Teck Resources makes first shipment from restarted Pend Oreille ops

Diversified Canadian miner Teck Resources on Wednesday reported that it had made the first shipment of zinc and lead ore in concentrate from its restarted Pend Oreille operations, in north-eastern Washington State, across the border to its nearby Trail operations, in British Columbia, for processing. Teck previously operated Pend Oreille between 2004 and 2009, when it was placed on care and maintenance due to unfavourable market conditions. Regulatory and environmental permits were in place and the mine facilities had been maintained since 2009 in anticipation of the restart.