Taseko Mines halts exploration work at New Prosperity – Times Colonist
August 16, 2017
Taseko Mines has suspended plans for exploration work around its proposed New Prosperity copper-gold mine in the Cariboo Chilcotin in the face of legal disputes, a company official said.
The company took the step as the federal government, which has twice rejected the $1.3-billion mine proposal, filed an application in B.C. Supreme Court for an injunction seeking to formally block Taseko’s plans for additional geotechnical work at the project site.
“We’ve suspended the work related to the notice-of-work (plan),” said Brian Battison, vice-president of corporate affairs for Taseko, “and we advised (the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency) of that before their filing for an injunction.”
On July 14, Taseko was issued permits by a B.C. mines inspector authorizing a three-year work plan, which the company contends was to gather information related to its proposal for the New Prosperity project, about 125 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake.
