Lorraine Copper Mine, Fort St. James — Build Almanac

Stage: Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
Value: C$100Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
Capacity: Not published
Owner: Sun Metals Corp.
Last checked: 30 Sep 2025

Stage timeline

Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
ApprovedNot yet
Under constructionNot yet
CompleteNot yet

Exploration and feasibility reviews underway for a potential copper mine located 280 km northwest of Prince George, BC.

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: Fort St. James
Municipality: Fort St. James
Province or state: British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada

Nearby projects

Morrison Copper-Gold Mine · Mines · On hold · 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: Consultation/Approvals (as of 30 Sep 2025)
Proposed NRCan Major Projects Inventory: In Review (as of 1 Oct 2025)

Sources

BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 1600 (as of 30 Sep 2025)
NRCan Major Projects Inventory: MPI 2025 project 0256 (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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