Excuse the poor title wordplay but I thought this article added to the excellent post from Prospekt yesterday.

I was amazed at the fact starting this article..

'After more than a decade without a new metal mine being constructed or opened in British Columbia,..'

but I am sure Teck will put an end to that stat and I hope that Schaft Creek will eventually be able to reverse the following point..

--Shipments of copper concentrate decreased from 712,000 tonnes in 2010 to 668,000 tonnes in 2011. Total copper revenues decreased from $1.37 billion in 2010 to $1.32 billion in 2011.

Full article below

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=151505&sn=Detail&pid=102055

Good luck to all

bbay