HD Mining International

HD Mining International Limited
Private
Industry Mining
Founded 2011
Headquarters 2288-1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people
 Penggui Yan, Chair
Jody Skimkus, Vice-President
Products Bituminous coal
Number of employees
 200+
Parent Huiyong Holdings Group (55%)
Canadian Dehua Lvliang Limited (40%)

HD Mining International is a Vancouver, BC based mining company and linked to Murray River Project, a longwall coal mine in Peace River Country near Tumbler Ridge, BC.

HD Mining was registered as BC enterprise in 2011 and based out of Vancouver. HD is owned by Chinese-based Huiyong Holdings Group's Huiyong Holdings BC, Canadian Dehua Lvliang Limited and a third undisclosed shareholder.[1]

Most of current HD workforce are temporary foreign workers from China, mostly working in the Murray River mine, which has led to a controversy over hiring overseas workers instead of Canadian workers.[2] HD Mining has indicated that TFW were hired to assess the site and that future employment for mining operations will shift to Canadians.[3]

Organization

Very little is publicly known of the corporate structure of HD Mining nor the partners of the firm.[4] HD Mining's current headed by Chair Penggui Yan[5] Other known personnel include Jody Shimkus, Vice-President and former associate minister of mines of British Columbia and Ye Qing, corporate consultant.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/hd-mining-chief-makes-his-case-for-hiring-temporary-foreign-workers/article8238708/
  2. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/05/31/hd-mining-chinese-miners-angry-letters_n_3364000.html
  3. ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/hd-mining-chief-makes-his-case-for-hiring-temporary-foreign-workers/article8238708/
  4. ↑ http://www.usw.ca/admin/district-3/news/files/2012.12.19-Who-Owns-Huiyong-Holdings2.pdf
  5. ↑ http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/22/court-upholds-b-c-mining-companys-use-of-temporary-foreign-workers-from-china/
  6. ↑ http://www.usw.ca/admin/district-3/news/files/2012.12.19-Who-Owns-Huiyong-Holdings2.pdf

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