Quick Facts and Diversified Economy of British Columbia
Recent Mineral Investment Transactions in BC
February 2023 - Artemis Gold Closes
$385 million project loan financing and $40
million standby cost overrun facility to fund
construction costs of its Blackwater Gold
Project.
February 2023 - Taseko Mines acquires
an additional 12.5% interest in the
Gibraltar copper mine from Sojitz
Corporation for $60 million.
January 2023 - Ascot Resources closed
$200 million in project financing for
construction of its Premier Gold Project.
January 2023 - Skeena Resources closed
a royalty sale with Franco-Nevada Corp.
55 010 N
50"010 N
135"0" W
Thom (Camp Creek)
Thom (Trapper Gold)
• Ruby Creek
130°0'0"W
1250000
120-0-0 W
Silvertip
Fireside
An
• Atlin Goldfields
Cassiar Gold
Blue
Atsutla Gold
New Polaris
Tumagain
Kutcho
Big Red
Red Chris
Williams
Schaft Creek
Galore Creek
Newmont Lake-
BAM (Jan Copper)
BAM (Monarch Gold)
-Foremore
Eskay
Snip Gold
Iskut
E&LI
Eskay-Corey
DOC
Scottie Gold Mine Porter-Red Mountain
Ranch
Muskwa
9
Fort Nelson
11500W
60°0'0"N
110°0'0" W
Project type
Coal
°
Property status
coloured by project type
Operating Mine*
Mine in Care and
Maintenance**
Mine Development
Temporary Shutdown
Proposed Mine
Exploration Project
"Operated in or for a portion of 2022
"Operated within the years
Geology
Post accretionary assemblages
Intrusive rocks
© Cu-Mo, Cu-Au-Ag, Mo (porphyry)
Precious metal
0 Base and precious metal
O Cobalt, base and precious metal
© Ni-Cu-Co-precious metal
⚫Tungsten
Selected critical minerals
(Nb, REE, Mg. Ta, Ti, graphite)
◊ Industrial mineral
Aggregate
Supracrustal rocks
Slide Mountain
Stikinia
Neogene to Quaternary
volcanic rocks
Outboard
Cache Creek and
affiliates
Terranes
Quesnellia
Alexander
Wrangellia
Lawyers
Shasta Joy
13.
Kemess East
Kemess Underground
Oweegee
Creek
East Niv
Treaty Creek
Brucejack KSM
Kliyul
Aley
RDP
Stardust
Premier Gold
Kitsault Valley (Homestake Ridge)
Kitsault Valley (Dolly Warden)
Kwan ka
QCM
Mt. Milligan (Brownfield)
Mt. Milligan (Greenfield)
Golddigger
Willow Creek
Brule
Surge Nickel (N100)
Anyox
Lorraine
Hudette
Sukunka
NAKL
Dukel
Mt. Mi gan
Dome
Smithers
Jean Marie
Cassiar
Wolvenne
Kalum
Tenas*
Mountain
Decar Nickel District
Wolverine
ㅁ
Prince Rupert
Gold
Surge Nicke. (HN4)
Ridley Island
⚫ Midas
Silver Hope
(Hermann Pit)
Wicheeda
Giscome
Poplar
JBuck
Quesnelle Gold
Berg
Cotsa
Indy
0
75
150
300
Kilometres
135'00"W
130°0'0
Rainbow
Lake South
Sand Hi
Robinson Lake
Trail
Silver Queen Prince George Quartz
Blackwater
Gold
3Ts
Goldrangea
Nazko
Beaver
Wingdam
Quesnel &
Nickel
Gibraltar Lynx
Quintette Ancestral North America
Deep-water basin
Cariboo Gold
Bonanza Ledge II
Gold Creek
Spanish Mountain
Mount Palley
Fox Tungsten
Ruddock Creek
Reve
Yukon-Tanana
Platformal strata
Craton and cover
Foreland
Informon bina
Coast
กรเ
Cordilleran
morphogeological
bells
Moberly
Sica
Adamant
Ice River
Horse Creek Silica
Duncan Lake Zinc
Kootenay
Big Ledge
Then
Mount Brussilof
-Elkhom
Yellowhead Ridge
IZ-1
a Chu Chua
Ashcraft
Red Lake New Afton
FG Gold
Woodjam
New
Prosperity
Newton
Lac La
Hache
Eldorado
Orca
Black Bear
Mount Meager Pumice
Vulcan Sa alf
Gold Bridge
Bralorne
22
North Island
Bute Inlet
Imperial Limestone,
Texada Quarry Cabin Group
Blackdome
Elizabeth
Reliance
Gold
Skoonka
Spumoni
Creek
Okeover a
"New Craigmont
Shovelnose-
New Brenda
West
Slocan Graphite
MPD
VEIK Kettle Valley
Kena
Yee Haw
Le Mare
Empire Mine
CTCT
Myra Falls
Hardy Island
Earle Creek
Sechelt Carbonate
Rogers Creek
Burnco Aggregate
Sechelt Mine Vancouver
Mount Sicker
K2 (Ocean Pearl
12500W
Cox Station
Sumas Shale
Pipeline Road (2)
Pat River
Ajaxx
Rabbit North
Falkland
Highland Valley Copper Black Crystal Kootenay
Miner Mountain
Bromley Creek Winner
Bud
Copper Mountain
Placer Mountain
12010070
Kenville
Gold Mine
Midnight/XL/OK
Record Ridge
Grand Forks Slag
Bull River
Bingay Main
Fording River
Greenhills
Line Creek
Crown Mountain
Elkview
Michel Coal
Omineca
5000N
CANADA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
115 00 W
Fig. 1. Mines, mine development, selected proposed mines, and selected exploration projects in British Columbia, 2022. Based on Clarke et al. (2023), British Columbia
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