From our archives, January 2011: The proposed Harper Creek mine is located about 20 kilometres southeast of Clearwater.
Construction could begin as soon as the fourth quarter of 2012 with actual mine operations to begin in 2014.
There could be 450 jobs created during the construction phase and 350 once the mine is operational, Smith and Handford said.
Drilling and other exploration work indicates Harper Creek could produce about 4 billion pounds of copper during the mine’s lifetime, which now is expected to be close to 25 years.