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This bulletin is part of AME’s ongoing coverage of the Mineral Claims Consultation Framework (MCCF) as a commitment to our members to ensure timely and transparent data is shared. Recent news from the Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals indicates that 15 of 17 roles on the MCCF team. This has corresponded with more decisions being made, and the median approval is still above 200 days. However, for the first time since the system went live in 2025, the backlog of mineral claims declined. No claims have been declined due to consultation at this point.
Claims statuses for the period of May 1-31
- 278 total applications submitted
- 169 mineral
- 109 placer
- 766 total claims approved
- 477 mineral
- 289 placer
- 47 applications Withdrawn and/or declined
- 34 mineral
- 13 placer
- Median Application Size: 39.64 ha
- Mineral: 82.16 ha
- Placer:21.02 ha
Backlog
Change in Backlog: Reduced by 441 applications (-10%)
Median Approval Time: 201 days (-12%)