Major project · New Brunswick
Northcliff Resources’ Sisson Mine
Also called Sisson Project, Sisson Mine
Proponent: Northcliff Resources Ltd.
Major Projects Office pageNo photograph is published on the Major Projects Office page.
Why it is listed
Federal funding. Federal funding stated: funding
On August 7, 2025, Natural Resources Canada announced that Northcliff Resources Ltd.’s Sisson project received $8.2M in funding under the Global Partnerships Initiative.Source, read Oct. 3, 2026
ProponentNorthcliff Resources (Northcliff), a Canadian company developing a tungsten-molybdenum deposit in New Brunswick through its Sisson ProjectSource, read Oct. 3, 2026
Status
The MPO is working to advance the project toward construction more efficiently, by coordinating efforts among federal financing agencies to support financing and regulatory assistance.Source, read Oct. 3, 2026
Roadmap
- Done
- Not yet reached
Federal approval after environmental assessmentDone
2017
The project received federal approval in 2017 following an environmental assessment process
Source, read Oct. 3, 2026Listed on Schedule 2 of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent RegulationsDone
About 2 years after the previous step.
2019
received its Schedule 2 of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations in 2019.
Source, read Oct. 3, 2026$8.2 million Global Partnerships Initiative fundingDone
About 7 years after the previous step.
Aug. 7, 2025
On August 7, 2025, Natural Resources Canada announced that Northcliff Resources Ltd.’s Sisson project received $8.2M in funding under the Global Partnerships Initiative.
Source, read Oct. 3, 2026Referred to Major Projects OfficeDone
3 months after the previous step.
Nov. 13, 2025
On November 13, 2025, the project was referred to the Major Projects Office (MPO).
Source, read Oct. 3, 2026ConstructionNot yet reached
Time from the previous step is not stated.
Date not stated. Not estimated: fewer than five projects date both this step and the previous one.
The MPO is working to advance the project toward construction more efficiently
Source, read Oct. 3, 2026
Funding
- $8.2M Funding
No over-budget estimate. These are the commitments the official pages state. None is an original budget set beside a later cost for the same work.
FundingOn August 7, 2025, Natural Resources Canada announced that Northcliff Resources Ltd.’s Sisson project received $8.2M in funding under the Global Partnerships Initiative.Source, read Oct. 3, 2026
Laws named in the sources
No law is named on the official pages read for this project.
Bills
No bill in the database names this project, or an act it is listed or considered under.
The framework law for the major projects list is below. It does not name this project.
Sources
- Major Projects Office page for this project
- Government of Canada Invests in New Brunswick to Strengthen Critical Mineral Supply Chains - Canada.caRead Oct. 3, 2026
- Prime Minister Carney announces second tranche of nation-building projects referred to the Major Projects Office | Prime Minister of CanadaRead Oct. 3, 2026
- Major Projects OfficeThe office list this project is drawn from.