 145 King Street West Suite 1000 Toronto, ON M5H 1J8 Tel: (416) 364-2727 Fax: (416) 364-5484 Internet: www.boliden.ca

MYRA FALLS OPERATIONS PO Box 8000, c/o Spit Road Campbell River, BC V9W 5E2 Tel: (250) 287-9271 Fax: (250) 287-7123

Copper,Zinc,Lead,Gold, Silver

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION Royal Bank Plaza, 200 Bay Street South Tower, Suite 2700 Toronto, ON M5J 2J3 Tel: (416) 861-9911 Fax: (416) 861-2492 Internet: www.barrick.com

ESKAY CREEK MINE PO Box 3908 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Tel: (250) 847-4002 Fax: (250) 847-3223

Gold,Silver

IMPERIAL METALS CORPORATION 420 - 355 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8 Tel: (604) 669-8959 Fax: (604) 687-4030 Internet: www.imperialmetals.com

• MOUNT POLLEY MINE Mount Polley Mining Corporation PO Box 12 Likely, BC V0L 1N0 Tel: (250) 790-2215 Fax: (250) 790-2268 Internet: www.mountpolley.com

Copper,Gold

• HUCKLEBERRY MINE Huckleberry Mines Ltd. PO Box 3000 Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Tel: (250) 517-4700 Fax: (250) 517-4701

Copper,Molybdenum

NORTHGATE EXPLORATION LTD. 1632 - 1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5 Tel: (604) 669-3141 Fax: (604) 687-3419 Internet: northgateexploration.ca

KEMESS MINE PO Box 3519 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Tel: (250) 881-8400 Fax: (250) 881-8418

Copper,Gold

SABLE RESOURCES LTD. 1130 - 625 Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 Tel: (604) 685-8565 Fax: (604) 685-7625 Internet: www.sableresources.com

BAKER

Gold,Silver

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TECK COMINCO LIMITED 600 - 200 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3L9 Tel: (604) 687-1117 Fax: (604) 687-6100 Internet: www.teckcominco.com

• HIGHLAND VALLEY COPPER PO Box 1500 Logan Lake, BC V0K 1W0 Tel: (250) 523-2443 Fax: (250) 523-3242

Copper,Molybdenum, Silver,Gold

• SULLIVAN MINE Bag 2000 Kimberley, BC V1A 3E1 Tel: (250) 427-8211 Fax: (250) 427-8201

Lead,Zinc,Silver

THOMPSON CREEK METALS COMPANY 945 West Kenyon Avenue Englewood, CO, US 80110 Tel: (303) 761-8801 Fax: (303) 761-7420

ENDAKO MINES Bag 4001 Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0 Tel: (250) 699-6211, Local 2412 Fax: (250) 699-7775 Internet: www.endakomines.com

Molybdenum

WHEATON RIVER MINERALS LTD. 1500 - 700 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8 Tel: (604) 684-9648 Fax: (604) 684-3123 Internet: www.wheatonriver.com

GOLDEN BEAR

Gold

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COAL MINES OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR FORDING INC. 1000 - 205 9th Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB T2G 0R4 Tel: (403) 260-9800 Fax: (403) 264-7339 Internet: www.fording.ca

MINE

COMMODITY

• COAL MOUNTAIN OPERATIONS PO Box 3000 Sparwood, BC V0B 2G0 Tel: (250) 425-6305 Fax: (250) 425-7373

Coal

• FORDING RIVER OPERATIONS PO Box 100 Elkford, BC V0B 1H0 Tel: (250) 865-5100 Fax: (250) 865-5120

Coal

• GREENHILLS OPERATIONS PO Box 5000 Elkford, BC V0B 1H0 Tel: (250) 865-3100 Fax: (250) 865-3058

Coal

HILLSBOROUGH RESOURCES LIMITED 1100 - 1200 West 73rd Avenue Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5 Tel: (604) 684-9288 Fax: (604) 684-3178 Internet: www.hillsboroughresources.com

QUINSAM COAL CORPORATION PO Box 5000 Campbell River, BC V9W 5C5 Tel: (250) 286-3224 Fax: (250) 286-9727

Coal

LUSCAR LTD. 1600 Oxford Tower 10235 - 101 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 3G1 Tel: (780) 420-5810 Fax: (780) 420-5878 Internet: www.luscar.com

LINE CREEK MINE PO Box 2003 Sparwood, BC V0B 2G0 Tel: (250) 425-3117 Fax: (250) 425-7144

Coal


• BULLMOOSE MINE Bullmoose Operating Corporation PO Box 500 Tumbler Ridge, BC V0C 2W0 Tel: (250) 242-5221 Fax: (250) 242-6307

Coal

• ELKVIEW MINE Elkview Coal Corporation RR 1, Highway 3 Sparwood, BC V0B 2G0 Tel: (250) 425-8325 Fax: (250) 425-8763

Coal

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INDUSTRAL MINERAL OPERATIONS OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR

MINE

COMMODITY

ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANY PO Box 126 Blubber Bay, BC V0M 1E0 Tel: (604) 486-7715 Fax: (604) 486-7701 Internet: www.ashgrove.com

BLUBBER BAY

Limestone

BAYMAG MINES CO. LIMITED Suite 800, 10655 Southport Road S.W. Calgary, AB T2W 4Y1 Tel: (403) 271-9400 Fax: (403) 271-0010 Internet: www.baymag.com

MOUNT BRUSSILOF PO Box 399 Radium Hot Springs, BC V0A 1M0 Tel: (250) 347-9517 Fax: (250) 347-9711

Magnesite

CANADA PUMICE CORPORATION 2009 Abbotsford Way Abbotsford, BC V2S 6Y5 Tel: (604) 852-1888 Fax: (604) 852-2775

NAZKO

Pumice,Aggregate

CLAYBURN INDUSTRIES LTD. 33765 Pine Street Abbotsford, BC V2S 5C1 Tel: (604) 859-5288 Fax: (604) 859-0424 Internet: www.clayburngroup.com

SUMAS FIRECLAY

Fireclay

CRAIGMONT MINES JOINT VENTURE 320 - 1639 2ND Avenue West Vancouver, BC V5M 1C4 Tel: (604) 738-3434 Fax: (604) 738-4034

CRAIGMONT MINES PO Box 3000 Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Tel: (250) 378-2212 Fax: (250) 378-5794

Magnetite

DOME CREEK STRUCTURAL SLATE c/o 4767 Sumas Mountain Road Abbotsford, BC V2G 2L2 Tel: (780) 457-3573

DOME CREEK

Slate

FIRESIDE MINERALS LTD. 202 - 4406 50th Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3Z6 Tel: (403) 343-7764 Fax: (403) 340-4688

FIRESIDE

Barite

GARIBALDI GRANITE GROUP INC. 38949 Queens Way Squamish, BC V0N 3G0 Tel: (604) 892-0191 Fax: (604) 892-0170

SQUAMISH

Granite

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GEORGIA-PACIFIC CANADA INC. PO Box 116 Canal Flats, BC V0B 1B0 Tel: (250) 349-7517

CANAL FLATS

Gypsum

GRAYMONT WESTERN CANADA INC. 190 - 3025 12TH Street N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7J2 Tel:(403) 250-9100 Fax:(403) 291-1303 Internet: www.continentallime.com

PAVILION PO Box 187 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0 Tel: (250) 457-6291 Fax: (250) 457-5364

Limestone

GREAT PACIFIC PUMICE INC. 790 Millbank Vancouver, BC V5Z 3Z3 Tel: (604) 250-2750 Fax: (604) 879-6411

MOUNT MEAGER

Pumice,Aggregate

HARDY ISLAND GRANITE QUARRIES LTD. RR 2, 4743 Ketch Road Pender Island, BC V0N 2M2 Tel: (250) 629-3778 Fax: (250) 629-3779 Internet: www.hardygranite.com

HARDY ISLAND

Granite

HIGHWOOD RESOURCES LIMITED (MOUNTAIN MINERALS CO. LTD.) 324 8th Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 2Z2 Tel: (403) 261-3999 Fax: (403) 264-2959 Internet: www.highwood-resources.com

• MOBERLY PO Box 570 Golden, BC V0A 1H0 Tel: (250) 344-7171 Fax: (250) 344-7343 • RANCHLANDS

Silica

Zeolite

HOMEGOLD RESOURCES LTD. Unit 5 - 2330 Tyner Street Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2Z1 Tel: (604) 944-6102 Fax: (604) 944-6102 Internet: www.homegoldresources.com

MONTEITH BAY

Silica

I.G. MACHINE & FIBERS LTD. (IKO INDUSTRIES LTD.) PO Box 1325 Calgary, AB T2P 2L2 Tel: (403) 265-6022 Fax: (403) 266-2644

ASHCROFT PO Box 1000 Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0

Aggregate

IMPERIAL LIMESTONE CO. LTD. PO Box 190 Vananda, BC V0N 3K0 Tel: (604) 486-7623 Fax: (604) 486-7509

IMPERIAL

Limestone

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INTERNATIONAL MARBLE AND STONE CO. LTD. 19287 98A Avenue Surrey, BC V4N 4C8 Tel: (604) 888-3848 Fax: (604) 888-5671 Internet: www.imascominerals.com J.E. FALKOSKI RR 1 Bridesville, BC V0H 1B0 Tel: (250) 446-2528

• CRAWFORD BAY • LOST CREEK • BENSON LAKE

GREENWOOD

Dolomite Limestone Limestone

Slag

JADE WEST 638 - 176th Street South Surrey, B.C. V3S 9S6 Tel: (604) 538-4525 Fax: (604) 538-5490 Internet: www.jademine.com

• KUTCHO CREEK • SERPENTINE LAKE

Jade Jade

KETTLE VALLEY STONE COMPANY 204 Cambro Road Kelowna, BC V1X 7T3 Tel: (250) 491-0405 Fax: (250) 491-4959 www.ldpetch.com

• CANYON • NIPPLE MOUNTAIN • SHADOW RIDGE

Granite Flagstone Dimension stone

KOOTENAY STONE CENTRE PO Box 486 Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0 Tel: (250) 357-9515 Fax: (250) 357-9515 Internet: www.naturalstonesite.com

KOOTENAY STONE

Flagstone

LAFARGE CANADA INC. 7611 No. 9 Road Richmond, BC V6W 1H4 Tel: (604) 244-4300 Fax: (604) 244-4301 Internet: www.lafargenorthamerica.com

SUMAS

Shale

LAFARGE CANADA INC. RR 2, Site 12, Comp. 1 Kamloops, BC V2C 2J3 Tel: (250) 573-3211 Fax: (250) 573-4010 Internet: www.lafargenorthamerica.com MIGHTY WHITE DOLOMITE LTD. PO Box 10 Rock Creek, BC V0H 1Y0 Tel: (250) 446-2450 Fax: (250) 446-2707

• HARPER RANCH • FALKLAND • BUSE LAKE

Limestone Gypsum Silica

ROCK CREEK

Dolomite

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NORTHROCK INDUSTRIES LTD. 3905 - 18th Avenue Prince George, BC V2N 1B2 Tel: (250) 561-2770 Fax: (250) 564-5616

DAHL LAKE

Limestone

PACIFIC ABRASIVES & SUPPLY, INC. 1448 St. Paul Avenue Tacoma, WA 98421 Tel: (415) 831-9800 or 1-800-228-4786 Fax: (253) 383-2267

GRAND FORKS

Slag

PACIFIC LIME PRODUCTS LTD. 2951 North Street Prince George, BC V2N 5P9 Tel: (250) 964-7775 Fax: (250) 964-7015

GISCOME

Limestone

QUADRA STONE COMPANY LTD. 1275 75th Avenue West Vancouver, BC V6P 3G4 Tel: (604) 266-5341 Fax: (604) 266-5441 Internet: www.quadrastone.com

BEAVERDELL

Granite

QUARRY PACIFIC INDUSTRIES LTD. 2820 Ingleton Avenue Burnaby, BC V5C 6G7 Tel: (604) 435-4431 Fax: (604) 435-4266 Internet: www.ceramstone.com

• EAST ANDERSON RIVER • SKAGIT VALLEY

Granite Granite

REVELSTOKE FLAGSTONE QUARRIES General Delivery 1208 Pine Road Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0 Tel: (250) 837-3294

REVELSTOKE

Flagstone


TRAIL Trail Operations PO Box 1000 Trail, BC V1R 4L8 Tel: (250) 364-4222 Fax: (250) 364-4109

Slag

TEXADA QUARRYING LTD. PO Box 160 Vananda, BC V0N 3K0 Tel: (604) 486-7627 Fax: (604) 486-7280

GILLIES BAY

Limestone

TRU-GRIT ABRASIVES, INC. 1448 St. Paul Avenue Tacoma, WA 98421 Tel: (415) 831-9800 or 1-800-228-4786

ANYOX

Slag

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Fax: (253) 383-2267 WESTERN INDUSTRIAL CLAY PRODUCTS LTD. 714 Sarcee Street East Kamloops, BC V2H 1E7 Tel: 1-800-667-0336 Fax: (250) 372-3777 Internet: www.wicp.com WESTROC INC. PO Box 217 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Tel: (250) 342-9410 Fax: (250) 342-6311

• RED LAKE • BUD

ELKHORN

Fuller’s earth Bentonite

Gypsum

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MINERAL PRODUCTS COMMODITY

MAIN USES

Aggregate (At)

Construction and highway building, asphalt, concrete, graded fill, railroad ballast, roofing granules

Barite (Ba)

Filler for paint, plastic, paper and textiles; drilling mud, pharmaceutical use

Bentonite (Bn)

Domestic and industrial absorbents (Kitty litter), drilling mud, sealing and binding agent

Chrysotile (Ch)

Brake linings, flooring products, pipe, insulation, cement, safety clothing, paper, yarn, filler

Coal (Cl)

Coke for steelmaking, fuel in powerplants to generate electricity

Copper (Cu)

Wire and electrical equipment, pipes and tubes, roofing, alloy for brass, bronze and coinage

Dolomite (Do)

Soil conditioner, ornamental aggregate, source of lime, flux, glassmaking, dimension stone

Dimension stone (Ds)

Decorative rock, ashlar and facing rock

Fireclay (Fc)

Refractory ceramic products such as crucibles and firebrick

Flagstone (Fs)

Floors, retaining walls, pavement

Fuller’s earth (Fr)

Domestic and industrial absorbents(Kitty litter), refining and decolourizing fats and oils; natural bleaching agent

Gold (Au)

Jewelry, international standard for world finance, electronic circuits, dentistry, coinage

Granite (Gr)

Decorative building stone, monuments and memorials; aggregate in concrete

Gypsum (Gy)

Wallboard and building materials, soil conditioner, portland cement, plaster of Paris, filler

Jade (Jd)

Jewelry, gemstone, carved articles, ornamental objects

Lead (Pb)

Automobile batteries, ammunition, glass, type metal, tubes or containers, gasoline additives

Limestone (Ls)

Cement, source of lime, construction aggregate, ornamental stone, soil conditioner, flux, fertilizer, paint, plastics, glass, sewage and water treatment

Magnesite (Mt)

Source of magnesia, refractory in steel furnaces and cement kilns, animal feeds, special cements, magnesium chemicals

Magnetite (Ma)

Heavy media separation for coal industry, source of iron

Marble (Mb)

Ornamental stone for buildings, memorials and statues; filler in paint and plastics

Molybdenum (Mo)

Hardening steel, alloy of iron and steel, jet engines, oil refining

Pumice (Pu)

Landscaping, lightweight aggregate, abrasives, baseball diamonds and sport tracks

Shale (Sh)

Making brick and tile, lightweight aggregate

Silica (Si)

Source of elemental silicon, steelmaking, flux, abrasives, memory chips in computers, glassmaking

Silver (Ag)

Photographic industry, electrical products, tableware, jewelry, mirrors, coinage, dentistry

Slag (Sg)

Road bases, asphaltic aggregate and cement and concrete applications, abrasives, roofing granules, fill

Slate (St)

Decorative building stone or ornamental stone

Zeolite (Ze)

Agricultural applications, absorbents, molecular sieves used in numerous processes including oil refining

Zinc (Zn)

Plating or galvanizing for protection against corrosion, alloys, chemicals and medicines

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