US Tribe holds up magnesium project in Canada
Geopolitics · Mining.com ·
A US-based Indigenous group has stalled the proposed West High Yield Resources magnesium mine in British Columbia. BC's Court of Appeals upheld a temporary injunction blocking the open-pit project until a judicial review of the environmental permitting process is completed. The Sinixt Confederacy, whose territory spans both sides of the border, argues it should be formally consulted on the project, which holds an estimated 43 million tonnes grading 24.6% magnesium.