BC MINING PLAN: REPORT ON PROGRESS DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS, BENEFITS TO B.C.

The BC Mining Plan: Report on Progress outlines the progress in achieving the goals of the BC Mining Plan, our plan for a successful mineral exploration and mining sector.

It includes a checklist of actions taken to achieve a mining industry that is: thriving;

• globally competitive;
• safe; and
• environmentally responsible.

These actions will create:

• a strong, sustainable mining industry;
• more jobs; and
• benefits to First Nations and communities.

Over 95 per cent of the action items in the BC Mining Plan are completed or in progress. Out of 57 commitments:

• 29 actions are completed.
• 26 actions are in progress.
• 2 actions scheduled to begin in 2007.

Most of these action items fall under four cornerstones:

1. Focus on Communities and First Nations

• Complete: 7
• In progress: 2

2. Protecting Workers, Protecting the Environment

• Complete: 7
• In progress: 4

3. Global Competitiveness

• Complete: 11
• In progress: 8

4. Access to Land

• Complete: 3
• In progress: 4

The Report on Progress translates cornerstones into results, and demonstrates success in developing a sustainable, responsible mining sector that will:

• increase investment;
• create jobs; and
  
• produce economic benefits for the entire province.