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Mining for Dollars

The economic value of minerals in the Stikine and Taku

Mining for Dollars

Published Feb. 19, 2008

By Alison Cretney, Mike Kennedy

Seven mines, with an estimated mineral value of $204 billion, have been proposed for the Taku and Stikine regions in Northwest British Columbia. Although British Columbia's minerals are a public resource, mining companies earn by far the most profit from them. "Mining for Dollars" explains who gets the revenue from mining in British Columbia, and explores the impacts of a rush to capitalize on high mineral prices.

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