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B.C. Reg. 153/2011
Chief Gold Commissioner
Deposited September 1, 2011
This consolidation is current to March 11, 2025.
See the Cumulative B.C. Regulations Bulletin 2025
for amendments effective after March 11, 2025.

*NOTE: IN THE TABLE, THE COLUMN HEADED "B.C. Reg. Historical Notes" DOES NOT FORM PART OF THE ACTUAL REGULATION BUT IS THERE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. This consolidated regulation has been included for the convenience of interested persons. There are many other reserve regulations that are not included in this consolidation service.

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Mineral Tenure Act

Mineral Land Reserve (Conditional Mineral Claim Registrations) Regulation

[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 141/2021, May 31, 2021]

Definitions

1   In this regulation:

"land" includes foreshore and land covered by water;

"land district" has the same meaning as in the Land Act;

"mining division" means a mining division established under section 3 of the Mineral Tenure Act;

"site number" means the site number given in the registry to a particular mineral reserve shown on an electronic map in the registry.

[am. B.C. Reg. 22/2012, s. 1 (a).]

Reserve established or continued

2   A mineral reserve for all minerals is established or continued over each parcel or tract of land identified by a site number and name set out in Column 1 of the Table, within the mining division and land district set out in Column 2 of the Table opposite the site number and name.

[am. B.C. Regs. 22/2012, s. 1 (b); 82/2012, s. (a).]

Conditional registration

3   A free miner may register a mineral claim in a reserve established or continued by section 2 subject to the conditions listed in section 4.

[am. B.C. Reg. 82/2012, s. (a).]

Conditions

4   A free miner must not obstruct, endanger or interfere with, or allow any other person to obstruct, endanger or interfere with, the construction, operation or maintenance of a transmission line, pipeline or other work, structure or activity that is in a reserve established or continued by section 2 and set out in Column 3 of the Table opposite the site number and name of the reserve.

[am. B.C. Regs. 22/2012, s. 1 (c); 82/2012, s. (a).]

Table

(in order by site number)

COLUMN 1
Site Number and Site Name
COLUMN 2
Mining Division and Land District
COLUMN 3
Work, Structure or Activity
B.C. Reg. Historical Notes
1005462Hartley Bay Hydroelectric ProjectSkeena Mining Division
Range 4 Coast Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 153/2011
amended by 154/2011
1005542Wellington SubstationNanaimo Mining Division
Cranberry Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 47/2012
1005762John Hart Generating Facility
[continued]
Nanaimo Mining Division
Sayward Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 47/2012
continued as Site 1005902
by 82/2012
1005822Honolulu Road Relocation
[cancelled]
Cariboo Mining Division
Cariboo Land District
highway improvement projectestablished by 22/2012
cancelled by 266/2012
1005902John Hart Generating FacilityNanaimo Mining Division
Sayward Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished as Site
1005762 by 47/2012
continued by 82/2012
1006102Jumbo Glacier Resort Recreation Area
[cancelled]
Golden Mining Division
Kootenay Land District
ski developmentestablished by 296/2012
cancelled by 141/2021
1006133Cape Scott Wind Farm Transmission LineNanaimo Mining Division
Rupert Land District
transmission lineestablished by 5/2013
1006449Lower Wahleach Hydroelectric ProjectVancouver Mining Division
New Westminster Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 36/2015
1006471English Creek Hydro ProjectRevelstoke Mining Division
Kamloops Division of Yale Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 36/2015
1006528Woodfibre Creek LNGVancouver Mining Division
New Westminster Land District
LNG facilityestablished by 128/2015
1006545Tamihi CreekNew Westminster Mining Division
New Westminster and Yale Division of Yale Land Districts
hydroelectric projectestablished by 123/2016
1006546Hunter CreekNew Westminster Mining Division
Yale Division of Yale Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 123/2016
1006558Wedgemount CreekVancouver Mining Division
New Westminster Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 121/2016
1006592Long Lake Hydro ProjectSkeena Mining Division
Cassiar Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 123/2016
1006612Bouleau MountainNicola and Vernon Mining Divisions
Kamloops Division of Yale and Osoyoos
Division of Yale Land Districts
wind power projectestablished by 157/2016
1006613Wart and PotholeNicola and Similkameen Mining Divisions
Kamloops Division of Yale Land District
wind power projectestablished by 157/2016
1006614Mount HaysSkeena Mining Division
Range 5 Coast Land District
wind power projectestablished by 157/2016
1006617Fosthall Creek Hydro ProjectSlocan Mining Division
Kootenay Land District
hydroelectric projectestablished by 170/2016
1006658Serpentine Creek transmission lineKamloops Mining Division
Kamloops Division of Yale Land District
transmission lineestablished by 4/2017
1006660Long Lake Hydro Transmission LineSkeena Mining Division
Cassiar Land District
transmission lineestablished by 30/2017
1006754Trans-Canada 4-Laning (Kicking Horse Canyon)Golden Mining Division
Kootenay Land District
highway improvement projectestablished by 187/2019
1006878Zincton Ski Resort DevelopmentSlocan Mining Division
Kootenay Land District
ski developmentestablished by 159/2020

[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Mineral Tenure Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 292, section 22]