Section 3 (3) (a) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 73/2018, effective May 1, 2018.
(a) for the purpose of determining the operating period of the mine referred to in section 4 (3), a statement of the date on which mining activities
(i) are proposed to begin under a new permit or began under the current permit, and
Section 4 (3) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 73/2018, effective May 1, 2018.
(3) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the permit fee is the fee, if any, set out in Column 3 of the following table opposite the tonnes of pay dirt or materials stated under section 3 (2) (a) or (3) (b), as set out in
(a) Column 1, in respect of a regional mine that is proposed to operate under the permit for 5 years or less, or
(b) Column 2, in respect of a regional mine that is proposed to operate under the permit for more than 5 years:
Permit Fees for Regional Mines
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Tonnes proposed to be extracted or moved in highest producing year | Permit fee | |
| Regional mine proposed to operate for 5 years or less | Regional mine proposed to operate for more than 5 years | |
| < 60 000 | < 10 000 | $0 |
| ≥ 60 000 – < 125 000 | ≥ 10 000 – < 60 000 | $4 000 |
| ≥ 125 000 – < 250 000 | ≥ 60 000 – < 125 000 | $8 000 |
| ≥ 250 000 – < 500 000 | ≥ 125 000 – < 250 000 | $16 000 |
| ≥ 500 000 | ≥ 250 000 | $32 000 |
Section 4 (4) was added by BC Reg 73/2018, effective May 1, 2018.
Section 4 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 6/2021, effective January 25, 2021.
(2) No permit fee applies in respect of an application for a revision that, in the opinion of the chief inspector, is merely administrative or clerical in nature.
Section 5 (2) (part) and (3) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 6/2021, effective January 25, 2021.
(2) On receiving an application for a permit or a revision to a permit, the chief inspector must
(3) If the chief inspector advised an applicant that the applicable permit fee was that set out under section 6 (3) (a) but the chief inspector subsequently refers the application to an advisory committee, the chief inspector must
Section 6 (2) and (4) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 6/2021, effective January 25, 2021.
(2) No permit fee applies in respect of an application for a revision that, in the opinion of the chief inspector, is merely administrative or clerical in nature.
(4) Despite subsection (3) (b), the chief inspector may reduce the permit fee for an application referred to an advisory committee to $60 000 if the chief inspector is of the opinion that
Section 6 (3) (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 6/2021, effective January 25, 2021.
(a) $10 000, if the chief inspector does not refer the application to an advisory committee;
(b) $125 000, if the chief inspector refers the application to an advisory committee.