Special Guest Chris Taylor Discusses BC's New Critical Mineral Strategy: Do it Right or Do it Fast

Chris Taylor (Chairman Kodiak Copper, former CEO of Great Bear Resources) recently joined me to discuss BC's newly-released critical mineral strategy in a long-form interview meant to help investors themselves make sense of these incoming changes. Ever articulate and unafraid to express his opinions, Chris makes for a great interview and has ideas worth listening to. Chris discusses in detail his hopes and concerns with the announcement. On the one hand, Chris is very happy to see sincere government support for the first time in his 25 year career. However, Chris also worries that timelines for such a complex and involved process are being unnecessarily rushed. This is a rare and unique opportunity to rewrite BC's relationship with mining on an individual, community, provincial, and international level - it needs to be done with great care and commitment. @kodiakcoppercorp.4849 @greatbearresources9109

Time Stamps

02:14 What was Chris encouraged to see in the release?

03:35 What was missing that Chris was hoping to see?

06:16 Is there any risk of this becoming a political football in BC?

13:12 What sort of support do you see from First Nations communities themselves?

20:50 What is one change you would make if you were in charge of this process entirely?

26:09 Do you have any notion of what the government’s plan looks like?

27:44 Mining Association of BC (MABC) Response was that BC miners and smelters are financially disadvantaged vs. Ontario and Quebec – explain how this is.

35:04 What other lessons might BC learn from Ontario and Quebec?

41:16 BC Hydro coming up with billions in infrastructure spending – what is the process involved for mining companies to access that cash?

45:15 ESG Conversations – How does mining shed its negative reputation and be seen as critical to future decarbonisation efforts and attract younger generations into working in it and supporting it?

52:00 Final Thoughts

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