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Permitting
Surviving the Permitting Process
Is your advanced project entering the Permitting stage?  British Columbia has one of the most stringent environmental permitting procedures in the world.  Navigate the science and politics while keeping the company's best interests in focus.

Numerous Permissions

Mining is one of the most highly regulated activities in Canada.  A typical open pit mining project in Canada will require over 40 levels of approval from more than a
dozen levels of government
, each necessitating applications, management plans, documentation, correspondence and oftentimes detailed engineering and drawings and the efforts of a crack internal team or specialist consultants and engineers.

A Slow Process
Delays are suffered because of the procedural rigours involved in obtaining numerous 
permissions to mine
. There is recognition by governments of the glacial pace of the process and efforts have been made to harmonize provincial and federal project reviews.  Nonetheless, the permitting process is slow.  Some permits may be obtained in a few weeks; others require more than a two-year lead time.

Proper Planning At the Exploration Stage Will Speed the Process
You need to know what data can be cheaply captured today that will facilitate moving efficiently through the environmental assessment process and permit review.  Fast-track your project towards production by avoiding the need to go back to the field in the eleventh hour to gather environmental data.

Regulations and statutes pertaining to mining in Canada can be found in the Mining Library.

How to Permit Your Mine
 

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