Two new land areas added to B.C. mineral claim reservation lists, blocking new mining registrations

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The Chief Gold Commissioner has added two new sites to B.C.'s mineral land reserve tables, which prohibit the registration of new mineral (and in one case placer) claims on those lands. The first site, Ajax North & South (Site 1007103) in the Kamloops Mining Division, has been added to the list barring new mineral claim registrations. The second site, Nazko IR 20 – Addition to Reserve (Site 1007106) in the Cariboo Mining Division, has been added to the list barring both mineral and placer claim registrations. Anyone who was considering staking or registering mineral or placer claims in these specific areas should be aware those registrations are no longer permitted. Existing holders of claims in adjacent areas are not directly affected by this change, but should confirm their claim boundaries do not overlap with the newly reserved sites.

Who this affects: mineral claim registrants · placer claim registrants · mining prospectors and explorers · mining companies active in the Kamloops and Cariboo regions