Kemess Underground Copper-Gold Mine, Chetwynd — Build Almanac

Stage: Under constructionreported 30 Sep 2025
Value: C$524Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
Capacity: Not published
Owner: Northgate Minerals Corp.
Last checked: 30 Sep 2025

Stage timeline

ProposedNot reported
ApprovedNot reported
Under constructionreported 30 Sep 2025
CompleteNot yet

Underground coal mine located 5 km north of the former Kemess South mine. Estimated annual mine production of 95,000 oz gold and 41.4 million lbs of copper over a 12-year mine life.

From the project's description in B.C. Major Projects Inventory, Open Government Licence – British Columbia; shortened to whole sentences where long.

Facts

Type: Mines (coal) · Mines in British Columbia
Location: Chetwynd
Municipality: Chetwynd
Province or state: British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada

Nearby projects

Groundhog Project Anthracite Coal Mine · Mines · Proposed · about 92 km away

Latest updates

30 Sep 2025: first recorded here. BC Major Projects Inventory, 30 Sep 2025 edition.

Stage history

Under construction BC Major Projects Inventory: Construction started (as of 30 Sep 2025)

Sources

BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 3043 (as of 30 Sep 2025)

Licences: Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Full credits: Data sources and licences.

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