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Recent news from the Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals indicates that 11 of the 17 (or 65%) of the MCCF team are now in place from funding that was received as part of Budget 2026. The ministry continues to work to ensure a full team is in place to take on our province’s mineral exploration opportunity.
Claims statuses for the period of April 1-April 30
344 total applications submitted
226 total claims approved
111 mineral claims
115 placer claims
61 withdrawn/declined tenures
Median decision time for approved applications this month: 228.5 days
Median application size: 40.75 ha
Mineral : 59.46 ha
Placer: 21.16 ha
Backlog
Pending applications on March 31: 4,331
Pending applications on April 30: 4,388
Backlog change in April: Increased by 57 applications
At the request of many of our members, AME will provide a monthly bulletin update on the MCCF. Our objective is to provide an ongoing look at the MCCF performance and provide updates on efforts to improve the system. Please note that this snapshot is only for April and does not compare to the system’s first year. For an overview of year one of the MCCF, you can find our full report available below.