Slow-burn B.C. mining case sparks more Indigenous title questions – Creston Valley Advance

November 10, 2025

Another decade-old Indigenous land title case is causing alarm over its potential implications for private property rights in B.C.

Filed in 2015, the same year as the landmark Cowichan Tribes legal challenge, this lawsuit was brought by the Secwepemc Nation to stop the Ajax gold and copper mine project near Kamloops.

Despite the province denying the project its environmental assessment certificate in 2017, the case has stayed active, with regular, ongoing filings by both parties. And the title claims involve large swathes of land beyond the mine site, so it remains relevant.

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