US EditionB.C. approves extending life of Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine to 2035
The Mount Milligan mine will increase ore production by 6,500 tonnes daily, supporting about 600 jobs and potentially adding $450 million to the local economy, officials said.
- On Jan. 5, 2025, the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office approved extending the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine near Fort St. James operating life to 2035.
- As a priority project, the EAO tied its assessment to permitting reviews by the ministries of Mining and Critical Minerals and Environment and Parks after a roughly nine-month review, shaving more than a year off the usual timeline.
- The approval allows expanding the mine by 80 hectares and boosting ore throughput by 6,500 tonnes per day, with a 100-metre increase in the tailings storage dam, the EAO said.
- The mine employs about 600 people and the province says the expansion could bring more jobs and upwards of $450 million to the region if it receives further approvals, with ministries' permitting decisions expected soon.
- Originally approved in 2009, the project underwent a comprehensive application by Thompson Creek Metal Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Toronto-based Centerra Gold, with permitting decisions expected soon.
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First Nation in B.C. pushing for more oversight as Mount Milligan copper-gold mine's lifespan extended
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B.C. approves extending life of Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine to 2035
British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Office says it has approved an extension for the life of the Mount Milligan copper and gold mine near Fort St. James into 2035. The province says an amendment to the mine's environmental assessment certificate was approved after a "comprehensive"...
Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine gets approved by B.C. EAO to continue operations to 2035 - The Canadian Media
Vancouver/CMEDIA: The approval reportedly of an amendment to the Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine environmental assessment certificate by the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) authorizes the mine near Fort St. James to increase production and continue operations until 2035. Included in the existing Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine site is an open-pit mine, tailings storage facility, road access,
EAO approves Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine operations to continue to 2035
The Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has approved an amendment to the Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine environmental assessment certificate, authorizing the mine near Fort St. James to increase production and continue operations until 2035.
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