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“You can’t operate without ventilation; it’s the lungs of the mine.” That’s how Chelsey Ringstead, Lead Planning Engineer at New Gold’s New Afton Mine, explains the importance of underground ventilation. In underground mining, ventilation systems provide a critical flow of fresh air to employees working underground while managing emissions, temperature, humidity, and other factors. New […]

In the mining industry, employees step into environments every day where serious risks are part of their work. The challenge in avoiding injury isn’t just the hazards themselves, but how easily routine can make danger feel like part of the job.   Throughout 2025, New Gold implemented Critical Risk Management, or CRM, across the company. CRM is a systematic process that exists to prevent serious injuries or death on the job, and seeks to close the gap between assumption

Golden balloons, a team photo, and plenty of smiles marked a proud moment at New Afton this summer. The mill team commissioned a new Jameson Cell, and this one came with extra significance: it was the 500th installed worldwide.  Inside New Afton’s mill, flotation is used during the processing stage to separate valuable minerals from rock by grinding the ore, mixing it with

When Bob Garner joined the team at New Gold’s New Afton Mine in 2012, he couldn’t have imagined what the future would hold, both for him and for the operation.   “From where we started, building the first cave, then the second, and now the third, it’s been amazing to see how far we’ve come,”

 After nearly three years of hard work, precision drilling, and teamwork across the mine site, New Afton officially completed the undercut level in C-Zone. This major step forward isn’t just a technical milestone, but a symbol of the future of our operation taking shape. The undercut involves excavating material beneath the ore body to allow

At New Afton, we consider community feedback essential to our public reporting, engagement, and operations. To further streamline this process, we have added a survey to our established and comprehensive feedback system that includes our Feedback Hotline and email. These platforms enable community members to share their opinions, comments, concerns, questions, and observations about the

New Afton Mine donated $24,000 to the Pinantan Lake Fire & Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Association through the Community Investment Program (CIP) to help them cover the expenses of building a new fire hall and upgrade their permits to complete the project.   The Pinantan Lake Fire & EMS Association comprises a small group of dedicated

New Afton continues prioritizing projects to meet the strategic objective of removing the pond at the New Afton Tailings Storage Facility (NATSF). To reduce freshwater demand in the underground mine, New Afton Mine is completing the evaluation of an underground water reuse system. Full commissioning of this system is expected to occur in July 2025. 

For Gord Stewart, Executive Director of the Big Little Science Centre, an unexpected donation can make a significant impact on their community work. “The generous donation from New Afton Mine will be instrumental in supporting the core operations of the Big Little Science Centre,” said Gord. “This funding will assist us in running our regular

As an Environmental Geoscientist-in-Training, Tenea Dillman spends most of her time working at New Gold’s New Afton Mine thinking about one thing—water. “My days include a mix of field and desk work, everything from taking samples or doing seep monitoring underground, to tracking water usage and updating our site water balance model,” said Tenea. “Water

In 2024, New Afton Mine contributed more than $250,000 to 35 charities and non-profits through our Community Investment Program (CIP). These contributions reflect New Gold’s commitment to sustainable community development and the belief that communities should benefit from both our short- and long-term operations. “Thanks to New Gold’s generous $15,000 grant, the BC Wildlife Park

Thousands gathered in downtown Kamloops on November 24, 2024, to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus and the twinkling floats at the 44th Annual Santa Claus Parade. As Kamloops’ biggest outdoor celebration, the parade attracts over 25,000 visitors yearly who line the streets to watch the festive spectacle. Among the brightly-lit floats was a fire

2024 brought significant advancements to our Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) that helped enhance efficiency and bolster our safety commitment. As a standalone facility at the New Afton Mine, the building was commissioned in early 2024 and functions as a centralized hub, collecting, analyzing, and acting on real-time data from all aspects of our mining operations.

New Gold contributed $10,000 CAD to Diamonds in the Rough (DITR) to provide mine rescue training for an all-female team who competed at the 2024 International Mine Rescue Competition (IMRC) in Colombia this September. This contribution through New Gold’s Community Investment Program demonstrates the Company’s belief that organizations are strengthened by embracing diversity and inclusion

On September 24, 2024, New Afton employees attended a speech by Ron Ignace to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at an onsite event. Ron shared his personal journey from being a survivor of the Kamloops Indian Residential School to becoming the first Commissioner of Indigenous Languages in Canada. “Ron’s optimism and dedication

Safety is the foundation of New Gold’s mining operations. At New Afton, this culture and dedication to safety and preparedness exists both on-site and in the Kamloops community. The Fire Mine Rescue team maintains structural firefighting and specialty rescue capabilities, including firefighting and assistance response equipment, through in-depth training led by Carson Fraser, Fire Mine

In October, New Afton made a donation of 45 meat packs from Rangeland Ranch to the Mount Paul Community Food Centre (CFC). Each pack included a variety of high-quality meats: four burgers, two steaks, pepperoni, and chicken thighs. Originally offered to New Afton employees during the 2024 summer season, these packs were left unclaimed. Rather

New Afton Mine played host to 18 high school students as part of the Future Women in Mining event which introduces students to different career paths in the mining industry.   “When you actually get students on the mine site, they can better envision themselves working in this industry,” said Lisa Newman, Electrical Safety Advisor