There are 17 proposed critical minerals mines in development in the province — 10 metal mines, seven steelmaking coal mines and two smelters.
Proposed critical mineral mines worth C$36 billion in near-term investment, 300,000 person-years of employment and C$11 billion in tax revenues, according to an independent economic impact analysis conducted for the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) early this year, reporting the long-term economic impact of operating these mines over several decades could be nearly C$800 billion ($599bn).
“Now that much of the world has begun to recognize the need to reduce carbon emissions, British Columbia is primed to become one of the most reliable and lowest-carbon-emitting suppliers of critical minerals,” PWC said.
“For years, the BC mining industry has chosen to keep a low profile, even as it has quietly led on many environmental issues,” the report reads.
“Miners in the…
