Story July 29, 2015

SunMine Begins Operation in Kimberley, B.C.

For over one hundred years, the Sullivan Mine was where we mined the earth. With the grand opening of the SunMine solar farm on July 27, Sullivan is now where we mine the sun.

Story October 17, 2014

Cardinal River Operations Receives TSM Leadership Award

Teck’s Cardinal River Operations has received a Mining Association of Canada (MAC) TSM Leadership Award for its outstanding performance in the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative’s three focus areas—environmental stewardship, communities and people, and energy efficiency.

Story June 30, 2012

Energy Management – Improving Dryer Fan Efficiency at Coal Mountain Operations

A focus on energy efficiency is paying off in a big way at our Coal Mountain Operations, where a newly designed fan wheel has significantly reduced energy consumption, saving millions of kilowatt hours (kWh) annually.

Story December 09, 2015

Cutting costs and emissions with LNG truck pilot

As part of our ongoing efforts to reduce C02 emissions and fuel costs, Teck has started piloting the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel source in six haul trucks at our Fording River Operations – marking the first use of LNG as a haul truck fuel at a Canadian mine site.

Story February 26, 2016

Reducing Energy Consumption with Bright Ideas

Bob Cave, a Cyclone House Operator with 15 years of experience at Highland Valley Copper (HVC), noticed a minor difference between two pumps that was having a major impact on energy consumption and saw an opportunity for improvement.