Article Archive

May 21, 2026BC's Critical Minerals Pitch Now Has to Beat the Permit ClockNews · News Analysis May 4, 2026Blackwater's First Gold Resets the Conversation About Building Mines in BCNews · Analysis Apr 17, 2026Mineral Claim Consultation Moves From Court Order to Field RealityNews · News Analysis Mar 31, 2026Eskay Creek Shows How Fast Policy Can Matter When a Project Is ReadyNews · Analysis Mar 14, 2026BC Exploration Needs Access Before It Can Deliver DiscoveriesNews · News Analysis Feb 25, 2026The Golden Triangle Needs Transmission, Roads and DecisionsNews · Analysis Feb 8, 2026Cariboo Gold Keeps an Old Camp in the Modern Mine QueueNews · News Analysis Jan 22, 2026BC Mine Production Value Is a Policy Signal, Not Just a Commodity NumberNews · Analysis Jan 5, 2026Northwest Mineral Restrictions Put Investment Confidence on NoticeNews · News Analysis Dec 19, 2025Mine Review Promises Must Become File-Level AccountabilityNews · Analysis Dec 2, 2025A Permit Clock Without Consequences Is Not a Permit ClockPermitting Watch · Issue Brief Nov 15, 2025Notice of Work Files Are Where Exploration Policy Meets RealityPermitting Watch · Analysis Oct 29, 2025Water Authorizations Can Decide Whether Placer Seasons HappenPermitting Watch · Analysis Oct 12, 2025Complete Applications Should Not Become Moving TargetsPermitting Watch · Issue Brief Sep 25, 2025Small Mines Need Proportional Permitting, Not Major-Mine FrictionPermitting Watch · Analysis Sep 8, 2025Permit Escalation Should Be Public, Automatic and BoringPermitting Watch · Analysis Aug 22, 2025Consultation Capacity Cannot Be an Excuse for Endless DelayPermitting Watch · Issue Brief Aug 5, 2025Regional Offices Need Authority, Not Just Intake DutiesPermitting Watch · Analysis Jul 19, 2025Reclamation Standards Work Best When They Are Clear Up FrontPermitting Watch · Analysis Jul 2, 2025BC's Fast-Track Language Needs a Definition the Industry Can UsePermitting Watch · Issue Brief Jun 15, 2025Placer Mining Deserves Rules Built for Small OperatorsPlacer Mining · Issue Brief May 29, 2025A Moratorium Would Punish Responsible Placer Miners FirstPlacer Mining · Analysis May 12, 2025Seasonal Work Windows Make Delay More Damaging in Placer CampsPlacer Mining · Analysis Apr 25, 2025The Case for Separating Modern Placer Work From Historical DamagePlacer Mining · Issue Brief Apr 8, 2025Water, Sediment and Common Sense in Placer PermittingPlacer Mining · Analysis Mar 22, 2025Why Placer Miners Need Secure Access to Keep Claims AlivePlacer Mining · Analysis Mar 5, 2025Small Operators Are the Training Ground of BC MiningPlacer Mining · Issue Brief Feb 16, 2025First Nations Concerns Need Answers, Not Blanket ShutdownsPlacer Mining · Analysis Jan 30, 2025The Rural Contractor Network Behind Placer MiningPlacer Mining · Analysis Jan 13, 2025A Practical Placer Code Could Reduce ConflictPlacer Mining · Issue Brief Dec 27, 2024BC's Mining Policy Problem Is Uncertainty Masquerading as ProcessPolicy and Regulation · Issue Brief Dec 10, 2024DRIPA Alignment Needs Guardrails If BC Wants Mine InvestmentPolicy and Regulation · Analysis Nov 23, 2024The Mineral Tenure Act Reset Is Bigger Than Claim StakingPolicy and Regulation · Analysis Nov 6, 2024Critical Minerals Strategy Will Fail Without Land AccessPolicy and Regulation · Issue Brief Oct 20, 2024Co-Governance Language Needs Operational ClarityPolicy and Regulation · Analysis Oct 3, 2024BC Should Publish Mining Decision Metrics by RegionPolicy and Regulation · Analysis Sep 16, 2024Policy Risk Is Now a Core Exploration Cost in BCPolicy and Regulation · Issue Brief Aug 30, 2024Environmental Standards Need Predictability to Be EffectivePolicy and Regulation · Analysis Aug 13, 2024The Province Cannot Want Mines and Starve the Review SystemPolicy and Regulation · Analysis Jul 27, 2024Mining Law Reform Should Protect Working GroundPolicy and Regulation · Issue Brief Jul 10, 2024Consultation Works Best When It Has a CalendarFirst Nations and Consultation · Issue Brief Jun 23, 2024Gitxaała Changed Claim Staking. Now BC Must Make the New System WorkFirst Nations and Consultation · Analysis Jun 6, 2024Consent-Based Decision-Making Must Still Produce DecisionsFirst Nations and Consultation · Analysis May 20, 2024Capacity Funding Should Buy Timelines, Not Permanent GridlockFirst Nations and Consultation · Issue Brief May 3, 2024Economic Reconciliation Needs Mines That Actually OpenFirst Nations and Consultation · Analysis Apr 16, 2024Blanket Mineral Restrictions Create New ConflictFirst Nations and Consultation · Analysis Mar 30, 2024Consultation Should Match the Scale of the Proposed WorkFirst Nations and Consultation · Issue Brief Mar 13, 2024Partnerships Beat Paralysis in Mining CountryFirst Nations and Consultation · Analysis Feb 25, 2024BC Needs a Plain-Language Map of Consultation PathwaysFirst Nations and Consultation · Analysis Feb 8, 2024The Province Owns the Duty to Consult. It Should Own the Timeline TooFirst Nations and Consultation · Issue Brief Jan 22, 2024Blackwater Is the Mine BC Needed to See BuiltProjects and Producers · News Analysis Jan 5, 2024Cariboo Gold Keeps Barkerville's Mining Story AliveProjects and Producers · Analysis Dec 19, 2023Red Chris Shows Why Long-Life Copper Assets MatterProjects and Producers · News Analysis Dec 2, 2023Eskay Creek Is a Test Case for High-Grade RevivalProjects and Producers · Analysis Nov 15, 2023Highland Valley's Future Is a Provincial Competitiveness QuestionProjects and Producers · News Analysis Oct 29, 2023Mount Milligan Shows the Value of Existing MinesProjects and Producers · Analysis Oct 12, 2023Brucejack Reminds BC That High-Grade Mines Still MatterProjects and Producers · News Analysis Sep 25, 2023Copper Mountain's Future Depends on Discipline and ScaleProjects and Producers · Analysis Sep 8, 2023KSM Keeps the Scale Question in Front of BCProjects and Producers · News Analysis Aug 22, 2023Exploration Juniors Are the Front End of Every Producer StoryProjects and Producers · Analysis Aug 5, 2023BC Cannot Regulate Its Way Into a Mining BoomOpinion · Opinion Jul 19, 2023The NDP Says Critical Minerals. The Permit Counter Says WaitOpinion · Opinion Jul 2, 2023Stop Treating Placer Miners Like a Political ProblemOpinion · Opinion Jun 15, 2023Reconciliation Policy Needs Economic ResultsOpinion · Opinion May 29, 2023Land Access Is the Quiet Crisis in BC MiningOpinion · Opinion May 12, 2023A Serious Mining Province Would Publish the BacklogOpinion · Opinion Apr 25, 2023The Anti-Mining Playbook Depends on DelayOpinion · Opinion Apr 8, 2023Small Operators Need an Advocate in VictoriaOpinion · Opinion Mar 22, 2023Mining Critics Should Have to Name the ReplacementOpinion · Opinion Mar 5, 2023The Province Should Be Proud of Mining AgainOpinion · Opinion Feb 16, 2023The Cariboo Gold Rush Still Explains BC Mining PoliticsMining History · Explainer Jan 30, 2023Barkerville Is More Than a Heritage AttractionMining History · Backgrounder Jan 13, 2023Placer Mining Built the First BC Mining EconomyMining History · Backgrounder Dec 27, 2022Old Workings Are Evidence, Not EmbarrassmentMining History · Explainer Dec 10, 2022Why Mining Maps Matter to Public MemoryMining History · Backgrounder Nov 23, 2022From Hand Steel to Core Shack: The Continuity of Mining SkillMining History · Backgrounder Nov 6, 2022The Fraser River Gold Story Is Still Policy RelevantMining History · Explainer Oct 20, 2022Company Towns, Contractors and the Mining Middle ClassMining History · Backgrounder Oct 3, 2022What Old Camps Teach About Modern PermittingMining History · Backgrounder Sep 16, 2022Mining Heritage Should Include Working MinersMining History · Explainer Aug 30, 2022Mine Payroll Is Rural PolicyRural Economy · Issue Brief Aug 13, 2022Contractors Feel Permit Delay Before Politicians DoRural Economy · Analysis Jul 27, 2022Exploration Camps Keep Small-Town Skills AliveRural Economy · Analysis Jul 10, 2022Mining Roads Are Economic InfrastructureRural Economy · Issue Brief Jun 23, 2022BC's Mining Supply Chain Is Bigger Than the Mine GateRural Economy · Analysis Jun 6, 2022Rural Communities Need Decisions More Than AnnouncementsRural Economy · Analysis May 20, 2022Mining Jobs Pay for Retention in Hard PlacesRural Economy · Issue Brief May 3, 2022A Delayed Mine Is a Delayed ApprenticeshipRural Economy · Analysis Apr 16, 2022First Nations Business Opportunities Need Active ProjectsRural Economy · Analysis Mar 30, 2022Resource Towns Cannot Live on Consultation Processes AloneRural Economy · Issue Brief Mar 13, 2022The BC Mining Backlog: A Field Guide for ReadersFeatures · Explainer Feb 24, 2022How a Claim Becomes a Mine in BCFeatures · Backgrounder Feb 7, 2022What Placer Miners Actually Do in a SeasonFeatures · Backgrounder Jan 21, 2022The Difference Between News, Analysis and OpinionFeatures · Explainer Jan 4, 2022Ten Questions Every BC Mining Permit Story Should AskFeatures · Backgrounder Dec 18, 2021Why Critical Minerals Are Not Just an Urban Climate StoryFeatures · Backgrounder Dec 1, 2021Reading a Mining News Release Without Getting SpunFeatures · Explainer Nov 14, 2021A Glossary for BC Mining Policy FightsFeatures · Backgrounder Oct 28, 2021Where BC Mining Debate Goes WrongFeatures · Backgrounder Oct 11, 2021The Case for a Pro-Mining Publication That Still Checks FactsFeatures · Explainer