Mining company sues B.C. gov for millions in DRIPA conflict
The company claims the move was made without warning or compensation and to settle a separate dispute with the Gitxaala Nation.
Another warning sign for investors in British Columbia: a mining company that says it spent years and millions of dollars reviving a shuttered gold project is now suing the province, alleging the government quietly revoked its mining rights to advance its DRIPA-driven reconciliation agenda.
MCC Canadian Gold Ventures Inc. has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the B.C. government, alleging it was encouraged to revive a bankrupt Banks Island mine before its mining rights were suddenly squashed via Orders-in-Council.
“We are deeply disappointed with the actions of the provincial government,” said Director Danish Mir. “If this [is] what the government considers Indigenous reconciliation then every investor in B.C. faces grave risk.”
The company claims the move was made without warning or compensation and to settle a separate dispute with the Gitxaala Nation.
Premier David Eby says the province has faced over 20 legal claims since the Gitxaala Nation’s 2025 Court of Appeal victory over B.C. mineral claims.
