Since the rules prohibit mining activity within 200 feet of any buildings, I had to choose tracts of land large enough to ensure that the property owners' interests won't be unlawfully infringed upon when I bring in the heavy equipment.
Saanich Fairgrounds seemed like a logical choice, so I secured a chunk of that. As a matter of convenience I also grabbed the rights to part of Stelly's school, roughly in the area that now serves as the school's playing fields.
I'm a big fan of heritage properties, so I added 100 acres of Royal Roads University to the secured interests of my fledgling company. To round out my portfolio, I bought the rights to some Crown land bordering Goldstream Provincial Park.
All of this was made possible by Mineral Titles Online, the B.C. Liberal government's award-winning electronic system that allows prospective prospectors to purchase mining rights without ever having to leave the comfort of their own home.
What's more, it only cost me a grand total of $75.
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Stake A B.C. Mining Claim On-Line!
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There is evidence that the Spanish enslaved the local native population there to mine a gold mine, when they were exploring this coast. There is also rumor of an ancient mine with carved stone steps and Spanish artifacts that was stumbled upon by a hiker.
Very fun stuff, and if you go snooping around there, even today, you can feel the danger of very private claim holders protecting their stakes. Signs everywhere advertising attack dogs, guns, ect...
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