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