First Nation considers legal options as B.C. approves mining permit ‘without consent’

VANCOUVER — The Xatśull First Nation says it is “disappointed” that British Columbia’s Mines Ministry has granted an operating permit for the Cariboo Gold Mine without meeting its leadership or obtaining the nation’s consent.
The mine is on the nation’s territory in central B.C. and it issued a statement earlier this month calling for the project to be halted until the nation had given its consent.
The B.C. government announced Thursday that Barkerville G