Digging for opportunities at mining conference
KAMLOOPS — The mining sector is a major contributor to the B.C. economy. However, the industry has seen a steady decline in gross revenue and employees over the last few years.
“We had a high year, I think it was four years ago, we had a very high year of exploration,” Jane McCaw, president of the Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) said. “Since then it’s been dragging down, as in everything our industry got hit as well, but it’s on the upswing again.”
There was no lack of industry representation as the 30th annual KEG Conference and Trade Show kicked off in Kamloops.