Major project · British Columbia

Red Chris Mine Expansion

Also called Red Chris Mine Expansion Project, Red Chris Mine

Proponent: Newmont Mining & Imperial Metals.

Why it is listed

Federal funding. Federal funding stated: funding

We will invest $500 million to expand Red Chris MineSource, read Oct. 3, 2026

ProponentNewmont Mining & Imperial MetalsSource, read Oct. 3, 2026

The province is also undergoing consultations with Indigenous Peoples as part of the environmental assessment process.Source, read Oct. 3, 2026

Referred to Major Projects OfficeDone
Sept. 11, 2025
On September 11, 2025, the project was referred to the MPO.Source, read Oct. 3, 2026
Provincial environmental assessmentCurrent step
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 province is also undergoing consultations with Indigenous Peoples as part of the environmental assessment process.Source, read Oct. 3, 2026
$500 million federal investment under Canada-B.C. agreementDone
Time from the previous step is not stated.
July 2, 2026
This agreement includes a $500 million investment to expand Red Chris Mine.Source, read Oct. 3, 2026

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.

FundingWe will invest $500 million to expand Red Chris MineSource, read Oct. 3, 2026

No law is named on the official pages read for this project.

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.