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The BC government has been often critiqued by industry for long delays in a system perpetually backlogged with permitting applications. There are eight new mines or mine expansions in the pipeline worth a potential total investment of C$6.6 billion ($4.9bn) while new critical minerals mines could generate C$800 billion ($600bn), according to the Mining Association of British Columbia.
Seabridge Gold’s KSM project, in the province’s Golden Triangle, is currently ranked both the biggest gold project in the world, and the third largest copper project.
But the provincial government has said permitting solutions are a priority and in an emailed statement to MINING.com, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon…
