A Tumbler Ridge coalmine that closed its doors 24 years ago has been re-opened by Conuma Resources.
Operations restarted this week at the Quintette Mine according to Minister of Energy and Mines Josie Osborne.
“The mining and mineral exploration sector is a foundational part of British Columbia’s economy, providing more than 40,000 good, family-supporting jobs – and we’re supporting it to grow.
“Government continues to take action to streamline the mine-permitting process while maintaining our world-leading standards for worker safety and environmental protection. Permitting wait times have been a long-standing issue for the sector, and I am pleased that the hard work of ministry staff has resulted in average review timelines for major project permits being reduced by more than one-third in the past five years. The approval process to restart Quintette’s Little Windy Pit was completed in just over four months.”
The mine is expected to employ over 400 people in the area according to the province.
BC’s mining and mineral exploration sector provides over 40-thousand jobs with employment increasing by 10% since 2017.
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