Earlier this month, the Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals released the parameters for changes to the Mineral Tenure Act, which it intends to implement on March 26.
As individuals and small companies grapple with the significant challenges posed to mineral exploration in the province, the Eby government seems largely unresponsive to feedback, raising concerns about the potential to reverse decades of progress and hinder the industry’s development.
Since 2005 and under B.C.’s currently fair and economically stimulating mineral tenure system, mineral claims are filed online on a first-come-first-serve basis. It is secret and immediate. Ownership of all minerals still belongs to the Crown, and should a claim prove worth
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