A local Indian band is petitioning the provincial government for an environmental assessment of development at Copper Mountain Mine, potentially interrupting plans of the facility’s new owner, Hudbay Minerals.
The Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) filed the request June 5, two weeks before Hudbay acquired Princeton’s largest employer at a cost of $439 million.
At issue is the revitalization and expansion of the Ingerbelle Pit, which has been in the works for the past five years and is expected to extend the life of the mine until 2044.
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