Opinion: More mining means more paycheques for British Columbians

Vancouver Sun21 October 2026, 23:00 UTCCanada

Michael Goehring: The annual average salary in the B.C. mining sector today is $140,000 — one of the highest wages in Canada — and there is enormous potential to create more jobs

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