New mineral claim exclusion zones added and old ones removed across several B.C. park areas

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The Chief Gold Commissioner has updated two mineral land reserve regulations that control where mineral and placer claims can be registered in British Columbia. Several park and protected area sites have been removed from the no-registration lists — meaning those specific land parcels are no longer automatically excluded from new claim registrations under these regulations. At the same time, new sites (Jackman Flats Park Addition – Site 2, Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den Park Addition, Gladstone Park Addition – Site 3, and Skagit Valley Park Addition – Site 2) have been added, making them off-limits for new mineral or placer claim registrations. Anyone holding or planning to register mineral or placer claims in these areas of the Cariboo, Greenwood, New Westminster, Omineca, Nanaimo, Slocan, and Liard Mining Divisions should review whether their claims or applications are affected by these changes.

Who this affects: mineral claim holders · placer claim holders · mining exploration companies · prospectors operating in affected B.C. mining divisions