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Court Decision allows Taseko to commence Work at the Company's New Prosperity Gold-Copper Project
Court Decision allows Taseko to commence Work at the Company's New Prosperity Gold-Copper ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nCourt Decision allows Taseko to commence Work at the Company's New Prosperity Gold-Copper Project\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 28, 2018\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 28, 2018 /CNW/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE American: TGB) (\"Taseko\" or the \"Company\") announces that The Government of British Columbia was successful in defending its First Nation's consultation process in regards to Taseko's New Prosperity Project.\n\nThe Supreme Court of British Columbia's August 23, 2018 decision allows Taseko to proceed with investigative work at the New Prosperity site. This decision reaffirms Provincial Government authority over mine development in the Province and will be beneficial to the future of the New Prosperity Gold-Copper Project and also helpful to the mining industry, in general, in British Columbia. \n\n\"The court decision is unequivocal. The Government of British Columbia has the authority to approve resource development work even in the face of aboriginal opposition. The Crown's obligation is to consult with aboriginal people and to accommodate their interests where reasonable to do so. However, there is no duty or obligation to secure aboriginal support for the work being proposed,\" said Russell Hallbauer, President and CEO of Taseko Mines Limited.\n\n\"Last week's decision provides important guidance to the evolving and often complex relationship between the constitutional rights of aboriginal people and the responsibilities, duties and obligations the Government has to its citizens and their resources,\" added Mr. Hallbauer. \"The court's decision, and reasons for the decision, will be helpful to provincial and federal governments, especially statutory decision makers who carry the responsibility to authorize important resource development projects. These decision makers can now move ahead with their decisions knowing the extent, and the limits, of the duties they owe to resource developers and to aboriginal people alike.\"\n\nThe work proposed by Taseko is investi...