Turnagain Nickel Project Expansion, Dease Lake Area — Build Almanac

Stage: Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
Value: C$2.5Bfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
Capacity: Not published
Owner: Gigametals Corp.
Last checked: 30 Sep 2025

Stage timeline

Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
ApprovedNot yet
Under constructionNot yet
CompleteNot yet

Nickel mine located 70 km east of Dease Lake. A 2011 Preliminary Assessment (PA) of the Turnagain deposit indicated initial production of 52 million lbs of nickel and 2.8 million lbs of cobalt per year.

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 (metal) · Mines in British Columbia
Location: Dease Lake Area
Municipality: Dease Lake Area
Province or state: British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada

Nearby projects

Kutcho Mine Project · Mines · On hold · about 41 km away
Kinskuch Hydro Project · Dams and power generation · Proposed · about 96 km away

Latest updates

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

Stage history

Proposed BC Major Projects Inventory: Proposed (as of 30 Sep 2025)
Proposed NRCan Major Projects Inventory: Announced & Planning (as of 1 Oct 2025)

Sources

BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 2164 (as of 30 Sep 2025)
NRCan Major Projects Inventory: MPI 2025 project 0205 (as of 1 Oct 2025)

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

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