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Mining Companies in British Columbia

• Operating mines: statistics, locations, company information

Provincial Government

• Ministry of Energy and Mines
• Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
• Ministry of Forests
• Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management
• B.C. Environmental Assessment Office

Federal Government

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Natural Resources Canada
• Environment Canada - The Green Lane
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

International Governments & Associations

• United Nations
• Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
• International Standards Organization

Academic Affiliations with Mine Reclamation

• University of B.C.
  Of interest to mine reclamation is the CERM3 project within the Mining Engineering Department. UBC is a member of the TRCR.
  
• Thomson Rivers University
  This academic organization in Kamloops BC is a member of the TRCR.

Associations Affiliated with Mine Reclamation

• Canadian Land Reclamation Association
  The Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) is a non-profit organization that was incorporated in 1975. The Association encourages personal and corporate involvement where reclamation or rehabilitation of disturbed lands is planned or implemented. Its members meet annually for technical discussion, information exchange and personal interaction. Local activities occur in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario where there are active provincial chapters. The CLRA and the TRCR cooperate with joint symposia (such as the 2002 conference in Dawson Creek, BC).
  
• Mining Association of Canada
  Promoting the growth and development of Canada's mining and mineral-processing industry through the collective action of industry members for the benefit of all Canadians. Of interest is the section on Toward Sustainable Mining, a sustainable development initiative of the mining industry.
  
• Mining Association of British Columbia
  
• The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  
• Mining Works for Canada
  
• Global Mining Initiative
  Bringing together some of the world's leading mining and minerals companies to ensure this essential industry is responsive to global needs and challenges.
  
• NRCAN (Natural Resources Canada)
  NRCAN has a sustainable development stategy that is very informative.
  
• Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) Program
  
• International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP)
  "An industry-based initiative that aims to globally coordinate research and development into the management of sulfide mine wastes."
  
• B.C. Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration
  
• Environmental Excellence in Exploration (e3) by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada