In the wake of crushing declines in commodity prices, the British Columbia government on Monday announced planned support for struggling mining companies to at least keep their doors open.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s Exploration Roundup Conference, being held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Premier Christy Clark revealed that government was working on a plan to allow struggling miners to defer some of their “very considerable” electricity costs until mineral prices had rebounded.
