The open-pit copper and gold mine in B.C.'s far north, where three miners are trapped underground, is slated to transition to a new form of mining soon, in a project the provincial government says it intends to fast-track.

Imperial Metals Corporation (“Imperial” or the “Company”) (TSX:III) provides an update on the fall of ground incident that had isolated three workers underground at the 30% owned Red Chris mine in northwest British Columbia.

Three contract workers at Newmont's Red Chris copper and gold mine in British Columbia were rescued after being trapped underground for 60 hours, the company said on Friday.

The drillers were brought to the surface around 10:40 last night.The men had been sheltering in a refuge chamber with access to food, water and air.Specialized equipment was used to clear the tunnel after two ground collapses.

A rescue operation is underway at the Red Chris gold and copper mine to reach the trapped miners, who were safe in a sealed chamber underground, according to officials.

A rescuer who has experienced the relief that comes with successfully freeing people trapped underground, says lessons learned at a rescue operation at British Columbia's Red Chris mine can help teams across the country.

Construction of Newmont Corp.’s Red Chris mine was “a huge economic driver to Northwest B.C.” and remains an important building block for the province’s critical minerals strategy, according to Michael Goehring,

Three workers trapped underground for two days at Newmont's Red Chris Mine in Western Canada were safely brought to the surface.

Bernard Wessels, global safety head for Newmont Corp., says natural air is flowing to three workers trapped underground at the Red Chris mine site about 500 kilometres northwest of Terrace, B.C. He says there appears to be a stable route to them behind the rockfall that cut them off,