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A new underground gold mine just outside of Wells, British Columbia has been granted an environmental certificate by provincial ministers of Environment and Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
Once in operation, the mine is expected to sustain 500 permanent jobs. The Mining Association of BC estimates the annual payroll from the mine will be C$53 million. The mine project includes the development of a 200-person mining camp at the mine site. remediation in the District of Wells and along the shore of Jack of Clubs Lake, which was contaminated by a previous mine’s tailings; andIn issuing the certificate, the two ministers acknowledged the many concerns that have been raised by the nearby residents of Wells, as well as First Nations, notably the Xatśūll First Nation.
After the ministers met with the chief of the Xatśūll, the First Nation provided “an additional letter indicating that they do not oppose the project,” Ministers George Heyman and Josie Osborne say in their Reasons for Decision.
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