B.C. approves underground mining at Red Chris despite worker entrapment incident

Three workers were trapped more than 500 metres underground by two collapses for over two days before being safely rescued.

In the mountains of northwestern British Columbia, a province has chosen to press forward where the earth once pushed back. British Columbia has approved an amended environmental assessment allowing Red Chris Mine to transition from open-pit to underground block-caving operations — less than a year after three workers were trapped more than 500 metres below the surface for over two days before being rescued. The Tahltan Central Government, on whose territory the mine sits, consented to the change, and regulators attached 27 binding conditions covering water, air, and ground stability. It is a

B.C. approves underground mining at Red Chris despite worker entrapment incident

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