Nisga'a leader says better cooperation with B.C. government needed to speed permitting process.
Christy Smith was back on a familiar stage last week at the B.C. Natural Resources Forum at Prince George Civic and Convention Centre, the same setting where 13 years ago she discussed the economic impact and benefits to Indigenous communities about to happen with the opening of the Mount Milligan mine.
Six years after Mount Milligan began producing in August 2013, B.C. became the first government to sign the United Nation Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . The policy and its 89-point action plan requires the B.C. government to obtain informed consent before taking actions that affect Indigenous Peoples and their lands.
The UNDRIP agreement provides the framework for environmental assessments that formally brings First Nations governments into the process. Smith expects there will be new court challenges that delay projects but she’s encouraged the document will foster a new spirit of cooperation. “I know the highest density of minerals for anywhere in the world is in our nation’s lands and that’s why the Golden Triangle is so important to British Columbia,” said Morven.
In December, Ascot Resources secured $200 million in funding for its Premier Gold project to refurbish an existing gold/copper mine on Nisga’a land near Stewart. Having obtained its Mines Act Permit in December 2021, the company expects to be in production by the first quarter of 2024.
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