Undermining Our Future : Mining's Privileged Access to Land - A Free Entry Backgrounder

Subject
Mining; Mining Law; Canada; Free Entry
Author
Jessica Clogg
Summary

What is free entry? The free entry system is the dominant means of granting mineral tenures in Canada today. It gives mining companies the exclusive right to Crown-owned mineral substances from the surface of their claim to an unlimited extension downwards.

Publication Date
Publication Pages
2
Publisher
West Coast Environmental Law
Publication City
Vancouver, BC
Publication Format
PDF