106 - The International Resource Journal

FEBRUARY 2013 The International Resource Journal139The Taba Groupof the Land• Earthworks: road construction and maintenance, tailings pondand dam construction, pit development, drilling and blasting• Water and Sewer line fusing and installation• General construction: camp infrastructure, temporary andpermanent structures• General services: snow removal, dust control, fueling, potablewater delivery, sanitation, electrical and mechanical services• Logging : construction of logging and main line roads, tree felling,skidding, forwarding, processing, loading and hauling.Main Office:250-996-0080 | 250-996-7324The Taba Group is the recipient of the2012 BC Aboriginal Business of the YearAward for Outstanding Businesswww.taba.caand they now intend to re-open it this spring.“We also have a very reasonable businesslicensing fee and, because we’re a small town,there are many network support opportunitiesfor business owners. You know your neighbourand you’re able to help out each other.”Also of note is the Industry Expansion Programand Competitive Consulting Rebate offeredto business and industry. These programsassist in increasing capital investment for localmanufacturing businesses pursuing growthinitiatives, and in providing the resource sectorsupply chain with rebates for management consultingexpertise in operations expansion.Mount Milligan mining districtBesides its dominant forestry sector, an entryinto the mining sector and mineral explorationhas emerged as a BC mining destination. In2011, more than 10 major mineral explorationprojects took place in the district and that isexpected to continue this year with copper andgold exploratory efforts.A short trip north of Fort St. James is MountMilligan, home to a copper and gold mine.With an estimated 22-year lifespan expected toproduce 60,000 mineral tonnes per day, andthe province’s first major mining explorationproject in more than a decade, the MountMilligan project is controlled by ThompsonCreek Metals Company (NYSE: TC; TSX: TCM).A growing mining company, Thompson CreekMetals has existing operations in the UnitedStates and Canada, with its portfolio spanningtwo molybdenum mines and a standalone metalroasting facility, and holding numerous indevelopmentmetals properties.Mount Milligan, an open pit copper goldmine, is now in its second year of constructionwith operations expected to begin later thisyear and full commercial production scheduledfor 2014. Assessment of Mount Milligan includestwo low-grade copper gold ore bodies atthe site.