Loading ...Fifty-one coal workers hired to work in an underground mine in British Columbia have returned to China.
That’s because the Murray River project, being spearheaded by HD Mining International, has been shelved, at least temporarily.
The mine site, about 12 kilometres south of Tumbler Ridge, is being put on care and maintenance until it receives the necessary permits and market conditions improve, according to a company spokesperson.
HD Mining faced intense public pressure in 2012 after it was revealed that the company would employ up to 500 temporary foreign workers (TFW) from China to carry out a bulk sample. Passions were further inflamed when it was discovered that a job posting for working at the mine included Mandarin as a language requirement. HD Mining said it needed workers who had experience in longwall mining, but that it had a plan to transition to Canadian workers, who typically work in “room and pillar” operations.
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