New Brunswick politicians are not getting all that excited about a new drilling and exploration program in the Bathurst area, despite the hint it could one day become a mining powerhouse again.
New Brunswick politicians are not getting all that excited about a new drilling and exploration program in the Bathurst area, despite the hint it could one day become a mining powerhouse again.
On Monday, Canadian Metals Inc. announced exploration plans on multiple properties near the old Bathurst Mining Camp where zinc, copper and lead were mined for more than a half century up until 2013. The historical operations enriched Bathurst and created scores of jobs.
“There’s mining exploration all the time by our place,” said René Legacy, MLA of Bathurst West-Beresford and the new deputy leader of the Liberal opposition. “It is still a very mineral-rich area and that’s why there’s lots of activity.
What concerns me more is, we need an operator for the old Caribou mine. Because these guys go in and try to find some sort of deposit, to resell or up their stock, but that’s not putting anyone to work or getting a mine operating.”
For the rest of this article: https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/old-mining-camp-mineral-rich-but-we-need-an-operator/article_76c6f307-0c99-5c33-aaa9-5c1a5d5e44b8.html#:~:text=New%20Brunswick%20politicians%20are%20not,become%20a%20mining%20powerhouse%20again.