In all, there are eight new mines or mine expansions in the pipeline in BC worth a total investment of C$6.6 billion ($4.9bn).
The most advanced project is Ascot Resources’ (TSX:AOT) Premier Gold mine, located in northwestern in the province’s northwest on Nisga’a Nation treaty land. Ascot raised C$200 million to finance its construction, now underway.Â
The Nisg̱a’a Nation and the Tahltan Nation announced last Thursday that they have joined together in a new partnership that will optimize the Nisga’a and Tahltan’s participation at the massive Seabridge KSM project, currently the third largest ranked copper project in the world, with nearly 25 million tonnes of copper in reserves.
With Canada aiming to become a bigger player on the world stage in terms of critical minerals supply, and with the mining permitting process in the…
