Temporary mineral land reserve restrictions extended on two existing protected areas

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The Chief Gold Commissioner has extended the expiry dates on two existing temporary mineral land reserves in British Columbia. Areas previously protected from new mineral claim registrations (under one regulation) and from both mineral and placer claim registrations (under a second regulation) will now remain restricted until late January 2027, rather than expiring at end of June 2026. Anyone who had been waiting for these reserves to lapse before filing new mineral or placer claims in the affected areas will need to wait longer. Mining companies, prospectors, and claim holders with interests near these reserve boundaries should review which specific parcels remain off-limits under each regulation.

Who this affects: mineral claim holders and applicants · placer claim holders and applicants · prospectors and exploration companies · mining industry operators in British Columbia