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Mining site scene of equipment theft

Trailers, ATVs, skid steer and van go missing from Silver Queen project
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More than $50,000 worth of equipment and supplies were stolen from a mining project compound south of Houston.

RCMP said a locked compound at the Silver Queen mine was the scene of a break-in sometime between Sat., May 22 and Tues., June 15. 

Missing items include a Bobcat S185 skid steer, a white 1995 22 foot Komfort Travel Trailer, a 2011 Arctic Cat ATV, a 1995 Yamaha ATV, a black 2004 Trail Tech dump trailer, a 2009 Mirage flat deck car trailer, and a white 2004 Ford Clubman van converted to a emergency transport vehicle.

The project is located on the Morice Forest Service Road, about 45 kilometres south of Houston.

Anyone with information the theft or where the items may be is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204, or Northern British Columbia Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477, if you wish to remain anonymous.