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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP misses own target for processing mineral claims

Opinion: Province can only take a world role in critical minerals if claim-staking standards are met consistently, B.C. miners says

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VICTORIA — The B.C. government this week marked the first anniversary of a new framework for registering mineral claims, with growing evidence that the New Democrats have failed to live up to the targets they set for themselves.

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The Mines Ministry set a goal of processing applications in “90 to 120 days or faster,” a window that was supposed to include 30 days for consulting with First Nations.

The ministry fell well short of that, said a news release Wednesday from the Association for Mineral Exploration.

There was an........

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