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.

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.

Here are some of the Red Chris mine’s history and how it became so important to Premier David Eby’s strategy to stabilize B.C.’s economy in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs. What is the Red Chris mine?

Three workers who were trapped at a gold and copper mine in Western Canada have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground.

B.C. Premier David Eby has confirmed three miners are trapped in a mine in northern B.C. The miners work at the Red Chris mine on Talhtan Nation territory near Dease Lake, B.C. Two of the miners are from B.C. and one is from Ontario, the premier said at a news conference at the First Ministers meeting in Ontario Wednesday morning.

Three workers remain trapped at a gold and copper mine in Western Canada on Thursday as a remote-controlled scoop began removing debris from rockfalls to