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Province launches first phase of critical minerals strategy
Jan 22, 2024 | 3:37 PM
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PRINCE GEORGE — Critical Minerals. Those were two keys words that were passed around a lot at the Natural Resources Forum last week and today, the B.C. government unveiled the first phase of a new strategy about critical minerals.
The first phase of the Critical Minerals Strategy launches 11 actions, including:
- “taking action to expedite critical minerals projects and maximize federal funding opportunities through a new Critical Minerals Project Advancement Office;
- a B.C. critical minerals atlas to provide world-class geoscience data that is always current, and to support exploration and land-use planning;
- alignment of Provincial and First Nations Energy and Mining Council critical minerals strategies, and continued engagement with First Nations across the province;
- B.C. to work in partnership with First Nations and industry to identify and advance critical-mineral infrastructure like the North Coast Transmission Line that is essential to critical-mineral development and growth, supported by a $36-billion BC Hydro capital plan; and
- taking action to ensure the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, a new Energy and Mines Digital Trust project that empowers major mining operators in B.C. to be more transparent about where and how their products are made.”
