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The province wants to sell investors on copper, gold and molybdenum. The harder test is whether mine files move fast enough to matter.

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A new gold mine reaching production gives BC a concrete success story after years of policy drift and approval uncertainty.

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The post-Gitxaała system is no longer theoretical. Prospectors and small operators now have to plan around a new front end to claim registration.

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A high-profile northwest project has become a test of whether consent-based decision-making can deliver certainty rather than another layer of delay.

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Exploration spending is only useful when crews can get onto the ground, run programs and keep claim blocks alive long enough to prove geology.

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World-class geology will not turn into mines unless infrastructure and approvals arrive before investment patience runs out.

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The Cariboo remains one of BC's best examples of mining history meeting a contemporary underground development plan.

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When production rises, contractors, tax collectors and rural payrolls all feel it. When permit queues stall, that signal weakens.

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Land-use freezes and claim restrictions send a message beyond the map boundaries where they apply.

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BC keeps promising faster approvals. The question for industry is who owns the delay when a file stops moving.