The Kudz Ze Kayah project is a proposed mine for copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver. It’s 115 kilometres southeast of Ross River, Yukon. The site lies within the claimed traditional territories of the Kaska First Nations, including Liard First Nation, Ross River Dena Council, Dease River First Nation, and Kwadacha Nation.
For information on the status of the site or to access licensing documents, email the Major Mines and Technical Services Branch at [email protected].
For water license information and reports, visit the Yukon’s Water Board’s online registry. Waterline.
The following documents are only available in English. We’ll update this page with any new or revised licensing information.
Documents we're reviewing
- Adaptive Management Plan revision 1 (June 2026; 10,741 KB)
- BMC EMSRP revision 1 (June 2026; 24,265 KB)
- Emergency Response Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 11,548 KB)
- Hazardous Materials management Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 17,147 KB)
- Heritage Resource Protection Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 25,655 KB)
- Mine Development and Operations Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 34,566 KB)
- Processing Plant Development and Operations Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 16,908 KB)
- Reclamation and Closure Plan appendix E - Closure cost model (2,818 KB)
- Reclamation and Closure Plan revision 6 (May 2026; 88,616 KB)
- Road Construction Plan revision 5 (June 2026; 55,574 KB)
- Sediment and Erosion Control Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 8,430 KB)
- Site Characterization Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 28,185 KB)
- Socio-Economic Management Plan revision 1 (June 2026; 16,720 KB)
- Spill Contingency Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 2,960 KB)
- Tailings management Plan revision 5 (June 2026; 70,588 KB)
- Traffic Management Plan revision 2 (June 2026; 15,906 KB)
- Waste Management Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 2,317 KB)
- Waste Rock and OB Plan revision 4 (June 2026; 16,026 KB)
- Water Management Plan revision 5 (June 2026; 34,434 KB)
- Wildlife Protection Plan revision 3 (June 2026; 22,092 KB)
- YESAB Proponent Commitments Table of Concordance MRB (June 2026; 83 KB)
Quartz mining licence
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Correspondence
- Letter: MRB to BMC QML phase 1 IR (April 11, 2023; 305 KB)
- Letter: MRB to BMC phase 2-3 IR (May 5, 2023; 155 KB)
- Letter: MRB to BMC phase 4 IR (June 9, 2023; 44 KB)
- MRB to BMC QML phase 4 IR (56 KB)
- Letter: MRB to BMC phase 5a IR (July 19, 2023; 375 KB)
- Letter: MRB to BMC phase 5b IR (June 16, 2023; 389 KB)
- Letter: MRB to BMC phase 6 IR (May 31, 2024; 241 KB)
- Memo: BMC to MRB tailings facility classification (July 5, 2023; 6,429 KB)
- Letter: MRB to BMC tailings facility classification IR (August 28, 2023; 398 KB)
- BMC response to phase 1 IR (April 2024; 450 KB)
- BMC response to phase 2-3 IR (47 KB)
- BMC response to phase 4 IR (January 3, 2024; 123 KB)
- BMC response to phase 5a IR (April 2024; 522 KB)
- BMC response to phase 5b IR (February 26, 2024; 290 KB)
- BMC response to IR 6 (September 2024; 25,487 KB)
- Letter: MRB to BMC IRB implementation (May 11, 2026; 170 KB)
- Letter: BMC to MRB IRB implementation response (May 14, 2026; 421 KB)
- Letter: MMTS to BMC IR 7 (May 29, 2026; 198 KB)
- BMC response to IR 7 (June 29, 2026; 549 KB)
Development and operational plans
Surface mining plans
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Underground mining plans
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Processing facilities plans
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Mine waste management plans
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Health and safety plans
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Environmental and socio-economic plans
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Reclamation and closure plans
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Financial security
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Correspondence
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Reporting and inspections
Annual reporting
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Physical inspections and reporting
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Mine development reporting
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Environmental reporting
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Socio-economic reporting
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