Recently, the Canadian Mining Association of BC officials • Alex Morrison (Alex Morrison) in Vancouver’s “2016 BC, ICBA Mining Outlook Conference,” said the Canadian mining industry provides 375,000 direct jobs nationwide 20 percent of exports come from the mining sector contribution. Despite the current market downturn, but the mining industry is still one of the major contributors to the Canadian economy.

2014, BC provincial mining revenues of C $ 8.2 billion, a decrease compared to previous years, and was gradually decreasing.

Coking coal mining has been a major export in BC, but from 2011, the coking coal market has been falling. Another high-quality products Copper market situation in the province is also very good, but people are confident that when Chinese demand for copper pick up, the market will recover.

Currently, BC province has nine large mine in care and maintenance status, fired 20 percent of mine workers. Related supplier in BC, has been greatly affected.

But on the whole, Morrison, BC mining industry sustainability and innovation remains optimistic.