Fortune Minerals

Another setback for Canadian metallic coal mine in Tahltan territory

whit — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:22:41 +0100

The government of Canada’s British Columbia, has hit the pause button on a high-grade anthracite coal mine proposed by Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX:FT) in the northwest part of the province.

On September 8, the Ministry of Energy and Mines announced it is issuing a temporary order “to defer decisions on permits and permit amendments related to existing coal tenures in the Klappan until December 1, 2014.”

Among the potential coal mines it might affect is Fortune’s Arctos anthracite project (formerly Mount Klappan anthracite metallurgical coal project) 160 km northeast of Stewart an

Indigenous protests at Mt. Klappan show respect for the land

whit — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:32:21 +0100

From tar sands in Alberta, to wind farms and gravel quarries in Ontario, to pipelines in British Columbia, resource conflicts in Canada often arise over different ideas about how land should be used.

'We dare Fortune to get us arrested' says First Nations group

whit — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:52:39 +0100

The Tahltan Elder-led First Nations group that is blockading Fortune Minerals project is “daring” officials to take action against their blockade.

“We dare Fortune to get us arrested! We have cameras here.

Fortune Minerals 'served eviction notice' by Tahltan Elders

whit — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:54:45 +0100

Junior miner Fortune Minerals was served a “24 hour eviction notice” on Thursday by Tahltan Central Council who are opposed to an open pit coal mine in northwestern British Columbia.

The TCC claims the area is an important hunting ground and near ancestral burial grounds. The protesters have set up a camp near the proposed mine.

Video of the protest was uploaded to YouTube.