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?

A rescuer who has experienced the relief that comes with successfully freeing people trapped underground, says lessons learned at a rescue operation at British Columbia's Red Chris mine can help

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.