Is Rio Tinto Kitimat on strike?
Members of Unifor Local 2301 have voted in favour of a new agreement with Rio Tinto, ending a two-month long strike at the mining giant’s smelter and hydroelectric plant on B.C.’s North Coast.
What is the factory in Trail BC?
Teck’s Trail Operations, located in the community of Trail in British Columbia, is one of the world’s largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes. The metallurgical operations produce refined zinc and lead, a variety of precious and specialty metals, chemicals and fertilizer products.
What does Teck Cominco produce?
Teck is a world leader in the production of lead and a significant producer of specialty metals such as germanium, indium and cadmium. Teck also produces and markets gold dore and silver.
How many people work Teck Trail?
Our nearly 10,000 employees worldwide have expertise across a wide range of activities related to mining and mineral processing including exploration, development, smelting, refining, safety, environmental protection, product stewardship, recycling and research. How Does Teck Manage Our Workforce?
Does Trail BC smell?
Even if you choose to ignore the fact that Celgar in Robson and Teck in Trail are pumping out heavy metals which pool in Castlegar you can’t ignore the fact that it always smells like crap.
How polluted is Trail BC?
Teck Cominco (formerly Trail Smelter) is admittedly dumping up to 1000 tonnes of heavy metal toxins (slag) into the river daily, and approximately 1.6 tonnes – 3.6 tonnes of mercury annually into the river.
How many smelters are there in BC?
Over the years there have been close to 20 operating smelters in BC, though only 2 remain: the Teck COMINCO facility at TRAIL and the ALCAN ALUMINUM CO smelter at KITIMAT.
What are smelters?
SMELTERS are industrial facilities for processing mineral ores to extract metals. Over the years there have been close to 20 operating smelters in BC, though only 2 remain: the Teck COMINCO facility at TRAIL and the ALCAN ALUMINUM CO smelter at KITIMAT.
How does Kitimat’s aluminum smelter work?
Aluminum smelters require massive amounts of electricity and Kitimat is powered exclusively by clean, renewable hydropower generated by its own power system in nearby Kemano (tunnels for which were also built by Bechtel). During construction, the project brought major economic benefits to Kitimat and the surrounding region.
What makes Rio Tinto’s Kitimat Aluminum smelter so special?
When Rio Tinto undertook the modernization of its Kitimat aluminum smelter in British Columbia, the goal was not only to increase production, but also to create an environmentally superior and safer facility. The result? Kitimat is now one of the world’s most efficient and lowest-cost smelters .