Conversations That Matter: BC’s Golden Moment in Mining

Ep 607 - BC’s Golden Moment in Mining Guest: Michael Goehring By Stuart McNish “We’re seeing some progress in mine permitting” says, Michael Goehring of the Mining Association of British Columbia. “However”, he continues, “we need to build on this momentum to realize our once in a lifetime mining opportunity.” To do that will require further action from the provincial government. Action Goehring says, “includes a coordination of policies across a variety of ministries such as Finance.” In February of 2026, the provincial government introduced taxes on professional services, restrictions on mining exploration tax credits and increased administrative burdens. Goehring says, “expanding the 7% Provincial Sales Tax to engineering, geoscience, legal, consulting and accounting services imposes costs on junior mining companies that have no revenue.” “We’re at a critical point, the public for the first time in decades appreciates the value mining brings to the economy, to our green energy aspirations and to our national security”, says Goehring. He acknowledges the recently approved expansion at the Hudbay, New Ingerbelle mine is a good step forward. It alone will account for more than 800 jobs in the Princeton area and extend the life of the existing Copper Mountain Mine to 2040. I invited Michael Goehring of the Mining Association of BC to join me for a Conversation That Matters on how BC can find its way to capitalizing on a golden moment. Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca Conversations Live May 26 at 5 pm , Unleashing BC's Economy