New land areas added to BC mineral claim registration bans, one area reclassified

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Three changes have been made to the mineral land reserve regulations that prohibit registering mineral or placer claims in protected areas. A new site at Tā Ch'Ilā Park (Boya Lake Park) in the Liard Mining Division has been added to the complete ban on both mineral and placer claim registrations (Table 1 of the first regulation), while a previously listed site at the same park has been removed from the partial ban list (Table 2). Separately, a site covering the Upper Seymour River Park Addition in the Kamloops Mining Division has been added to the ban on new mineral claim registrations under the second regulation. Anyone holding or considering mineral exploration activities near these parks should verify whether their target area is now within a reserve where new registrations are prohibited.

Who this affects
mineral claim holders · placer claim holders · mining exploration companies · prospectors operating near provincial parks