不列颠哥伦比亚省批准将米利甘山矿的开采期延长至2035年,并大幅扩建和增加产量。 British Columbia approved extending the Mount Milligan mine to 2035 with major expansions and increased production.

不列颠哥伦比亚省已批准将米利干山铜矿和金矿的开采活动延长至2035年,允许扩大80公顷,每日产量增加6 500吨,尾矿水坝高度上升100多米。 British Columbia has approved extending the Mount Milligan copper and gold mine’s operations to 2035, allowing an 80-hectare expansion, a 6,500-tonne daily production increase, and a tailings dam height rise of over 100 meters. 该决定于2025年1月作出,此前进行了优先审查,加快了一年多的进程。 The decision, made in January 2025, followed a priority review that sped up the process by more than a year. 该矿雇用约600人,在最后许可之前,可为区域经济创造额外就业机会和高达4.5亿美元的资金。 The mine, which employs about 600 people, could generate additional jobs and up to $450 million for the regional economy, pending final permitting.