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Iain Thompson: BC Mining Investment Declines. Challenges & Opportunities
In this episode, Michael Fox speaks with Iain Thompson Partner at Ernst and Young about the decline in exploration investment in British Columbia over the past two years as indicated in their recent report, “Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey, 2024”.
Iain highlighted the importance of maintaining a pipeline of future projects to replace depleted resources. He noted that the decline was not specific to BC, as global exploration spending was down 7%. Iain also mentioned that other provinces in Canada were bucking the trend however, possibly due to specific incentive policies. He emphasized the…
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