First Nation goes to court, accusing B.C. of not consulting over major gold mine

Canadian Press-A First Nation says it wasn’t meaningfully consulted before the British Columbia government “effectively greenlit” what has been called the world’s largest undeveloped gold mining project. But Seabridge Gold, the company behind the KSM Mine Project in Northwestern B.C., says the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation declined repeated invitations to participate in the review process. The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation has applied to the B.C. Supreme Court for a judicial review of the province’s decision to issue a “substantial start determination” for the KSM mine part of the final stage of the environmental assessment process. A statement from the nation said KSM will be the world’s largest gold, copper and silver mine, and will use similar technology “as mines whose toxic waste facilities have breeched and…

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