But the provincial government needs to unclog its permitting system to generate the potential 6,400 new jobs the investments would bring, says MABC president.
The International Energy Agency estimates global demand for petroleum products won’t be back to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 and may never return to “normal.”
Almost a year has gone by since the company first informed the government of its plans to move a mine shovel from one pit to an older adjacent pit, and it still hasn’t gotten permission.
The fact many B.C. mines can operate largely on B.C.’s abundant clean hydro power is something the government and industry is promoting as a kind of green premium.
British Columbia's environmental assessment office states the mine is at the headwater of the Skeena River, which it’s not, says retired Green Party leader.
