B.C. government has sped up permitting process, but more needs to be done, miner says
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B.C. is seeing some progress in speeding up mine permitting, but more needs to be done, says Michael Goehring of the Mining Association of British Columbia.
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“We need to build on this momentum to realize our once in a lifetime mining opportunity.”
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That, he says, will require further action from the provincial government, including policy co-ordination across several ministries.
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In February of 2026, the provincial government introduced taxes on professional services, restrictions on mining exploration tax credits and increased administrative burdens. Goehring says, “expanding the seven per cent provincial sales tax to engineering, geoscience, legal, consulting and accounting services imposes costs on junior mining companies that have no revenue.”
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“We’re at a critical point. The public for the first time in decades appreciates the value mining brings to the economy, to our green energy aspirations and to our national security”, says Goehring.
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He acknowledges the recently approved expansion at Hudbay’s New Ingerbelle mine expansion is a good step. It will account for more than 800 jobs in the Princeton area and extend the life of the existing Copper Mountain Mine to 2040.
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Goehring joined a Conversation That Matters on how B.C. can find its way to capitalizing on a golden moment.
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