Elk Gold Mine
NRCan Major Projects Inventory: In Review
(as of 1 Oct 2025)
- Stage
- Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
- Value
- C$100Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
- Capacity
- Not published
- Owner
- Not published
- Last checked
- 30 Sep 2025
Stage timeline
- Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
- ApprovedNot yet
- Under constructionNot yet
- CompleteNot yet
Proposed open pit gold mine on a previously mined property 45km southeast of Merritt. Exploration and assessment revealed high-grade gold at the Elk project.
Facts
- Location
- Merritt
- Municipality
- Merritt
- Province or state
- British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada
Nearby projects
- 1L243 Transmission Load Increase (HVC) Project · Transmission lines · Under construction · under 1 km away (an approximate location)
- Boulder and Elkhart Wind Project · Dams and power generation · Proposed · under 1 km away (an approximate location)
- Highland Valley Copper 2040 (HVC 2040) · Mines · Under construction · about 44 km away
- 2L333 - Load Interconnection - Enbridge APP CS16 Project · Transmission lines · Under construction · about 48 km away (an approximate location)
- Highland Valley Wind Farm · Dams and power generation · Proposed · about 48 km away (an approximate location)
Latest updates
- : 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 1124 (as of 30 Sep 2025)
- NRCan Major Projects Inventory: MPI 2025 project 0025 (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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