News Items tag as: Ajax Mine

Efforts underway to breathe life back into Kamloops’s Ajax mine
December 03, 2020 - 11:44 AM

The junior partner in the controversial Ajax mine project has opened an office in Kamloops as a renewed effort to get the mine back on track is underway.
UPDATE: Provincial government rejects proposed Ajax mine
December 14, 2017 - 3:43 PM

KAMLOOPS - The long-awaited decision on the proposed gold and copper mine near Kamloops is here — and it appears it's not happening.
Environmental Assessment Office completes Ajax Mine application review
November 20, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A decision on the proposed Ajax Mine in Kamloops is slowly getting closer.
If Ajax comes, some Kamloops physicians may go
October 17, 2017 - 4:50 PM

KAMLOOPS - If the proposed KGHM Ajax mine is approved Kamloops could go from having a shortage of family doctors to a shortage of specialists as well.
Environment Minister turns down city council request for visit on Ajax
August 21, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The interim mayor of Kamloops is not losing hope despite receiving word from the Environmrnt Ministry that there will not be a face-to-face meeting between the two levels of government to discuss the KGHM Ajax mine proposal.
Kamloops council steps up lobbying efforts against Ajax proposal
August 15, 2017 - 5:21 PM

KAMLOOPS - A short-handed Kamloops city council voiced a lack of faith in the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office following the joint federal-provincial report on the KGHM Ajax proposal that was released last week.
Kamloops group wants more study on Ajax mine drinking water impact
August 14, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A local group fighting the Ajax mine proposal wants more study on the potential impact the mine will have on drinking water.
Last chance to sound off on the proposed Ajax mine project
August 10, 2017 - 1:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops and area residents have one final chance to make their opinions known about the proposed KGHM Ajax mine.
Aberdeen residents may already be paying for the Ajax mine
July 24, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A new study examining the potential impacts of the proposed Ajax mine has found property values in Aberdeen are likely to drop if the project is approved.
Kamloops city council votes 'no' to Ajax mine
July 17, 2017 - 11:47 AM

KAMLOOPS – After years of debate, several town halls and question periods, Kamloops city council officially voted 4-2 against the proposed Ajax mine today.
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