Six months into the job, British Columbia’s Critical Minerals Minister Jagrup Brar says major mine permitting timelines have narrowed by over a third, as new mining rules are set to hasten new applications.
The government is to test its new parallel-review process in BC’s northwestern ‘Golden Triangle’ region, Premier David Eby announced on Monday. The framework seeks to boost critical-mineral output and support community development. This will happen through agreements with First Nations that are based on consent.
“We have made significant progress while not compromising reconciliation, not compromising the integrity of the environmental assessment,” Brar told The Northern Miner.
Amendments to both the Mineral Tenure Act (MTA) and the Environmental Assessment Act came into force on March 26, introducing a new Mineral Claims Consultation Framework. Under the new rules, staking…
