British Columbia: The International Centre of Excellence for Mineral Exploration and Mining

The mineral exploration and mining industry was a cornerstone of British Columbia’s economy long before the province joined the Canadian Confederation 138 years ago. Today the modern industry safely contributes more than $7 billion of revenue annually and directly employs more than 28,000 skilled professionals and technicians in a broad range of disciplines. The resource wealth and new economic opportunities generated over the past century have also attracted world-class technical expertise and global investment capital for the benefit of the province, the nation and the world. British Columbia has earned its status as the international centre of excellence for mineral exploration and mining. Our industry is socially and environmentally progressive, safer, and more open and inclusive than ever before. The challenge now is to preserve this hard-won position under market conditions that have changed profoundly from just one year ago.

Additional Information

Op-Ed - January 2009 - British Columbia: The International Centre of Excellence for Mineral Exploration and Mining - By Gavin C. Dirom

British Columbia: World Centre of Excellence for Mineral Exploration - By Robert Simpson