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Objectives: Men who have sex with men (MSM) represent the largest HIV transmission category in Canada, but there are limited pan-provincial data regarding combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)…

Coarse ore upgrading opportunities, involving a mix of new and traditional technologies, are gaining momentum in the mining industry as a tool to improve the economics of resource extraction while…

Open pit mining is simply about large machinery moving large amounts of material. The optimal operation and maintenance of these machines is critical to business success. In 2010, Teck operations…

Teck Coal utilizes dispatch systems operated by site-based dispatchers tomanage the equipment fleets at its operations. The dispatch function at each operation works independently but Teck Coal…

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the cost control and productivity problems facing the mining industry and Teck Resources in particular, and examine whether technologies, such as automation,…

Mining operations require vast quantities of water to run ore processing facilities and thus have a responsibility to manage this critical resource. Operations are often located in areas of limited…

A strategic business case analysis and five-year plan are presented here for the Teck Applied Mineralogy group in Trail, British Columbia. Applied mineralogy is a key technical competency for Teck…

Mining operations, both in Canada and worldwide, face increasing pressures that affect mine profitability. Declining head grades, increasing strip ratios, deeper excavations and other obstacles…

The British Columbia (BC) Government introduced the Clean Energy Act in 2010. With the new legislation, BC Hydro has been mandated to be electricity self sufficient by 2016. BC Hydro may not have…

Large projects such as the transition of operations from one area of an open pit mine to a new area will involve the execution of a number of sub-projects. Existing systems at Teck Coal tend to…

The expectations for companies to disclose information are undergoing a transformation. Traditional financial disclosure practices are no longer sufficient to address increasing pressures to provide…

Teck Coal Limited is the world’s second largest exporter of seaborne steel-making coal. Teck Coal operates six mines in western Canada and two of the mines, Fording River Operations and Greenhills…

The coal business unit of Teck will move over 300 million bank cubic metres of material or approximately 800 million tonnes in 2015 using a fleet of large haul trucks and shovels. The mining and…

John Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) was articulated in order to better understand how issues entered onto policy agendas, using the concept of policy actors interacting over the course of…

Climate change is known to be an important risk of forest fire. Studies have shown an increased risk of fire because of rising temperatures, drier conditions, more lightning from stronger storms,…

This paper explores ways for the proposed LNG industry to build successful engagement procedures with BC First Nations. The process starts with the LNG industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility with…

This business plan examines the viability of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as aerial drones for asset management inspections. The UAVs are equipped with high-resolution…

The First Nations Technology Council began strategic repositioning as a social enterprise in 2014. This Three-Year Social Enterprise Business Plan aligns the organization’s vision and social mission…

Ecological indices summarize large sets of complex data to improve performance monitoring, benchmarking, policy analysis, and public communication. Indices, such as the Ocean Health Index, are…